WordPress plugin comparison
Social Icons vs The Social Links
At a glance
- Social Icons has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for The Social Links.
- On a typical day, Social Icons is downloaded about 32 times, The Social Links about 14.
- Social Icons is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 4.4 from 7 reviews.
- The Social Links was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2021, against Feb 8, 2021 for Social Icons.
- The Social Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.8.19, against 5.6.23 for Social Icons.
- The Social Links has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Social Icons.
Line by line
Social Icons leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Social Icons |  The Social Links |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,077 | #4,812 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 628 | 296 |
| Rating | 4.5(15) | 4.4(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.6.23 | 5.8.19 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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