Sharing is Caring
Displays the social widgets from Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest with your posts. It also adds some meta tags for opengraph and schema.org as recommended by Facebook and Google. The standard method to do this…
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Sharing is Caring shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (60+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Sharing is Caring stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| >100 | |
| google plus | >100 |
| like | >100 |
| tweet | >100 |
| >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Sharing is Caring
From the official readme · v1.4.3Description
Displays the social widgets from Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest with your posts. It also adds some meta tags for opengraph and schema.org as recommended by Facebook and Google. The standard method to do this is by filtering the content of the posts, which is controlled by the options in the admin menu. Buttons can also be displayed by the shortcode [sic] with ability to disable individual buttons for that instance of the shortcode. You can also add it to your theme with do_action(‘sic_sharing’); where you want it to render.
Allows some custom text and css insertion as well as most options for the buttons in the admin page. Compatible with html5 (optional).
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
Manual Install
- Download the plugin from the wordpress plugin directory
- Unzip the plugin
- Upload /sharing-is-caring/ directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Automatic Install
- Go to the admin page and select the ‘Plugins’ menu, use the ‘Add new’ menu item
- Search for the plugin
- Press the “Install Now” button
- Activate the plugin
Administer it from the ‘Sharing is Caring’ submenu of the ‘Settings’ menu.
Changelog
Initial release
1.0
- Initial release
1.1
- Fixed: meta tags for each post were listed on pages with multiple posts
- Fixed: apostrophes and quotes were improperly escaped in description meta tags
1.1.1
- Fixed: Pinterest button only displayed horizontal count
- Updated screenshots
1.1.2
- Fixed: Fatal Error on conflict with duplicate funtion name in another plugin
1.1.3
- Fixed: html tags in post titles causing problems with closing quotes
1.2
- Added: support for custom post type index pages
Screenshots
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FAQ
Sharing is Caring: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Sharing is Caring free?
Yes. Sharing is Caring is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Sharing is Caring safe to use in 2026?
Sharing is Caring shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Sharing is Caring?
Sharing is Caring is active on 60+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 15,633 times since it launched in February 2012. It was downloaded 103 times in the last 30 days.
Does Sharing is Caring work with WordPress 7.1?
Sharing is Caring 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 Sharing is Caring last updated?
The latest version, 1.4.3, was released on March 9, 2012 (15 years ago).
Who makes Sharing is Caring?
Sharing is Caring is developed and maintained by michaelbeacom.
What are the best alternatives to Sharing is Caring?
The most popular alternatives to Sharing is Caring are Meta for WooCommerce (400K+ installs), Meta pixel for WordPress (400K+ installs) and Nextend Social Login and Re… (200K+ installs).
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