WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Social Icons vs Structured Social Profiles
Simple Social Icons
by OsomPress
100K+ installs4.3
Structured Social Profiles
by Alex Moss
40+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Structured Social Profiles.
- On a typical day, Simple Social Icons is downloaded about 357 times, Structured Social Profiles about 3.
- Structured Social Profiles is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.3 from 92 reviews.
- Simple Social Icons was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Jan 30, 2015 for Structured Social Profiles.
- Simple Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Structured Social Profiles.
- Simple Social Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Structured Social Profiles.
Line by line
Simple Social Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple Social Icons | Structured Social Profiles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #440 | #22,826 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.6K | 57 |
| Rating | 4.3(92) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.07 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 11 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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