Plain Social Sharing Buttons
Plain Social Sharing Buttons aim to bring to your site a lightweight and eye-catching floating bar of social sharing buttons.
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Plain Social Sharing Buttons shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Plain Social Sharing Buttons stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| floating-share-buttons | >100 |
| page facebook share | >100 |
| sharing buttons | >100 |
| social media share | >100 |
| Social Share Buttons | >100 |
About Plain Social Sharing Buttons
From the official readme · v0.6.0Description
Plain Social Sharing Buttons aim to bring to your site a lightweight and eye-catching floating bar of social sharing buttons.
The plugin is tested with WooCommerce and Elementor and works as expected. The produced HTML, is W3C validated.
Available Buttons
- Mastodon
- Diaspora
- Tumblr
- Text resizer
Plain Social Sharing Buttons work out of the box after installation and activation, but there are many options you can alter at the Settings > Plain Social Sharing page.
Available Options
- Choose on what devices the sidebar will appear (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile)
- Choose the kind of pages the sidebar will appear (Posts, Pages, Home, Attachments, Categories, etc.)
- Modify the appearance
- Modify the buttons’ text
- Cache the social shares counter, for better performance
- Hide the social shares counter below a minimum number of shares, to avoid negative social proof
- Text resizing for selectable parts of your site
New features will be added according to demand.
Installation
Minimum Requirements
- WordPress 3.1 or greater
- PHP version 5.3 or greater
- MySQL version 5.0 or greater
Recommended Requirements
- WordPress 4.6 or greater
- PHP version 7.3 or greater
- MySQL version 5.6 or greater
Installation
- Install using the WordPress built-in Plugin installer, or Extract the zip file and drop the contents in the
wp-content/plugins/directory of your WordPress installation. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Settings > Plain Social Sharing to alter the end-user appearance of the plugin
Changelog
0.6.0 – 2019-03-01
- Added WhatsApp to the available social networks
- Added a cache bypass system for the social counter. Now you can choose to display fresh social sharing stats even if you are using a caching system
- Added the option to keep your settings and data in case you uninstall the plugin.
0.5.0 – 2019-02-26
- Code refactoring
- Changes to the admin panel
- Html produced is now w3c validated
- Added Tumblr to the available social networks
- New ability to choose the container element for the text resizing
0.4.0 – 2019-02-24
- Code refactoring
- Added LinkedIn to the available social networks
- Added Mastodon to the available social networks
- Added Diaspora to the available social networks
0.3.1 – 2019-02-22
Test:
- The plugin was tested with wordpress version 5.1 and works as expected
Fix:
- In some occasions the facebook shares failed to be calculated
- Some minor code changes
0.4.0 – 2019-02-21
- Code refactoring for increased performance
- Added a support page for the admins
- Added LinkedIn sharing button
- Added Diaspora sharing button
0.3.1 – 2019-02-21
New:
- Feature: Social counter for posts and pages
- Feature: Fade-in the floating sidebar
Screenshots
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Best Plain Social Sharing Buttons alternatives
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|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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FAQ
Plain Social Sharing Buttons: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 13, 2026
Is Plain Social Sharing Buttons free?
Yes. Plain Social Sharing Buttons is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Plain Social Sharing Buttons safe to use in 2026?
Plain Social Sharing Buttons shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Plain Social Sharing Buttons?
Plain Social Sharing Buttons is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,637 times since it launched in February 2019. It was downloaded 41 times in the last 30 days.
Does Plain Social Sharing Buttons work with WordPress 7.1?
Plain Social Sharing Buttons is officially tested up to WordPress 5.1.27, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Plain Social Sharing Buttons need?
Plain Social Sharing Buttons requires PHP 5.3 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Plain Social Sharing Buttons last updated?
The latest version, 0.6.0, was released on March 1, 2019 (8 years ago).
Who makes Plain Social Sharing Buttons?
Plain Social Sharing Buttons is developed and maintained by cleanCode.
What are the best alternatives to Plain Social Sharing Buttons?
The most popular alternatives to Plain Social Sharing Buttons are Social Sharing Plugin (10K+ installs).
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