Genesis Simple Share

by OsomPress

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79 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

At 10,000 active installs it is a modest niche plugin, far behind the 300,000+ installs of top alternatives.

Update Freshness

25/25

A perfect maintenance score thanks to a very recent update and clear backward compatibility down to WordPress 3.7.

User Rating

13/15

An 88 out of 100 from 33 ratings is solid, though the small sample size makes the figure less conclusive than higher-volume rivals.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads, resolved or open, which means either users rarely hit issues or the support channel is effectively inactive.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks for compatibility, confirmed working through WordPress 7.0 which is well ahead of current releases.

Scores higher than 69% of indexed plugins

About

Genesis Simple Share allows you to easily add beautiful share buttons to your site using a Genesis child theme

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.4/5

Last Updated 2026-09-17 10:29am GMT

Requires WordPress 3.7+

Tested Up To 7.1.1

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Genesis Simple Share adds social sharing buttons to posts and pages on a WordPress site running a Genesis child theme. Administrators configure which networks appear, where buttons show (before or after content, or both), and can choose between icon and text styles. It is a focused, single-purpose utility that only activates if the Genesis framework is detected.

Who It's For

This plugin is best suited for bloggers, publishers, and content marketers who already build their sites on the Genesis framework and want a lightweight, no-frills share-button solution without subscribing to a third-party service. It works particularly well for small business sites and online magazine platforms where quick one-click social distribution matters more than deep analytics.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone not using a Genesis child theme will find this plugin does nothing on their site, and most general WordPress users will get far more flexibility from a standalone sharing plugin. If you need share counts, click-to-tweet blocks, or modern network icons like WhatsApp and Threads, look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Genesis Simple Share earns a 78.61 overall score and does exactly what it claims, but its value is locked behind the Genesis framework. If you are a Genesis user who just wants simple share icons without bloat, it is a tidy choice. For everyone else, the alternatives above offer more features and broader compatibility for similar effort.

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