Floating Social Media Popout Buttons
Floating Social Media popout allows your webpage to show a face book like box and Googleplus badge widget when a visitor mouse hovers the floating face book icon or Googleplus icon located on right side of webpage.
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Floating Social Media Popout Bu… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Floating Social Media Popou… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| facebook like | >100 |
| GooglePlus button | #25 |
| GooglePlus facebook share | #21 |
| googleplus share | #22 |
| social share | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 2 reviews
About Floating Social Media Popout Buttons
From the official readme · v1.0Description
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Provides floating facebook like box popout on mouse hover.
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Provides floating GooglePlus badge popout on mouse hover.
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User has the option not to display poputs by leaving the option fields blank in Plugin options screen.
Floating Social Media popout Options
Installation
- Upload the plugin through
Plugins -> Add New -> Uploadinterface of wordpress or uploadFloatingSocialMediaPopoutfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory of your wordpress website folder. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to the plugin settings screen via Setting -> Floating SM Popout.
- Set the URL and ID fields.
- Click save to activate the Floating Social Media popouts.
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FAQ
Floating Social Media Popout Buttons: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Floating Social Media Popout Bu… free?
Yes. Floating Social Media Popout Bu… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Floating Social Media Popout Bu… safe to use in 2026?
Floating Social Media Popout Bu… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Floating Social Media Popout Bu…?
Floating Social Media Popout Bu… is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,631 times since it launched in September 2012. It was downloaded 49 times in the last 30 days.
Does Floating Social Media Popout Bu… work with WordPress 7.1?
Floating Social Media Popout Bu… is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Floating Social Media Popout Bu… last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on October 17, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Floating Social Media Popout Bu…?
Floating Social Media Popout Bu… is developed and maintained by Santosh Padire.
What are the best alternatives to Floating Social Media Popout Bu…?
The most popular alternatives to Floating Social Media Popout Bu… are Easy Social Like Box (6K+ installs), Easy Social Box / Page Plug… (4K+ installs) and FireCask Like & Share Button (400+ installs).
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