Social Toolbar
ADD SOCIAL POWER Social Toolbar adds social power to any website or blog, by integrating the most popular Social Networking properties into one, powerful toolbar.
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Social Toolbar shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 3.3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Mixed reviews — 3.3/5 from 16 ratings
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (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 Social Toolbar stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| footer | >100 |
| social icons | >100 |
| social networking | #81 |
| tool bar | >100 |
| toolbar | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 from 16 reviews
About Social Toolbar
From the official readme · v3.2Description
- Now updated with a full web-based, management and customization engine!
- Add Social Power to your Website
- Increase engagement, sharing and relationship building for your website and brand.
- Integrate all of your social content and community into one cohesive experience.
More Info and Demo’s
What Inside?
ADD SOCIAL POWER
Social Toolbar adds social power to any website or blog, by integrating the most popular Social Networking properties into one, powerful toolbar.
HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE
We designed our Social Toolbar to look awesome right out of the box with a clean, sleek and minimal design. It is also be completely customizable to match your site’s branding.
MOBILE RESPONSIVE
Our new Social Toolbar is now fully responsive within small-screen mobile environments, and you have the option of allowing or not allowing a display of the Social ToolBar when your site is rendered on a mobile device.
70+ SOCIAL NETWORK ICONS
Social Toolbar includes major Social Networking site icons such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more. While our FREE version has a limited amount of icons available, the PRO version has 70+ icons to choose from.
More Info and Demo’s
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Installation
- Download Plugin
- Upload the ‘social-toolbar’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Sign-up for an account at http://dashboard.socialtools.fm/users/sign_up. You can either pick from a free or premium account.
- Within the Installation section of the Dashboard, you can access your Activation code. Then within your WordPress Admin, you can enter in your Activation code within the SocialTools section.
More Info and Demo’s
Changelog
3.2
- Fixed WP page ID Hide for 4.0
3.1
- Addressed minor bugs with error messages appearing
3.0
- A completely new and improved toolbar system. New add ons!! New feeds!! New share buttons!! New features!!
- Please note that you will have to create a login account on the new system if you upgrade to this version! You can get you activation code at http://dashboard.socialtools.fm/users/sign_up
2.5
- Updated temporary path to store cache. Related to the Twitter feed error.
2.4
- Twitter www removed from twitter link URL.
- PHP notice’s removed
2.3
- Google+ Button bug Solved.
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FAQ
Social Toolbar: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026
Is Social Toolbar free?
Yes. Social Toolbar is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Social Toolbar safe to use in 2026?
Social Toolbar shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 3.3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Social Toolbar?
Social Toolbar is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 96,979 times since it launched in December 2011. It was downloaded 84 times in the last 30 days.
Does Social Toolbar work with WordPress 7.1?
Social Toolbar is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Social Toolbar last updated?
The latest version, 3.2, was released on November 7, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Social Toolbar?
Social Toolbar is developed and maintained by Daddydesign.
What are the best alternatives to Social Toolbar?
The most popular alternatives to Social Toolbar are Header Footer Code Manager (600K+ installs), Insert Headers And Footers (300K+ installs) and Head, Footer and Post Injec… (200K+ installs).
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