WordPress plugin comparison
Icon List vs Simple Social Icons
At a glance
- Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Icon List.
- On a typical day, Simple Social Icons is downloaded about 357 times, Icon List about 11.
- Icon List is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.3 from 92 reviews.
- Simple Social Icons was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Sep 10, 2017 for Icon List.
- Simple Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Icon List.
- Simple Social Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Icon List.
Line by line
Simple Social Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Icon List |  Simple Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,827 | #440 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 212 | 8.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.3(92) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month 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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