WordPress plugin comparison

Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn vs Social Media Widget

Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn

by Nicola Wright

Fewer than 10 installs

Social Media Widget

by Blink Web Effects

30K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Social Media Widget has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn.
On a typical day, Social Media Widget is downloaded about 54 times, Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn about 2.
Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn has no reviews yet.
Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn was updated more recently: Jul 17, 2026, against Jun 10, 2024 for Social Media Widget.
Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for Social Media Widget.
Social Media Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn.

Social Media Widget leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recommendations Widget for LinkedIn	Social Media Widget
Popular rank	#70,366	#1,063
Active installs	Fewer than 10	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	58	1.5K
Rating	No ratings	3.9(84)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.4.14
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.11
Last release	3 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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