Alternatives to Viral Hover Buttons
Adds social sharing buttons overlay in your pictures and videos when the users hover on them.
Snapshot
Rating: 5.0/5 (2 reviews)
Downloads: 1,581
Active installs: 10
Maintenance score: 22/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 2.8
Tested up to: 4.1.41
Requires PHP: f
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AddToAny Share Buttons(1,112)•Updated 52d ago
Share buttons for WordPress including the AddToAny button, Facebook, Bluesky, Mastodon, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Reddit, many more, and follow icons too.
300,000 installs18,693,808 downloads83/100 • Actively maintained
WordPress Share Buttons Plugin – AddThis(615)•Updated 1476d ago
Now compatible with the AMP Plugin! Free Share Buttons from AddThis. Share to Messenger, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and many more.
100,000 installs5,236,580 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share(520)•Updated 245d ago
The Simplest and Optimized Social Share buttons. Facebook, X, Reddit, Pinterest, Whatsapp, Grok, ChatGPT, Gab, Gettr and over 100 more.
100,000 installs6,859,494 downloads39/100 • Stale
Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More(317)•Updated 63d ago
Add modules like share buttons, header & footer scripts, disable comments, reading progress bar, custom fonts, custom login page & more in one plugin.
100,000 installs13,589,319 downloads80/100 • Actively maintained
Social Icons Widget & Block – Social Media Icons & Share Buttons(143)•Updated 37d ago
Social media icons plugin for WordPress - Add 400+ social icons and share buttons. Gutenberg block, widget & Elementor support. GDPR compliant.
100,000 installs3,784,588 downloads58/100 • Actively maintained
Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds(394)•Updated 46d ago
Floating Social Media Icons, Sticky Share Buttons, Facebook Feeds, & Popup builder. Also, create Call, Email, SMS, & Contact buttons to increa …
50,000 installs1,729,372 downloads70/100 • Actively maintained
Simple Share Buttons Adder(626)•Updated 236d ago
A simple plugin that enables you to add share buttons to all of your posts and/or pages.
40,000 installs4,295,791 downloads49/100 • Stale
Shariff Wrapper(101)•Updated 31d ago
Shariff provides share buttons that respect the privacy of your visitors and follow the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
40,000 installs1,120,040 downloads58/100 • Actively maintained
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone(192)•Updated 62d ago
This Social Share Plugin adds advanced social media sharing buttons to your WordPress sites, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, X, LinkedIn, & Pinterest.
20,000 installs1,361,677 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained
Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare(186)•Updated 426d ago
The most beautiful, responsive, lightning fast social share buttons built to boost shares and drive more traffic without slowing down your site.
20,000 installs1,926,512 downloads35/100 • Possibly abandoned
ShareThis Share Buttons(26)•Updated 34d ago
Boost website traffic and engagement with free ShareThis Share Buttons. One-click sharing, no signup required, no paid upgrades, and easy to use.
20,000 installs620,040 downloads65/100 • Actively maintained
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons(1,911)•Updated 433d ago
Social sharing plugin adding social buttons.
10,000 installs2,627,028 downloads40/100 • Possibly abandoned
MashShare – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Share Icons(1,028)•Updated 765d ago
Social media share buttons and social share icons for Twitter, Facebook, and other more. Highly customizable social media share button ecosystem
10,000 installs2,441,601 downloads34/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons(128)•Updated 492d ago
Simple & easy plugin to add social media sharing icons, buttons like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram & more
10,000 installs998,757 downloads35/100 • Possibly abandoned
Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet(58)•Updated 111d ago
Social sharing plugin with share buttons for Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn and more. Includes Click to Tweet feature.
10,000 installs604,779 downloads46/100 • Maintained
Genesis Simple Share(33)•Updated 53d ago
Genesis Simple Share allows you to easily add beautiful share buttons to your site using a Genesis child theme
10,000 installs512,471 downloads75/100 • Actively maintained
Shared Counts – Social Media Share Buttons(28)•Updated 851d ago
Shared Counts adds social media sharing buttons that look great and keep your site loading fast.
10,000 installs183,987 downloads16/100 • Possibly abandoned
Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site(14)•Updated 61d ago
Essential components for every WordPress site: share buttons, social links, social media integrations, galleries, lazyload, custom widgets, and more.
10,000 installs900,572 downloads63/100 • Actively maintained
Social Share Boost(10)•Updated 1014d ago
Boost Your Social Sharing by automatically adding various social share tools above or below the posts, page and excerpts.
6,000 installs75,894 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
WPUpper Share Buttons(196)•Updated 417d ago
Free social share buttons, share to Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, Twitter, Reddit and much more.
4,000 installs239,935 downloads35/100 • Possibly abandoned