WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Social Icons vs Social Icon Widget
At a glance
- Lightweight Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against 400+ for Social Icon Widget.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Social Icons is downloaded about 28 times, Social Icon Widget about 7.
- Social Icon Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 63 reviews.
- Lightweight Social Icons was updated more recently: Mar 18, 2020, against Dec 2, 2017 for Social Icon Widget.
- Lightweight Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.4.25, against 4.9.35 for Social Icon Widget.
- Lightweight Social Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Social Icon Widget.
Line by line
Lightweight Social Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightweight Social Icons |  Social Icon Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,092 | #9,243 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 797 | 165 |
| Rating | 4.7(63) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 9 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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