WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Social Icons vs PostSimple Integration
Lightweight Social Icons
by Tom
20K+ installs4.7
PostSimple Integration
by PostSimple
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Lightweight Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for PostSimple Integration.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Social Icons is downloaded about 30 times, PostSimple Integration about 2.
- PostSimple Integration has no reviews yet.
- PostSimple Integration was updated more recently: Feb 23, 2026, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- PostSimple Integration is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Lightweight Social Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for PostSimple Integration.
Line by line
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| Metric | Lightweight Social Icons | PostSimple Integration |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,092 | #61,238 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 798 | 44 |
| Rating | 4.7(63) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 8 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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