Shareboost
Increase social engagement.
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Shareboost shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 30/100 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 3.6 (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 Shareboost stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| boost | >100 |
| share | >100 |
| shareboost | #1 |
| social | >100 |
| toolbar | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Shareboost
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Social widgets today suffer from low engagement, because they are small and they fail to catch the user’s attention.
Shareboost integrates with your existing widgets (or creates new ones) and increases engagement using interactive visual methods.
More engagement means more users, more traffic, and more revenues from your website.
Also, using Shareboost on your website is completely free and will always be free.
For more information, go to http://www.shareboost.com
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
e.g.
- Upload
shareboost-wordpress.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- You’re done!
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FAQ
Shareboost: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Shareboost free?
Yes. Shareboost is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Shareboost safe to use in 2026?
Shareboost shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Shareboost?
Shareboost is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,063 times since it launched in August 2013. It was downloaded 87 times in the last 30 days.
Does Shareboost work with WordPress 7.1?
Shareboost is officially tested up to WordPress 3.6.1, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Shareboost last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on August 4, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Shareboost?
Shareboost is developed and maintained by ronreiter.
What are the best alternatives to Shareboost?
The most popular alternatives to Shareboost are Sales Notifications for Woo… (30+ installs), Static Resource Cleanup by… (20+ installs) and FediBoost (10+ installs).
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