Shared Counts vs WPZOOM Connect (formerly Social Icons Widget by WPZoom)
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| Feature | Shared Counts v1.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details | WPZOOM Connect (formerly Social Icons Widget by WPZoom) v4.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | — | September 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Shared Counts | WPZOOM Connect: AI Chat, Click to Chat, Social Icons & Share Buttons · WPZOOM Social Icons PRO ($) |
| Pros | Lean set of share buttons with cached counts; Placement before or after content, or by shortcode; AMP support and developer filters | Click to Chat for several messaging apps from one button; Social icons, share buttons, widget, block and Elementor widget; Free core needs no account |
| Cons | Share counts come from third-party count APIs; Not listed on WordPress.org any more; Settings are a single options page | AI chat needs an external Yamidoo account; Customer data sharing with Yamidoo is opt-in but adds a data flow; Several features are upsold to the PRO edition |
| Mentioned in our posts | 3 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Social share buttons, Cached share counts, Automatic placement before or after content, Shared counts shortcode, AMP support, Settings page | Floating Click to Chat links for WhatsApp, Telegram and Messenger, Social profile icons with a widget and shortcode, Share buttons for posts (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest and more), AI chat widget connected to a Yamidoo account (opt-in), Optional sharing of customer email with Yamidoo (off by default), Elementor social icons widget, PRO upgrade links and upsell page |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | SharedCount API, Twitcount API, Yummly count service, Facebook share endpoint, Pinterest share endpoint, LinkedIn share endpoint | — |
| E-commerce | — | Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | — | Yamidoo AI chat |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| 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 | app.yamidoo.ai |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |