WordPress plugin comparison
KP Social Share vs Lightweight Social Icons
KP Social Share
by Kalpesh Prajapati
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Lightweight Social Icons
by Tom
20K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Lightweight Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for KP Social Share.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Social Icons is downloaded about 28 times, KP Social Share about 2.
- KP Social Share is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 63 reviews.
- KP Social Share was updated more recently: Jan 6, 2025, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- KP Social Share is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Lightweight Social Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for KP Social Share.
Line by line
KP Social Share leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | KP Social Share | Lightweight Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67,154 | #1,092 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 797 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.7(63) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 6 years 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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