WordPress plugin comparison
DP Easy Social Share vs Lightweight Social Icons
DP Easy Social Share
by divyangprajapati
30+ installs5.0
Lightweight Social Icons
by Tom
20K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Lightweight Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against 30+ for DP Easy Social Share.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Social Icons is downloaded about 28 times, DP Easy Social Share about 4.
- DP Easy Social Share is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 63 reviews.
- DP Easy Social Share was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- DP Easy Social Share is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Lightweight Social Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for DP Easy Social Share.
Line by line
DP Easy Social Share leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | DP Easy Social Share | Lightweight Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,394 | #1,092 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 68 | 797 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.7(63) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.27 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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