WordPress plugin comparison

EffortLess Floating Social Network vs Simple Social Icons

EffortLess Floating Social Network

by domclic

Fewer than 10 installs

Simple Social Icons

by OsomPress

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for EffortLess Floating Social Network.
On a typical day, Simple Social Icons is downloaded about 357 times, EffortLess Floating Social Network about 3.
EffortLess Floating Social Network has no reviews yet.
EffortLess Floating Social Network was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Sep 17, 2026 for Simple Social Icons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Social Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for EffortLess Floating Social Network.

Simple Social Icons leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	EffortLess Floating Social Network	Simple Social Icons
Popular rank	#55,696	#440
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	79	8.6K
Rating	No ratings	4.3(92)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.07
Last release	29 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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