Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons
v2.8.4by Travis · updated 3 years ago
An easy to use lightweight SVG icons plugin with over 1500+ brand icons. Use these icons in your menus, widgets, posts, or pages.
- Rank
- #4,074
- Down2 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 3,240
- 3K+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 81.3K
- 81,288 all-time
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- 10 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Popular Brand Icons at a glance
Popular Brand Icons is a WordPress plugin by Travis with 3K+ active installs, the #4,074 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 16 times, 77% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.7 out of 5 from 10 reviews. Version 2.8.4 came out on Nov 20, 2023, more than 2 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 6.3.14. It leads the 5 plugins tagged “svg icons”. It was first released in 2017.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats293 downloads · the last 30 days
View as table
| Date | Popular Brand Icons |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 22 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 24 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 13 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 3,236 · -0.5% in the last 30 days
View as table
| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 3,236 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 3,239 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 3,239 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 3,232 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 3,237 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 3,234 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 3,240 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3,246 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,243 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 3,252 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3,249 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 3,251 |
Rank over time
#4,074 · down 10 in the last 30 days
View as table
| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | #4,074 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #4,072 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #4,071 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #4,070 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #4,077 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #4,071 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #4,069 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #4,066 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #4,062 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #4,066 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #4,070 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #4,076 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #4,074 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | #4,064 |
Growth %
Average -0.04% a day in the last 30 days
View as table
| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | -0.09% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +0.22% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | -0.15% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | +0.09% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | -0.18% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | -0.18% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | +0.09% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | -0.28% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | +0.09% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -0.06% |
Active installs band
3K+ on WordPress.org
View as table
| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 3K+ |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 3K+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
See where Popular Brand Icons ranks in search
Track this plugin to check its position for the searches you choose, daily, with an alert when it moves.
Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #4076 → #4070
- Tested up to 6.3.13 → 6.3.14
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v2.894%
- Other5.7%
Rating trend
4.7★★★★★10 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 2.8.4
- Requires WordPress
- 2.8
- Tested up to
- 6.3.14
- Requires PHP
- 5.2.4
- First released
- Dec 12, 2017
- Last updated
- Nov 20, 2023
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Popular Brand Icons
How many websites use Popular Brand Icons?
Popular Brand Icons is active on 3K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #4,074 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Popular Brand Icons been downloaded?
81,288 times in total since 2017. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 16 times. See download stats
When was Popular Brand Icons last updated?
Version 2.8.4 came out on Nov 20, 2023 (2 years ago). See every release
Is Popular Brand Icons compatible with the latest WordPress?
Popular Brand Icons’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.3.14, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Does Popular Brand Icons have known security vulnerabilities?
Yes: 1 known vulnerability affects version 2.8.4, according to WPVulnerability’s database. See its security record
Is Popular Brand Icons still maintained?
Its last release was 2 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Popular Brand Icons have?
4.7 out of 5 from 10 reviews on WordPress.org. 80% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Popular Brand Icons?
The plugins most like Popular Brand Icons, by the tags they share, are Menu Icons by Themeisle (100K+), WPZOOM Connect (90K+) and WP Menu Icons (20K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
4.7
★★★★★
10 reviews
- 5 stars: 8 reviews, 80%
- 4 stars: 1 reviews, 10%
- 3 stars: 1 reviews, 10%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- Positive
- 90%4–5★
- Mixed
- 10%3★
- Critical
- 0%1–2★
- About 2 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.8.
- Each new 1★ review takes 12 five-star reviews to balance out.
Compare with competitors
Add up to 1 competitor. No account needed.
| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 3,240 |
| Reported installs | 3K+ |
| Rating | 4.7 |
| Reviews | 10 |
| Total downloads | 81.3K |
| Author | Travis |
| First released | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Version | 2.8.4 |
| Requires WP | 2.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 |
| Last updated | Nov 20, 2023 |
Alternatives to Popular Brand Icons
Compare all alternativesPopular plugins with the same tags, the most in common first.
Menu Icons by Themeisle
by Themeisle
Add icons to WordPress navigation menus easily — pick from Font Awesome, Dashicons, image icons & more. Style menu items with custom colors & sizes.
- Rank
- #307
- Installs
- 100K+
- 4.9
WPZOOM Connect
by WPZOOM
Social media icons and share buttons: 2,400+ icons, block, widget & Elementor. Plus a Click to Chat button for WhatsApp, Telegram & Messenger.
- Rank
- #487
- Installs
- 90K+
- 4.9
WP Menu Icons
by quadlayers
WP Menu Icons allows you to add icons to your WordPress menu items.
- Rank
- #1,329
- Installs
- 20K+
- 4.9
Easy Social Icons
by CyberNetikz
Upload your own social media icons or choose from font-awesome. Use widget|shortcode to place icons anywhere(sidebar, header, footer, page) in theme.
- Rank
- #1,225
- Installs
- 20K+
- 4.4
Mox Icons
by moxtheme
Add popular icon libraries to Elementor's native icon picker with local assets and per-library toggles by Moxcreative.
- Rank
- #6,374
- Installs
- 1K+
- 5.0
Icon Box Block
by Plugin Envision
Icon Box is a straightforward block for the Gutenberg editor that lets you place a stylish icon with text inside a fully customizable box.
- Rank
- #8,368
- Installs
- 600+
Side by side:Popular Brand Icons vs Menu Icons by ThemeislePopular Brand Icons vs WPZOOM ConnectPopular Brand Icons vs WP Menu Icons
More by Travis
See everything by TravisOther plugins from this author in our catalog.
