WordPress plugin comparison
OG vs Simple Social Icons
At a glance
- Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for OG.
- On a typical day, OG is downloaded about 391 times, Simple Social Icons about 357.
- OG is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 216 reviews, against 4.3 from 92 reviews.
- OG was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Sep 17, 2026 for Simple Social Icons.
- Simple Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for OG.
- Simple Social Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for OG.
Line by line
Simple Social Icons leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  OG |  Simple Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,090 | #440 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.5K | 8.9K |
| Rating | 4.8(216) | 4.3(92) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.93 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 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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