Fuse Social Icons
by Daniyal Ahmed (a11n) · Social
Floating social icons, share buttons, a widget & a Gutenberg block, in one fast plugin — completely rebuilt, with a one-click import of your exist …
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈17K estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “share buttons”, “social media” and “social share” for “social icon”, “floating share” and “social profile”. “share buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “social icon” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “floating share” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social share” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “social profile” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 420.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 50 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 58 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| floating social icons | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| floating social | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| floating sidebar your tag | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| social icon | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| social icons your tag | #7 | #12 | down 1 |
| social sidebar | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| floating icons | #4 | #4 | — |
| floating wordpress sidebar | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| floating social share | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| floating share | #11 | #13 | up 3 |
| icons | #19 | #14 | down 1 |
| floating share bar | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| social profile | #13 | #19 | down 1 |
| social media in sidebar | #8 | #15 | — |
| social icon widget | #14 | #22 | up 2 |
| social profiles | #14 | #20 | down 1 |
| social share your tag | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| essential social share | #9 | #16 | down 1 |
| social media icons | #16 | #18 | up 1 |
| icon | #16 | #15 | 0 |
| share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
147 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 96 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “share buttons”, “social media” and “social share” for “social icon”, “floating share” and “social profile”. “share buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “social icon” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “floating share” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social share” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “social profile” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 11.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v6.0.1 · 12 Sep 2026
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; the previous band took 6.4 years to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Dec 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ beeblebr0x2.3y ago
Paid for this plugin over a month ago. Never got an email or license code. Have Emailed them on three separate occasions with zero response. Worthless…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ luisbeyra2.8y ago
I pay for an upgrade but never received the product, code, or download
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kunstwirt3.7y ago
I needed some time to figure out that it is this plugin that breaks the icon preview in the Avada 7 live editor. For development, I’m disabling the plugin now, but this issue should be fixed soon. (screenshot: pls see my request at support forum – may not upload it here)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snecz5.1y ago
There’s no support for this plugin. Console shows problems in the code.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KnallBlauMedia5.5y ago
Plugin is loading icons from external resources. Using own svg files doesn’t give the same options to configure them. This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by KnallBlauMedia.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cormacsans5.7y ago
Worked perfectly for what was required. Free Version Works Very Well. PRO version is 4mb so you might have to increase your upload capacity. Would Recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ans116.0y ago
This plugin works good and its support is very great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andydog666.2y ago
Nice flexibility for easily adding social links to a sidebar. Good response to an issue with settings after a WordPress update. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 6.0.0 Complete rebuild of the plugin: * New drag-and-drop admin with a live preview. * Added social share buttons — auto-insert before content, shortcode, widget, and block. * Added a Gutenberg block; refreshed the widget. * A 6.0.0
- — Version 5.4.13 Minor fixes and improvements. 5.4.13
- — Version 5.4.12 Minor fixes and improvements. 5.4.12
- — Version 5.4.11 Minor fixes and improvements. 5.4.11
- — Version 5.4.10 Included Threads icon. 5.4.10
- — Version 5.4.9 Security patch for Freemius. 5.4.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (6.0.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Fuse Social Floating Sidebar <= 5.4.10 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload ↗2024-08-07 CVE-2024-5226 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.4.10 Patched in 5.4.11
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 3.1 - 5.4.8 Patched in 5.4.9
- 2022-12-16 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.4.6 Patched in 5.4.7
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Floating social icons, share buttons, a widget & a Gutenberg block, in one fast plugin — completely rebuilt..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Discord, Telegram, Instagram and 6 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,767 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "social media" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-19 20K+ → 10K+ down after 2326 days in tier
- 2018-04-07 10K+ → 20K+ up after 118 days in tier
- 2017-12-10 8K+ → 10K+ up after 325 days in tier
- 2017-01-19 1K+ → 8K+ up
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 Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
WPUpper Share Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Icons Sticky 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Linkz – Lightweight and fast social media sharing plugin 90+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B
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