WordPress plugin comparison
Web Icons vs Social Icons
At a glance
- Social Icons has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Web Icons.
- On a typical day, Social Icons is downloaded about 32 times, Web Icons about 12.
- Web Icons has no reviews yet.
- Web Icons was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Feb 8, 2021 for Social Icons.
- Web Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.6.23 for Social Icons.
- Social Icons has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Web Icons.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Web Icons |  Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,689 | #2,081 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 196 | 658 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.6.23 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.29 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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