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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 27, 2026

Best Share Button Plugins for WordPress

17 plugins are tagged “share button” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is MaxButtons – Create buttons with 70K+ active installs.

Plugins in category17
#1 by installsMaxButtons
Top-17 installs89.1K+
Avg. health (this page)47/100

17 Share Button plugins

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Best Share Button Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 MaxButtons – Create buttons MaxButtons – Create buttons Maxbuttons is the best and easiest button plugin for WordPress. Within minutes you can… by maxfoundry 70K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (1.1K) 3 months ago 80
2 Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons Social sharing plugin adding social buttons. by Inisev 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (1.9K) 1 week ago 94
3 Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing Button Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing Button Super Web Share helps you easily add a native share prompt to your website, allowing you to… by Jose Varghese 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (29) 1 month ago 84
4 Button Button Create beautiful buttons and social icons. Button plugin is powerful and easy to use. You… by BurgerThemes 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (53) 10 months ago 58
5 Cresta Social Share Counter Cresta Social Share Counter Share your posts and pages quickly and easily with Cresta Social Share Counter and show… by CrestaProject 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (55) 7 months ago 59
6 Profile Box Shortcode And Widget Profile Box Shortcode And Widget A very easy and simple Facebook like box shortcode and widget plugin with mini profile… by A WP Life 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (7) 1 month ago 73
7 Social Share Button Social Share Button Awesome Share Button by PickPlugins 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (17) 4 months ago 63
8 BestWebSoft's Twitter BestWebSoft's Twitter Add Twitter Follow, Tweet, Hashtag, and Mention buttons to WordPress posts and pages. by bestweblayout 900+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (16) 1 year ago 46
9 Like Share Zalo Button Like Share Zalo Button Displays Zalo like/share button in post content. Zalo is The most popular mobile social… by Kimi 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 9 years ago 32
10 The Tweet Button – Simple Sharing The Tweet Button – Simple Sharing A super simple way to add the latest Twitter Tweet Button to a WordPress post or page. by Ben Shadle 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 23
11 Share Button "Klass!" for WordPress Share Button "Klass!" for WordPress The Share button for social network Odnoklassniki.ru. The plugin supports 3 appearance of… by artlosk 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 23
12 Floating Share Button Floating Share Button Lightweight floating share button with responsive desktop sharesheet and native iOS and… by Bowo 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 26
13 Share Button for APSense Business Network Share Button for APSense Business Network Help visitors share your posts on the business social network - APSense.com. by Soong 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 14 years ago 35
14 Quote Status Copy & Share By Adittaw Quote Status Copy & Share By Adittaw Easily add Copy and Share buttons to blockquotes in WordPress posts, including automatic… by Adittaw Saha Joy 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 26
15 Ss share Ss share Super simple social share buttons plugin. Most popular social media platforms: facebook… by akmal sulton <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 21
16 FlexiShare Pro – Customizable Floating Share Button FlexiShare Pro – Customizable Floating Share Button FlexiShare Pro adds a customizable floating share button to your website. Choose… by pawanjagriti <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 24
17 Social Share Button for LINE Social Share Button for LINE Adds a customizable "Share on LINE" button via [line_share_button] shortcode. by sakamoto777 <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 30

Top Share Button plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
MaxButtons – Create buttonsMaxButtons vs Social Share Icons & Social Share ButtonsSocial Share Icons &… MaxButtons – Create buttonsMaxButtons vs Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing ButtonSuper Web Share MaxButtons – Create buttonsMaxButtons vs ButtonButton Social Share Icons & Social Share ButtonsSocial Share Icons &… vs Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing ButtonSuper Web Share Social Share Icons & Social Share ButtonsSocial Share Icons &… vs ButtonButton Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing ButtonSuper Web Share vs ButtonButton

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular share button plugin for WordPress?

MaxButtons – Create buttons is the most popular share button plugin with 70K+ active installs and a 4.9/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many share button plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 17 plugins tagged “share button” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which share button plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, MaxButtons – Create buttons has the highest rating at 4.9/5 from 1,093 reviews.

Are these share button plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 17 share button plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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