You may be familiar with BuzzSumo’s V1 Chrome Extension. It looks like this…
If you’d like to try it out, just follow these simple steps…
Install the BuzzSumo SEO Chrome Extension
Install the extension from the Chrome Extension store
Make sure that you are registered with BuzzSumo and logged in
On any article you’re viewing just click the BuzzSumo Chrome Extension logo
That’s it - immediate analysis at your fingertips!
If you sign up for a trial you can search completely free until the trial ends.
Bear in mind that we will not be developing old versions of the Chrome Extension any further.
For the latest data and more granular insights, check out our latest version of the Chrome Extension.
How does the V1 extension differ from the V2 one?
With BuzzSumo’s old Chrome Extension, you can analyze blogs as you browse, and see links and shares across Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Reddit.
You can also dive into the app to view sharers, backlinks, and authors for further analysis.
With the V2 extension, you can do all that plus a ton more.
In fact, our V1 Chrome Extension gives you just 15 data points and metrics, while our V2 extension gives you 40+.
You’ll also have the ability to analyze data across five extra platforms, including:
Instagram
SERPs
Facebook
You can read more about BuzzSumo's V2 Chrome Extension here.
How do you use BuzzSumo’s old Chrome Extension?
We created the BuzzSumo marketing and SEO chrome extension back in 2015, just around the time that Twitter started hiding its share data.
It's a nifty plugin that gives you access to content performance insight as you browse, so you can research on the go.
Analyze:
Twitter shares
Facebook engagements
Pinterest pins
Reddit engagements
Total Engagements
Evergreen Score
Number of Links
Sharers
Backlinks
Content by Author
Most Shared Content
Website analysis
You can also dive deeper into the data by jumping into the platform, or even bank your favorite articles by saving to a project.
This extension is great for investigating top-ranking SERP content, and dissecting the content strategies of your competitors.
Use it as part of a 10x skyscraper strategy, to find and build upon content that performs best in three key areas; links, shares, and rankings.
The BuzzSumo extension is a firm favorite of marketers and PRs, and has been downloaded 20,000+ times.
Here are some quick walk-throughs of the different ways you can use BuzzSumo’s V1 Chrome Extension:
If you have any other questions about BuzzSumo’s Chrome Extension, just reach out to us via our in-app chat.