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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 12, 2026

Best Social Networks Plugins for WordPress

22 plugins are tagged “social networks” 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 NextScripts: Social Networks… with 20K+ active installs.

Plugins in category22
#1 by installsNextScripts: Social N…
Top-22 installs31.2K+
Avg. health (this page)35/100

22 Social Networks plugins

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Best Social Networks Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster Automatically publishes blogposts to profiles/pages/groups on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest… by NextScripts 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 (617) 2 months ago 73
2 Scriptless Social Sharing Scriptless Social Sharing This plugin adds super simple social sharing buttons to your content. by Robin Cornett 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (69) 1 week ago 94
3 Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content Sharing Highlight and Share A lightweight social sharing plugin for showing social networks when users highlight text… by BerryPress 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (29) 3 days ago 87
4 Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image Use a YouTube Thumbnail as a Featured Image for a WordPress Post. You only have to set a… by soychuy 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (4) 7 years ago 29
5 Social Login by BestWebSoft Social Login by BestWebSoft Add social media login, registration, and commenting to your WordPress website. by bestweblayout 70+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 year ago 41
6 Social Buttons Social Buttons Selectively add social network buttons to your posts, or theme design. by alexpooley 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 18 years ago 25
7 One-Login One-Login All networks in one box to login in your blog by ifkooo 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 24
8 ShareMe ShareMe Share-me is a simple social share plugin. by tarek.chida 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (5) 9 years ago 31
9 Social Planner Social Planner Social Planner is a WordPress plugin for scheduling announcements of posts to your social… by Anton Lukin 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (4) 2 years ago 29
10 SocialWiggle SocialWiggle Display your social network profiles using catchy looking Metro tiles that wiggle to catch… by bradvin 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 13 years ago 31
11 SoGrid Lite SoGrid Lite SoGrid is a WordPress plugin that displays your social network posts / feed in a functional… by ShindiriStudio 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 11 years ago 30
12 Social Links Icons Social Links Icons Simply customize and manage links and icons to more than 25 social networks and add your… by dimbouteille 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 23
13 Simple Socnets Simple Socnets This plugin was built by the Maine WordPress Meetup group to make it really easy to add… by Sam Hotchkiss 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 13 years ago 30
14 Social Media Share & Widget Social Media Share & Widget Social Icons Widget to displays links to social sharing websites. Currently its Supports… by Istiaq Nirab 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 23
15 cbnet Social Menu cbnet Social Menu Manage and display your social network profile links using a custom navigation menu. by Chip Bennett 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 11 years ago 30
16 Meet Your Commenters Meet Your Commenters Displays web pages and social networks' profiles of your commenters in the dashboard. by Artberri 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (1) 16 years ago 27
17 WP Tweetbox WP Tweetbox WP Tweetbox adds a highly customizable Tweetbox at the end of blog posts and pages. Tweets… by Riyaz 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 23
18 notable notable Adds social bookmark links to each blog entry. by Scott Grayban 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1) 11 years ago 18
19 Social News Center Social News Center Display latest Posts from social media sites like Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Perform… by Phil Gowling 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 23
20 RusSocialKnopki 23 RusSocialKnopki 23 Плагин выводить кнопки русских социальных сервисов и закладок. by vsyoprosto 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 16 years ago 30
21 Social Share Love Social Share Love Social Share Love plugin enables your blog readers to share articles on most important… by noucktourno 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 23
22 MM Social MM Social Place you social profile at your website's anywhere using shortcode : [MM_SOCIAL_ICON] by samarpitabhattacharya <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 21

Top Social Networks plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-PosterNextScripts: Social N… vs Scriptless Social SharingScriptless Social Sha… NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-PosterNextScripts: Social N… vs Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content SharingHighlight and Share NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-PosterNextScripts: Social N… vs Youtube Thumbnail as Featured ImageYoutube Thumbnail as… Scriptless Social SharingScriptless Social Sha… vs Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content SharingHighlight and Share Scriptless Social SharingScriptless Social Sha… vs Youtube Thumbnail as Featured ImageYoutube Thumbnail as… Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content SharingHighlight and Share vs Youtube Thumbnail as Featured ImageYoutube Thumbnail as…

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 Oct 12, 2026

What is the most popular social networks plugin for WordPress?

NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster is the most popular social networks plugin with 20K+ active installs and a 3.3/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many social networks plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 22 plugins tagged “social networks” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which social networks plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Scriptless Social Sharing has the highest rating at 5/5 from 69 reviews.

Are these social networks plugins actively maintained?

2 of the top 22 social networks 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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