WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Social Icons vs Social Publisher
Lightweight Social Icons
by Tom
20K+ installs4.7
Social Publisher
by Enfants Terribles digital GmbH
10+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Lightweight Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Social Publisher.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Social Icons is downloaded about 28 times, Social Publisher about 11.
- Social Publisher is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 63 reviews.
- Social Publisher was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
- Social Publisher 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 2025 for Social Publisher.
Line by line
Social Publisher leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lightweight Social Icons | Social Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,092 | #29,167 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 797 | 418 |
| Rating | 4.7(63) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 days ago |
| 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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