WordPress plugin comparison

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs Widget Icon

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

Widget Icon

by dFactory

700+ installs4.9

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for Widget Icon.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Widget Icon about 6.
Widget Icon is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Dec 9, 2013 for Widget Icon.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for Widget Icon.
Widget Icon has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons	Widget Icon
Popular rank	#416	#8,004
Active installs	100K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.7K	105
Rating	4.8(5.3K)	4.9(13)
Support threads resolved	33%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.7.41
Search multiplier	×1.32	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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