Beautiful Social Widget
v1.5by Sudeep Acharya · updated 13 years ago
With Beautiful Social Widget, you can link to your social media profile through Sidebar Widget.
- Rank
- #41,953
- Down192 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 14
- 10+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 2.7K
- 2,700 all-time
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- 1 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Beautiful Social Widget at a glance
Beautiful Social Widget is a WordPress plugin by Sudeep Acharya with 10+ active installs, the #41,953 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. It’s rated 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.5 came out on Jan 16, 2014, more than 12 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 3.7.41. Among the 11 plugins tagged “googleplus”, it ranks #8. It was first released in 2013.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats11 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Beautiful Social Widget |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 14 · -6.7% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 12 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 12 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 15 |
Rank over time
#41,953 · down 2,795 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #41,953 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #41,761 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #43,166 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #39,796 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #44,898 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #47,423 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #47,135 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #48,215 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #40,022 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #44,713 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #39,158 |
Growth %
Average -0.53% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | +7.69% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +8.33% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | +9.09% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | -21.43% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +7.69% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | -7.14% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -6.67% |
Active installs band
10+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 10+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.orgNo changes yet. When this plugin's name, short description, tags, “Tested up to” or version change, they show here with what happened to its rank next.
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v1.5100%
Rating trend
4.0★★★★★1 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.5
- Requires WordPress
- 3.6.1
- Tested up to
- 3.7.41
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Nov 9, 2013
- Last updated
- Jan 16, 2014
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Beautiful Social Widget
How many websites use Beautiful Social Widget?
Beautiful Social Widget is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #41,953 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Beautiful Social Widget been downloaded?
2,700 times in total since 2013.
When was Beautiful Social Widget last updated?
Version 1.5 came out on Jan 16, 2014 (12 years ago).
Is Beautiful Social Widget compatible with the latest WordPress?
Beautiful Social Widget’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 Beautiful Social Widget still maintained?
Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Beautiful Social Widget have?
4.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Beautiful Social Widget?
The plugins most like Beautiful Social Widget, by the tags they share, are Seed Social (6K+), Nextend Social Login and Register (200K+) and Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons (100K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
4.0
★★★★★
1 reviews
- 5 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 4 stars: 1 reviews, 100%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- Positive
- 100%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 0%1–2★
- About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.1.
- Each new 1★ review takes 3 five-star reviews to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 14 |
| Reported installs | 10+ |
| Rating | 4.0 |
| Reviews | 1 |
| Total downloads | 2.7K |
| Author | Sudeep Acharya |
| First released | Nov 9, 2013 |
| Version | 1.5 |
| Requires WP | 3.6.1 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jan 16, 2014 |
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