Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler vs Shared Counts
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| Feature | Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler v9.1.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Shared Counts v1.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Blog2Social · Blog2Social Premium ($) | Shared Counts |
| Pros | Auto-posts and schedules content to many social networks; Free version covers basic sharing and scheduling | Lean set of share buttons with cached counts; Placement before or after content, or by shortcode; AMP support and developer filters |
| Cons | Advanced automation and extra networks need Premium plans; Many features depend on the vendor's online service | Share counts come from third-party count APIs; Not listed on WordPress.org any more; Settings are a single options page |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Automatic posting of new content, Content curation, Post calendar, Video upload to networks ($), Pinterest network sessions | Social share buttons, Cached share counts, Automatic placement before or after content, Shared counts shortcode, AMP support, Settings page |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Blog2Social video upload service ($) | — |
| Social | SharedCount API, Twitcount API, Yummly count service, Facebook share endpoint, Pinterest share endpoint, LinkedIn share endpoint | |
| Other | Blog2Social cloud API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | ipinfo.io, developer.blog2social.com, api-upload.blog2social.com, api.assistini.com, service.blog2social.com | api.sharedcount.com, counts.twitcount.com, www.yummly.com, www.facebook.com, pinterest.com, www.linkedin.com, twitter.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | 11 | — |