WordPress plugin comparison
Ed's Social Share vs Lightweight Social Icons
At a glance
- Lightweight Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Ed's Social Share.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Social Icons is downloaded about 28 times, Ed's Social Share about 2.
- Ed's Social Share has no reviews yet.
- Ed's Social Share was updated more recently: May 9, 2026, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Ed's Social Share is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Lightweight Social Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Ed's Social Share.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Ed's Social Share |  Lightweight Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #32,303 | #1,092 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48 | 797 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(63) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.11 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 months 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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