Booster Extension
Booster Extension is a free WordPress plugin that supercharges your site with awesome powerful features. There’re numerous plugins in the official WordPress repository that promises to provide the features that we…
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Booster Extension shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 6K+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.5 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Booster Extension stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| post like and dislike | #42 |
| post reactions | #51 |
| read time | >100 |
| share count | >100 |
| social share | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 from 7 reviews
About Booster Extension
From the official readme · v1.2.2Description
Booster Extension is a free WordPress plugin that supercharges your site with awesome powerful features. There’re numerous plugins in the official WordPress repository that promises to provide the features that we offer, however if you install them all, there’s inconsistency in their backend and frontend styles and possible plugin conflicts. That’s why we’ve created Booster Extension, adding all the essentials components for every WordPress blog or magazine.
Features
Social share with share count
Sharing buttons increase traffic and engagement by helping readers share your posts and pages to their friends on social media. Booster Extension enables your website users to share the content over Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Email. This is the Simplest and Smoothest Social Sharing plugin with an awesome visual appearance.
Calculate and Display Read Time
Do you want to display estimated post reading time in your WordPress blog posts? Booster Extension let’s you easily add an estimated reading time to your WordPress posts. An estimated reading time encourages users to read a blog post instead of clicking away.
Reaction Buttons and Feedback Emoji
Booster Extension helps you to collect user feedback using the most spoken language in the world: the emoji. Increase your audience engagement in a fun way for your users.
Author Box with Social Profiles
Booster Extension adds a responsive author box at the end of your posts, showing the author name, author gravatar and author description. It also adds over 30 social profile fields on WordPress user profile screen, allowing to display the author social icons.
Like/Dislike Post
Booster Extension increases the interaction with the WordPress post by enabling likes and dislikes buttons along with the count. You can choose either Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down or Smiley/Frown.
License
License: GPLv2
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Installation
Using The WordPress Dashboard
* Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard
* Search for Booster Extension
* Click Install Now
* Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
* Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard
* Navigate to the 'Upload' area
* Select booster-extension.zip from your computer
* Click 'Install Now'
* Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
* Download booster-extension.zip
* Extract the booster-extension directory to your computer
* Upload the booster-extension directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
* Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Setting Options
* Setting Page is located as BE Booster Extentions on your Dashboard
Permalink Setup
* Go to Settings -> Permalinks and click on "Save Changes" if your custom post type redirects you to 404 page.
Changelog
1.0.0
- Plugin submitted to http://wordpress.org.
1.0.1
- Author Box After content issue fixed.
1.0.2
- Optimized like functionality.
- Added reaction feature.
- Optimized codebase.
- Added addtional icon set for like/dislike.
1.0.5
- Fixed Author Box user id issue on shortcode.
- Fixed post like dislike calculate issue.
- New Icon set for like/dislike and reaction.
1.1.0
- Page visit count added.
- Update code flexibility.
- CSS update.
1.1.1
- Add action for view count.
- Update the_content filter.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Booster Extension: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Is Booster Extension free?
Yes. Booster Extension is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Booster Extension safe to use in 2026?
Booster Extension shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 6K+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Booster Extension?
Booster Extension is active on 6K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 185,093 times since it launched in July 2019. It was downloaded 509 times in the last 30 days.
Does Booster Extension work with WordPress 7.1?
Booster Extension is officially tested up to WordPress 6.5.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Booster Extension need?
Booster Extension requires PHP 5.5 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Booster Extension last updated?
The latest version, 1.2.2, was released on April 26, 2024 (2 years ago).
Who makes Booster Extension?
Booster Extension is developed and maintained by themeinwp.
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