ShareThis Share Buttons vs Social Warfare
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| Feature | ShareThis Share Buttons v2.3.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details | Social Warfare v4.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 7, 2026 | March 18, 2025 |
| Editions | ShareThis Share Buttons | Social Warfare · Social Warfare paid add-ons ($) |
| Pros | Inline and sticky share button layouts; Widget and block for placement; GDPR option and asynchronous loading | Share buttons with share counts; Click-to-tweet and share-count shortcodes; Optional Google Analytics click tracking |
| Cons | Needs a ShareThis property ID from the vendor platform; Front-end script is loaded from ShareThis servers; Settings depend on the ShareThis platform | Paid add-ons need a separate licence from the vendor store; Pinterest share counts come from an external API; Some features rely on third-party share endpoints |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Inline and sticky share buttons, GDPR compliance option, Share buttons widget, Gutenberg block, Asynchronous platform script loader | Share button panel shortcode, Total and site-wide share count shortcodes, Click-to-tweet shortcode, Google Analytics click tracking, Paid add-ons licensed through the vendor store ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Social | ShareThis platform API, AI assistant share targets | Pinterest share count API |
| Other | ShareThis platform CDN | Warfare Plugins store (add-on licensing) ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 4.5.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | vendorlist.consensu.org, platform-api.sharethis.com, platform-cdn.sharethis.com | warfareplugins.com, api.pinterest.com |
| Blocks | — | 3 |
| Shortcodes | — | 5 |