Easy Social Icons

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ bookswarm

   1.2y ago

   Beware! Causes issues with content rendering and icon display settings no longer work properly after recent update.

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2. ★★★★★ getbsm

   1.2y ago

   I’m guessing the author want so monetize the plugin but the recent updates have broken all my sites 🙁

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3. ★★★★★ vefarinn1259

   1.4y ago

   Easy to use, no hassle or problems so far.

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4. ★★★★★ tristanwmartin

   1.9y ago

   I know it is annoying that twitter (AKA ‘X’) rebranded, but that was months ago and there is still no option to natively set their new logo as an icon. This is not a limitation of font awesome either as they have the x-twitter icon, seems like an easy fix! Edit: Looking through this review thread, looks like the last time developers updated font awesome in their plugin was over 5 years ago to 5.7.2.Todays version is 6.6.0! This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by tristanwmartin. Reason: Additional evidence of long-term plugin neglect

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5. ★★★★★ Peg O'Hagan

   2.4y ago

   Easy to use own icons for my Etsy shop, Substack, etc. since those are not included (yet)

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6. ★★★★★ zamaan

   2.5y ago

   having own icon upload facility is the best option this plugin has.

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7. ★★★★★ Ozgur

   2.9y ago

   Hi,When I tried to add new icon. It doesn’t work. After clicking the ‘save icon’ button, the log says: ‘Fail to update database’ and after that cannot use the widget because of the icon.Thanks!

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8. ★★★★★ TheFryingPan

   3.5y ago

   Fantastic and easy to use, with many good options, love it. The plugin works fine on WordPress 6.1.x Many thanks.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.0.2 Bug fix, Security updates 4.0.2
2. — Version 4.0.1 Now it’s compatible with WordPress version 6.8.3 Added some new icon Bug fix, Security updates 4.0.1
3. — Version 4.0.0 Added RSS icon Added some new icon Bug fix, Security updates Added Font Awesome 7 We’ve removed the TripAdvisor icon because the TripAdvisor team requested its removal from Font Awesome. 4.0.0
4. — Version 3.2.9 Fixed transparent color for icon image Added rollback option 3.2.9
5. — Version 3.2.8 Fixed / stored XSS vulnerability issues Added multi-site support Update font-awesome latest version 3.2.8
6. — Version 3.2.7 Fixed / updated security issue Added twitter(X) new icon and TikTok icon 3.2.7

12 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode ↗
   2023-11-23 CVE-2023-48336 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.2.4 Patched in 3.2.5
2. Medium · 4.3 Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.4 - Missing Authorization via cnss_save_ajax_order ↗
   2023-11-07 CVE-2023-33998 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.4 Patched in 3.2.5
3. Medium · 5.5 Easy Social Icons <= 3.1.4 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-04-11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.1.4 Patched in 3.2.0
4. High · 7.3 Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting and Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-04-11 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.2.0 Patched in 3.2.1
5. Medium · 5.5 Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.2 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-04-11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.2.2 Patched in 3.2.3
6. Medium · 5.5 Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-03-21 CVE-2022-0840 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.2.1 Patched in 3.2.1
7. Medium · 5.5 Easy Social Icons <= 3.1.3 - Admin+ SQL Injection ↗
   2022-03-08 CVE-2022-0887 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 3.1.3 Patched in 3.1.4
8. Medium · 6.1 Easy Social Icons <= 3.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-09-02 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.1.2 Patched in 3.1.3
9. Medium · 6.1 Easy Social Icons <= 3.0.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-09-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.9 Patched in 3.1.0
10. Medium · 6.1 Easy Social Icons <= 3.0.8 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-09-01 CVE-2021-39322 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.8 Patched in 3.0.9
11. High · 7.2 Easy Social Icons <= 1.2.3.1 - SQL Injection ↗
    2015-07-22 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 1.2.3.1 Patched in 1.2.4
12. High · 8.8 Easy Social Icons <= 1.2.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2015-02-19 CVE-2015-2084 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.2.2 Patched in 1.2.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-06-20 30K+ → 20K+ down after 678 days in tier
2. 2023-08-12 40K+ → 30K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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• Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Easy Social Icons: 20K+ active installs, 4.4★ (84 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-social-icons