WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Social Media Widget vs Social Media Icon Widget
Custom Social Media Widget
by Vishit Shah
20+ installs
Social Media Icon Widget
by A WP Life
4K+ installs4.1
At a glance
- Social Media Icon Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 20+ for Custom Social Media Widget.
- On a typical day, Social Media Icon Widget is downloaded about 28 times, Custom Social Media Widget about 2.
- Custom Social Media Widget has no reviews yet.
- Social Media Icon Widget was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Apr 17, 2025 for Custom Social Media Widget.
- Social Media Icon Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Custom Social Media Widget.
- Social Media Icon Widget has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Custom Social Media Widget.
Line by line
Social Media Icon Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Social Media Widget | Social Media Icon Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,641 | #3,566 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 843 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.1(16) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.06 | ×0.70 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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