WordPress plugin comparison

Candy Social Widget vs Yet Another Social Media Icon Plugin (YASIP)

Candy Social Widget

by AJ Clarke

200+ installs5.0

Yet Another Social Media Icon Plugin (YASIP)

by mitchbartlett

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Candy Social Widget has more active installs: 200+, against 100+ for Yet Another Social Media Icon Plugin (YASIP).
On a typical day, Candy Social Widget is downloaded about 5 times, Yet Another Social Media Icon Plugin (YASIP) about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Candy Social Widget was updated more recently: Mar 10, 2026, against Feb 11, 2020 for Yet Another Social Media Icon Plugin (YASIP).
Candy Social Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.3.27 for Yet Another Social Media Icon Plugin (YASIP).
Candy Social Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Yet Another Social Media Icon Plugin (YASIP).

Candy Social Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Candy Social Widget	Yet Another Social Media Icon Plugin (YASIP)
Popular rank	#11,834	#15,355
Active installs	200+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	86	80
Rating	5.0(2)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×0.36	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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