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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Social

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Social

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for social 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. Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed Best overall 93/100
  2. 2. Social Chat 91/100
  3. 3. Nextend Social Login and Register 91/100
  4. 4. WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons & Click t... 89/100
  5. 5. Metricool 89/100
  6. 6. MaxButtons 89/100
  7. 7. AddToAny Share Buttons 88/100
  8. 8. Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 88/100
  9. 9. All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat... 88/100
  10. 10. Buttonizer 88/100
  11. 11. Social Feed Gallery 87/100
  12. 12. Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 87/100
  13. 13. Astra Widgets 86/100
  14. 14. Simple Social Icons 86/100
  15. 15. Simple Author Box 86/100
1 Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed
Best overall Free by Syed Balkhi

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed

Formerly "Instagram Feed". Display clean, customizable, and responsive Instagram feeds from multiple accounts. Supports Instagram oEmbeds.

4.9★
from 4,350 ratings
1M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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2 Social Chat
Free by quadlayers

Social Chat

WhatsApp Chat🔥 allows you to enhance customer engagement! Integrate "WhatsApp" or "WhatsApp Business" with a single click.

4.9★
from 691 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
91

WPScore

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5 Metricool
Free by Really Simple Plugins

Metricool

Site metrics and social media analytics for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, X Twitter. The single best tool for Social Media Managers!

4.5★
from 20 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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6 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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7 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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10 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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11 Social Feed Gallery
Free by quadlayers

Social Feed Gallery

Formerly known as "Instagram Feed", this is the best plugin for displaying Instagram feeds on WordPress. It also supports Instagram reels.

4.5★
from 303 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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13 Astra Widgets
Free by Brainstorm Force

Astra Widgets

Quickest solution to add widgets like Address, Social Profiles and List icons on a website built with Astra.

3.9★
from 17 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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14 Simple Social Icons
Free by OsomPress

Simple Social Icons

Display icons linking to your social profiles, via the classic widget or the core Social Icons block variations.

4.3★
from 92 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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15 Simple Author Box
Free by WebFactory

Simple Author Box

Add a responsive author box or guest author box with social icons to any post. Great author box for any site!

4.3★
from 114 ratings
90k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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