WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Social Icons vs The Social Links
At a glance
- Simple Social Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for The Social Links.
- On a typical day, Simple Social Icons is downloaded about 357 times, The Social Links about 14.
- The Social Links is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.3 from 92 reviews.
- Simple Social Icons was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Nov 9, 2021 for The Social Links.
- Simple Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for The Social Links.
- The Social Links has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Simple Social Icons.
Line by line
Simple Social Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Social Icons |  The Social Links |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #440 | #4,812 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.6K | 296 |
| Rating | 4.3(92) | 4.4(7) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.8.19 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.07 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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