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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Share

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Share

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for share 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 15 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. 15 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. WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons & Click t... Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. MaxButtons 89/100
  3. 3. AddToAny Share Buttons 88/100
  4. 4. Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 88/100
  5. 5. Buttonizer 88/100
  6. 6. Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 87/100
  7. 7. Ocean Social Sharing 86/100
  8. 8. Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 86/100
  9. 9. Simple Social Media Share Buttons 86/100
  10. 10. Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 86/100
  11. 11. URL Shortify 85/100
  12. 12. Simple Share Buttons Adder 84/100
  13. 13. Shariff Wrapper 84/100
  14. 14. SchedulePress 84/100
  15. 15. Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 84/100
2 MaxButtons
Free by maxfoundry

MaxButtons

Maxbuttons is the best and easiest button plugin for WordPress. Within minutes you can create beautiful buttons, share buttons and social icons.

4.9★
from 1,093 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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3 AddToAny Share Buttons
Free by micropat

AddToAny Share Buttons

Share buttons for WordPress including the AddToAny button, Facebook, Bluesky, Mastodon, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Reddit, many more, and follow icons too.

4.7★
from 1,113 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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5 Buttonizer
Free by Buttonizer

Buttonizer

Floating Social Media Icons, Sticky Share Buttons, Facebook Feeds, & Popup builder. Also, create Call, Email, SMS, & Contact buttons to increa …

4.8★
from 396 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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7 Ocean Social Sharing
Free by oceanwp

Ocean Social Sharing

Website: https://oceanwp.org/ Support: https://oceanwp.org/support/ Documentation: https://docs.oceanwp.org/ Extensions: https://oceanwp.

4.5★
from 11 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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11 URL Shortify
Free by KaizenCoders

URL Shortify

URL Shortify helps you beautify, manage, share & cloak any links on or off your WordPress website. Create links using your domain name!

4.7★
from 166 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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13 Shariff Wrapper
Free by 3UU

Shariff Wrapper

Shariff provides share buttons that respect the privacy of your visitors and follow the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

4.9★
from 101 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
84

WPScore

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14 SchedulePress
Free by WPDeveloper

SchedulePress

Automate your WordPress content scheduling with a visual calendar, auto/manual schedulers, missed‑post handler, social sharing options & templates.

4.6★
from 201 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
84

WPScore

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