WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Social Icons vs Social Media Engine
At a glance
- Lightweight Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against 40+ for Social Media Engine.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Social Icons is downloaded about 28 times, Social Media Engine about 3.
- Social Media Engine has no reviews yet.
- Lightweight Social Icons was updated more recently: Mar 18, 2020, against Nov 5, 2016 for Social Media Engine.
- Lightweight Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.4.25, against 4.7.39 for Social Media Engine.
- Lightweight Social Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Social Media Engine.
Line by line
Lightweight Social Icons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightweight Social Icons |  Social Media Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,092 | #22,723 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 797 | 44 |
| Rating | 4.7(63) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 10 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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