Advanced Social icons
v3.6by Galaxy Weblinks · updated 1 year ago
Advanced social icons help you quickly add icons with links to your profile on different social media platforms.
- Rank
- #14,404
- Down39 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 148
- 100+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 5.8K
- 5,797 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Advanced Social icons at a glance
Advanced Social icons is a WordPress plugin by Galaxy Weblinks with 100+ active installs, the #14,404 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 4 times, about the same as the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 3.6 came out on Apr 24, 2025, more than a year ago. It is tested up to WordPress 6.8.12. Among the 2 plugins tagged “custom social icons”, it ranks #2. It was first released in 2020.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 11, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats70 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Advanced Social icons |
|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 3 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 148 · -8.6% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | 148 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 148 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 148 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 148 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 148 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 148 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 148 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 148 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 148 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 149 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 149 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 150 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 150 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 162 |
Rank over time
#14,404 · down 111 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | #14,404 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | #14,365 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #14,398 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #14,365 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #14,443 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #14,396 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #14,413 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #14,397 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #14,388 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #14,422 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #14,329 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #14,315 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #14,310 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #14,298 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #14,293 |
Growth %
Average -0.64% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | -0.67% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | -0.67% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -7.41% |
Active installs band
100+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 100+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #14298 → #14396
- Tested up to 6.8.11 → 6.8.12
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v3.6100%
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 3.6
- Requires WordPress
- 4.9
- Tested up to
- 6.8.12
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- First released
- Feb 5, 2020
- Last updated
- Apr 24, 2025
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Advanced Social icons
How many websites use Advanced Social icons?
Advanced Social icons is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #14,404 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Advanced Social icons been downloaded?
5,797 times in total since 2020. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 4 times. See download stats
When was Advanced Social icons last updated?
Version 3.6 came out on Apr 24, 2025 (1 year ago).
Is Advanced Social icons compatible with the latest WordPress?
Advanced Social icons’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is Advanced Social icons still maintained?
Its last release was 1 year ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Advanced Social icons have?
No one has reviewed Advanced Social icons on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Advanced Social icons?
The plugins most like Advanced Social icons, by the tags they share, are Social Sharing Plugin (100K+), Hubbub Lite (30K+) and Easy Social Icons (20K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 148 |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 5.8K |
| Author | Galaxy Weblinks |
| First released | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Version | 3.6 |
| Requires WP | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Last updated | Apr 24, 2025 |
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