ShareThis Share Buttons vs Social Sharing Block
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| Feature | ShareThis Share Buttons v2.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details | Social Sharing Block v1.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 7,000+ |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | September 14, 2026 |
| Editions | ShareThis Share Buttons | Social Sharing Block |
| Pros | Inline and sticky share button layouts; Widget and block for placement; GDPR option and asynchronous loading | Lightweight block with no frontend JavaScript files; Many share networks, including email and print; Labels, size and colour controls in the block |
| Cons | Needs a ShareThis property ID from the vendor platform; Front-end script is loaded from ShareThis servers; Settings depend on the ShareThis platform | No share counts or click tracking; Share links only; no sharing analytics |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Inline and sticky share buttons, GDPR compliance option, Share buttons widget, Gutenberg block, Asynchronous platform script loader | Social sharing block and link block in the editor, Share links for Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit and others, Email and print share options |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | ShareThis platform API, AI assistant share targets | — |
| Other | ShareThis platform CDN | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | vendorlist.consensu.org, platform-api.sharethis.com, platform-cdn.sharethis.com | — |
| Blocks | — | 2 |