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Genesis Simple Share
Minimalist Genesis sharing that is slightly haunted by outdated icons.
HealthyGrowing
83/100
This plugin provides simple sharing for Genesis sites but lacks modern social platforms and updated icons.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.4★
33 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+318%
Growing fast
17 → 71 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +318% in the last year
17/day a year ago→71/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayGenesis Simple Share is praised for its clean design and reliable functionality on Genesis sites, but users frequently note missing social options, limited Pinterest image control, and outdated icons.
What people like
- +Clean, minimalistic design with attractive share icons×2
- +Works well and functions correctly across themes×3
- +Good integration with Genesis themes and trusted development
Common complaints
- −Pinterest sharing only uses the featured image, with no option to select other images×2
- −Missing sharing options for Instagram, email, and WhatsApp×2
- −Icons are outdated or unattractive (e.g., Google+ icon)×3
- −Color conflict with Genesis Design Palette Pro affecting link colors
- −No option to disable share counts
- −Limited iOS Safari support, works on iPhone but not iPad
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.38★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 6%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 100% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 33 total
Latest reviews · 34 analyzed
- 2023-08-21★★★★★Good Sharing PluginAnonymous User 21067829
- 2020-07-09★★★★★Not great functionalityyacosta42
- 2020-04-05★★★★★CuestionErnesto
- 2019-12-30★★★★★Instagram and WhatsAppjulvanegas
- 2018-08-18★★★★★Nice little pluginRobert Gadon
- 2018-02-18★★★★★Looks great but Pinterest issueLee MFL
- 2017-07-13★★★★★Can't Beat Genesisforeverlearning
- 2017-05-04★★★★★out of date iconsJeff Cleverley
- 2017-01-18★★★★★Nice!RoxyJo
- 2016-12-30★★★★★Good…Anselm
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
61
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
71
Prior 7-day baseline
58
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
460
Mean release-day peak (30d)
58
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-14.1%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
100%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
5.74
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
71%
5★ share in analyzed sample
6%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.41 → 4.38★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered