WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Social Icons vs Social Sharing Plugin
Lightweight Social Icons
by Tom
20K+ installs4.7
Social Sharing Plugin
by Heateor Support
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Social Sharing Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Lightweight Social Icons.
- On a typical day, Social Sharing Plugin is downloaded about 247 times, Lightweight Social Icons about 28.
- Social Sharing Plugin is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 523 reviews, against 4.7 from 63 reviews.
- Social Sharing Plugin was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2025, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Social Sharing Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Lightweight Social Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Social Sharing Plugin.
Line by line
Social Sharing Plugin leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lightweight Social Icons | Social Sharing Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,092 | #410 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 797 | 9.1K |
| Rating | 4.7(63) | 4.8(523) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.55 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 1 year 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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