by Simple Share 4.3 (627 reviews)

Simple Share Buttons Adder

Name: Simple Share Buttons Adder
Rating: 4.3 (627 reviews)
Author: Simple Share

A simple plugin that enables you to add share buttons to all of your posts and/or pages.

Simple Share Buttons Adder ranks #883 among WordPress.org plugins with 40,000+ active installations, is #42 of 3,308 in the Social & Sharing category, a 4.3/5 rating from 627 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v8.7.0 Current Version v8.7.0

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#42 of 3,308 in Social & Sharing Top 5% by installs Downloads -27% this week Actively maintained

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#883

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Active Installs

40K+

-8%

KW Avg Position

7.6

0.2 worse

Downloads

4.4M

+308 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (627 reviews)

Next Milestone 50K

Total Progress 34.3%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

627 reviews

Overall 86%

492 (78%)

26 (4%)

12 (2%)

13 (2%)

84 (13%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

8 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

May 28, 2024

Simple Share Buttons Adder [simple-share-buttons-adder] < 3.5.1

CVE-2024-4094 · Fixed in v3.5.1
Feb 14, 2024

Simple Share Buttons Adder [simple-share-buttons-adder] < 8.4.12

CVE-2024-0621 · Fixed in v8.4.12
Apr 19, 2023

Simple Share Buttons Adder [simple-share-buttons-adder] < 8.4.7

CVE-2022-47178 · Fixed in v8.4.7
Dec 20, 2015

Simple Share Buttons Adder [simple-share-buttons-adder] < 6.0.1

Fixed in v6.0.1
Jun 2, 2015

Simple Share Buttons Adder [simple-share-buttons-adder] < 6.0.1

CVE-2015-9303 · Fixed in v6.0.1
Jun 26, 2014

Simple Share Buttons Adder [simple-share-buttons-adder] < 4.5

Fixed in v4.5
Jun 26, 2014

Simple Share Buttons Adder [simple-share-buttons-adder] < 4.5

CVE-2014-4717 · Fixed in v4.5
Simple Share Buttons Adder [simple-share-buttons-adder] < 4.5

Fixed in v4.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 8.7.0
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2026
Requires WP: 5.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Simple Share

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 627
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

bluesky share share buttons share links social buttons

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want visitors to be able to share their posts and pages on social media. It solves the need for adding and customizing share buttons without manual coding, offering CSS-based styling options and custom image support.