WordPress plugin comparison
Easy Social Icons vs Lightweight Social Icons
At a glance
- Both have 20K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Easy Social Icons is downloaded about 2,402 times, Lightweight Social Icons about 28.
- Lightweight Social Icons is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 63 reviews, against 4.4 from 84 reviews.
- Easy Social Icons was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Easy Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Easy Social Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Lightweight Social Icons.
Line by line
Easy Social Icons leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Easy Social Icons |  Lightweight Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,226 | #1,092 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 72K | 797 |
| Rating | 4.4(84) | 4.7(63) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.89 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 10 days 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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