WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Social Icons vs Social Toolbar
At a glance
- Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Social Toolbar.
- On a typical day, Simple Social Icons is downloaded about 357 times, Social Toolbar about 4.
- Simple Social Icons is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 92 reviews, against 3.3 from 16 reviews.
- Simple Social Icons was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Nov 7, 2014 for Social Toolbar.
- Simple Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Social Toolbar.
- Social Toolbar has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Simple Social Icons.
Line by line
Simple Social Icons leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Social Icons |  Social Toolbar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #440 | #15,775 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.6K | 76 |
| Rating | 4.3(92) | 3.3(16) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.0.38 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.07 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 12 years 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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