Limited-Time Offer

Get Extra 20% off on FullCharge Yearly Plan — available for first 10 users only. Don’t miss out! 🚀

TrackWP

Best social media icon plugins for WordPress

The most popular social media icon plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Social Media Icon Widget leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Social Icon Widget (400+) and Custom Social Media Widget (20+). All 4 plugins tagged “social media icon” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

Research this niche or see all plugins.

Top 4 social media icon plugins

  1. 1.
    Social Media Icon Widget

    The most installed social media icon plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 16 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Social Icon Widget

    400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  3. 3.
    Custom Social Media Widget

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  4. 4.
    Social Media Icon

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

All 4 plugins tagged “social media icon”