Meks Smart Social Widget
by Meks · Social
Also makes 13 other plugins · 94.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily display more than 100 social icons inside your WordPress widget.
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈17K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “icons”, “linkedin” and “reddit” for “stumbleupon”, “weibo” and “delicious”. “icons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stumbleupon” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “linkedin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “weibo” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “reddit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “delicious” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
60 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 540K 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 825 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 825 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| googleplus | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| sina | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| stumbleupon | #14 | #16 | down 1 |
| #17 | #17 | down 1 | |
| digg | #17 | #15 | down 2 |
| delicious | #24 | #15 | 0 |
| icons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| linkedin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reddit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 19 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “icons”, “linkedin” and “reddit” for “stumbleupon”, “weibo” and “delicious”. “icons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stumbleupon” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “linkedin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “weibo” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “reddit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “delicious” sits at #24 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 21.1K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.3y ago
latest release · v1.6.5 · 29 Jul 2024
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. 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 8 months ago; the previous band took 2.1 years to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 4 May 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous2.2y ago
Needs Threads and BlueSky.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BonsPlans2.4y ago
No update even though this plugin has a recognized vulnerability by wordfence (<= 1.6.4).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donkeydigest5.1y ago
I wouldn’t have left a bad review, but I looked in the support forum and the plugin author hasn’t responded to a support request in over a year. So why bother? The plugin just doesn’t work. The social icons never appear in the widget.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rik12345.4y ago
precisely what i was looking for suggestion for further improvement: ability to adjust colours of the buttons
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wroot6.5y ago
It’s a simple widget with enough settings for size and form and a good selection of networks to choose from. No banners or popups to pay. They sell themes, so can support by buying those.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SandyPradas8.5y ago
I love how this looks and works on my main site, so I just added it to a second site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ borayeris9.2y ago
It’s not working with Elementor
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Willem 29.9y ago
This plugin is a nice combination with the share fuction in Jetpack. See my weblog weblog spiritualiteit | zoeken vinden loslaten Good support!! This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by Willem 2.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6.5 WP 6.5 compatibility tested Modified: Minor XSS vulnerability resolved 1.6.5
- — Version 1.6.4 WP 6.4 compatibility tested Modified: Minor XSS vulnerability resolved 1.6.4
- — Version 1.6.3 Added: Twitter is now rebranded to X 1.6.3
- — Version 1.6.2 WP 6.3 compatibility tested Added: TikTok icon 1.6.2
- — Version 1.6.1 Modified: Minor CSRF vulnerability resolved 1.6.1
- — Version 1.6 Modified: The plugin disables Widgets Block Editor (introduced since WP 5.8), as it currently works properly with Classic Widgets Editor 1.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-04-26 CVE-2024-33693 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.4 Patched in 1.6.5
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-01-26 CVE-2024-0664 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.3 Patched in 1.6.4
- 2023-07-27 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.6 Patched in 1.6.1
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 59 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 35 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily display more than 100 social icons inside your WordPress widget."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 893 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-02 20K+ → 10K+ down after 766 days in tier
- 2024-01-26 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-25 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-24 30K+ → 20K+ down after 637 days in tier
- 2022-04-27 40K+ → 30K+ down after 1426 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 188 days in tier
- 2017-11-25 20K+ → 30K+ up after 397 days in tier
- 2016-10-24 10K+ → 20K+ up after 431 days in tier
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 Icons 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meks Easy Social Share 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Divi 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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