by ShareThis 3.4 (26 reviews)

ShareThis Share Buttons

Name: ShareThis Share Buttons
Rating: 3.4 (26 reviews)
Author: ShareThis

Increase traffic and engagement with fast, responsive social share buttons for WordPress. No paid upgrades required.

ShareThis Share Buttons ranks #1,525 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #81 of 3,322 in the Social & Sharing category, a 3.4/5 rating from 26 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.3.12 Current Version v2.3.12

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#81 of 3,322 in Social & Sharing Top 5% by installs Downloads -15.4% this week

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Rank

#1,525

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Active Installs

10K+

-46.9%

KW Avg Position

43.6

0.2 better

Downloads

613.4K

+126 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

68%

Review 3.4 out of 5

3.4 (26 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 86.8%

10K+ 20K+

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Reviews & Ratings

3.4

26 reviews

Overall 68%

13 (50%)

3 (12%)

1 (4%)

8 (31%)

Support Threads Overview

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Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 18 hours ago

May 22, 2024

ShareThis Share Buttons [sharethis-share-buttons] < 2.3.1

CVE-2024-3648 · Fixed in v2.3.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.3.12
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2026
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: N/A
Author: ShareThis

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.4
Reviews: 26
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want visitors to share their content on social networks. It provides customizable, lightweight share buttons so content can be easily distributed without requiring coding or paid upgrades.

One-click sharing across 40+ networks
Sticky and inline button layouts
Asynchronous loading for performance
Mobile responsive design
Gutenberg block support
Custom colors, alignment, sizing
Multilingual support 15+ languages
Shortcodes and PHP integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about ShareThis Share Buttons

Yes. ShareThis Share Buttons are fully responsive and optimized for mobile devices, tablets, and desktops.

Yes. You can customize colors, size, alignment, spacing, positioning, and button layout directly from the plugin settings.

Yes. The plugin includes page and post editor controls that let you enable or disable buttons on individual pieces of content.

Open the Inline or Sticky Share Buttons settings screen and select ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, or Perplexity from the network list. They are turned off by default, so they will not appear on your site until you enable them and save your settings.

Yes. ShareThis Share Buttons includes Gutenberg block support for adding inline buttons directly inside the editor.

ShareThis caches button configurations to improve performance. Changes made through the ShareThis platform may take a few minutes to appear on your website.

No. The plugin is designed for easy setup and configuration without coding experience.