WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Social Icons vs MightyShare
At a glance
- Lightweight Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for MightyShare.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Social Icons is downloaded about 28 times, MightyShare about 9.
- MightyShare is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 63 reviews.
- MightyShare was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- MightyShare is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Lightweight Social Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for MightyShare.
Line by line
MightyShare leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightweight Social Icons |  MightyShare |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,092 | #12,700 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 797 | 261 |
| Rating | 4.7(63) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.46 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | today |
| 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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