Yet Another Social Plugin
Yet Another Social Plugin is a simple plugin for WordPress that allows users to display social networking share buttons on their blog. Currently, the Google +1, Facebook Like, Twitter Share, Pinterest Pin Button, and…
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Yet Another Social Plugin shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.9 (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 Yet Another Social Plugin stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| button | >100 |
| >100 | |
| facebook like button | >100 |
| like | >100 |
| sharing | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 2 reviews
About Yet Another Social Plugin
From the official readme · v1.3Description
Yet Another Social Plugin is a simple plugin for WordPress that allows users to display social networking share buttons on their blog. Currently, the Google +1, Facebook Like, Twitter Share, Pinterest Pin Button, and LinkedIn Share buttons are supported.
This plugin shows the share buttons above or below each posts. Easy customization and positioning of the buttons in the Options page. The buttons also provides a current count of how many times the article has been shared.
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License
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Yet Another Social Plugin. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
Installation
- Upload the whole plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ folder.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
OR
Just grab Yet Another Social Plugin from the built in plugin directory and choose “Install now”, hit ok, then select the “Activate Plugin” link.
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FAQ
Yet Another Social Plugin: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 16, 2026
Is Yet Another Social Plugin free?
Yes. Yet Another Social Plugin is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Yet Another Social Plugin safe to use in 2026?
Yet Another Social Plugin shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Yet Another Social Plugin?
Yet Another Social Plugin is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,609 times since it launched in May 2012. It was downloaded 45 times in the last 30 days.
Does Yet Another Social Plugin work with WordPress 7.1?
Yet Another Social Plugin is officially tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Yet Another Social Plugin last updated?
The latest version, 1.3, was released on April 27, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Yet Another Social Plugin?
Yet Another Social Plugin is developed and maintained by Marvie Pons.
What are the best alternatives to Yet Another Social Plugin?
The most popular alternatives to Yet Another Social Plugin are AddQuicktag (100K+ installs), WP Edit (40K+ installs) and Forget About Shortcode Butt… (20K+ installs).
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