Shared Counts vs ShareThis Share Buttons
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| Feature | Shared Counts v1.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | ShareThis Share Buttons v2.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | Shared Counts | ShareThis Share Buttons |
| Pros | Lean set of share buttons with cached counts; Placement before or after content, or by shortcode; AMP support and developer filters | Inline and sticky share button layouts; Widget and block for placement; GDPR option and asynchronous loading |
| Cons | Share counts come from third-party count APIs; Not listed on WordPress.org any more; Settings are a single options page | Needs a ShareThis property ID from the vendor platform; Front-end script is loaded from ShareThis servers; Settings depend on the ShareThis platform |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Social share buttons, Cached share counts, Automatic placement before or after content, Shared counts shortcode, AMP support, Settings page | Inline and sticky share buttons, GDPR compliance option, Share buttons widget, Gutenberg block, Asynchronous platform script loader |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | SharedCount API, Twitcount API, Yummly count service, Facebook share endpoint, Pinterest share endpoint, LinkedIn share endpoint | ShareThis platform API, AI assistant share targets |
| Other | — | ShareThis platform CDN |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 6.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.sharedcount.com, counts.twitcount.com, www.yummly.com, www.facebook.com, pinterest.com, www.linkedin.com, twitter.com | vendorlist.consensu.org, platform-api.sharethis.com, platform-cdn.sharethis.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |