Professional Social Sharing Buttons… vs Twitter (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Professional Social Sharing Buttons…
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Professional Social Sharing Buttons… has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 1,049 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Professional Social Sharing Buttons… has accumulated 4.9M+ total downloads while Twitter has 706K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Professional Social Sharing Buttons… | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ◄ | 2.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,049 | ◄ | 32 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.9M+ | ◄ | 706K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ◄ | 6 years ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2009 | |
| Age | 14 years | 17 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.7+ | 4.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.3+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 9.7.13 | 2.0.5 |
Rating Breakdown
Professional Social Sharing Buttons…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Professional Social Sharing Buttons… averaged approximately 41 daily downloads while Twitter averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
Professional Social Sharing Buttons… Reviews
Excellent!
The plugin works fine for me. Looks good and easy to use.
I’m sure Shareaholic is great!
I am unaware of how Shareaholic is benefitting me or my site; the plugin probably came with the hosting setup. I am posting a five-star review on the basis of the insistent nag message which pops up w
Works great
Very good plugin!
Twitter Reviews
Analytics now available
Motivated by our love to twitter and its analytics we have launched a tool to complement this plugin. https://wordpress.org/plugins/ki-twitter-analytics/
This needs to go the way of the Dodo
I agree with others. I checked the Wiki and I am still baffled on how to include a simple timeline. You would think it’d be just as easy as embedding their code. Uninstalling in 3, 2… Update: This is
Don’t waste your time.
JUNK. It doesn’t work. Can’t save after adding as a widget. If I have to spend more than 10 minutes setting up the basics for a Widget, it gets canned.
More Twitter Worth Comparing
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Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.