WordPress plugin comparison

Lightweight Social Icons vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Lightweight Social Icons

by Tom

20K+ installs4.7

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Lightweight Social Icons.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Lightweight Social Icons about 28.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,333 reviews, against 4.7 from 63 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Mar 18, 2020 for Lightweight Social Icons.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.4.25 for Lightweight Social Icons.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightweight Social Icons	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#1,092	#416
Active installs	20K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	797	19.7K
Rating	4.7(63)	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	6 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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