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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Google Plus

8 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Google Plus

All 8 Free only Premium only

Choosing a WordPress plugin for google plus comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 8 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 8 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. WP Google Authorship Best overall 67/100
  2. 2. Google Plus Authorship 49/100
  3. 3. Social Comments 48/100
  4. 4. Jamie Social Icons 47/100
  5. 5. Social Media Social Share Icon 45/100
  6. 6. Google+ Comments 42/100
  7. 7. Social Networks 42/100
  8. 8. Simple Chat 40/100
1 WP Google Authorship
Best overall Free by Mervin Praison

WP Google Authorship

Google Plus Profile Picture appear in Google Search. Very Easy to implement. Including Google authorship for multiple authors and multisite.

5★
from 1 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
67

WPScore

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2 Google Plus Authorship
Free by mlazarov

Google Plus Authorship

Add Google Plus Profile Picture to Google Search Results. Very Easy to implement! Google authorship for multiple authors

4.3★
from 8 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2017
Tested to
WP 4.7.35
49

WPScore

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3 Social Comments
Free by Bainternet

Social Comments

This plugin adds Google Plus Comments system, Facebook comments and / or Disqus Comments to your site.

4.4★
from 39 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2016
Tested to
WP 4.7.0
48

WPScore

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4 Jamie Social Icons
Free by martiniboy

Jamie Social Icons

Share your posts & pages with your favourite social sites - Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest And LinkedIn and now trackable with your Goo …

4.4★
from 7 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2013
Tested to
WP 3.5.2
47

WPScore

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5 Social Media Social Share Icon
Free by SuperHero Plugins

Social Media Social Share Icon

Social Media Share Icons to increase social traffic and popularity. Social sharing to Facebook , Twitter, Pinterest,LinkedIn and Google Plus social me …

4★
from 5 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2016
Tested to
WP 4.7.35
45

WPScore

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6 Google+ Comments
Free by Alex Moss

Google+ Comments

The Google+ Comments WordPress plugin makes it easier for you to setup, administer and customise Google+ comments from your WordPress site.

3.6★
from 10 ratings
30+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2013
Tested to
WP 3.5.2
42

WPScore

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7 Social Networks
Free by Invoice

Social Networks

Most popular social widgets in one plugin. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+

4.3★
from 6 ratings
10+
active installs
Updated
May 2014
Tested to
WP 3.7.41
42

WPScore

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8 Simple Chat
Free by Arthur Ronconi

Simple Chat

Just a simple chat based on google chat for logged users.

3.1★
from 10 ratings
10+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2016
Tested to
WP 4.5.33
40

WPScore

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