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Social Engine
Escape the monthly subscription cycle with this lightweight scheduler.
HealthyGrowing
87/100
Users love this self-hosted alternative to expensive monthly subscriptions because the free version is generous.
Active installs
~650
our estimate · wp.org shows 600+
Rating
4.8★
29 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+9%
Growing
16 → 18 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
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 · +9% in the last year
16/day a year ago→18/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySocial Engine is generally well-received for its ease of use and scheduling capabilities, with most complaints limited to a single critical review about Facebook/Meta integration issues.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and use, described as simple and streamlined×7
- +Post scheduling works well and saves time×5
- +Favorable pricing compared to third-party SaaS social media tools×2
- +Generous free version with an optional Pro upgrade (adds LinkedIn, Pinterest, draft/review workflow)×3
- +Developer is responsive and support quality is praised×4
- +Lightweight and self-hosted — posts managed from within WordPress×2
Common complaints
- −Manual/immediate posting does not always work; one user needed a workaround (unpublish then republish)
- −Facebook/Meta setup instructions in the dashboard are confusing and do not match the current Facebook UI
- −Plugin reportedly left persistent traces in Facebook and Instagram (Meta Business Suite) that were difficult to remove after uninstalling
- −Plugin is described as still in early development, implying feature set may be incomplete
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.82★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 29 total
Latest reviews · 30 analyzed
- 2026-01-19★★★★★Pretty decent plugin!dronerazzo
- 2025-11-24★★★★★Must havesvcrob
- 2025-02-05★★★★★A Better Choice….Talisman
- 2024-07-11★★★★★Crazy Goodghengiskhan
- 2024-07-04★★★★★I'm so glad I discovered Social Engine!supermarioai
- 2024-06-10★★★★★really simple!diegobelohlavek
- 2024-02-17★★★★★Superlative, full of many features, great support and works perfectly.Fabio Perri
- 2024-01-16★★★★★Social engine makes us visibleR2Y Mediamatik
- 2024-01-14★★★★★Very useful plugin to save timeangiefernandez
- 2023-11-27★★★★★Brilliant Plugin!Nate Shivar
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Social Engine
Top Social plugins, ranked by score.For 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.
17
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
17
Prior 7-day baseline
15
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
15
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
0.0%
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.
13%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.54
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
93%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.83 → 4.82★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered