SimpleSocial
by Web Guy · Social
Also makes 30 other plugins · 31.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display icons for your social media profile links.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “facebook”, “social” and “social icons” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
82 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 9.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 75 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sina | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social icons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
190 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 189 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
- “facebook”, “social” and “social icons” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 760 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User2.7y ago
With the additions of X, TikTok, and a new tutorial video, I think it’s ready for new users in 2024. I would have given it a 4-star review prior to this update. This is the first time I’ve ever left a review for one of my own projects, but I think this is a rare case where it’s actually necessary.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adabob4.7y ago
Took hours looking for where to set up and add our account info, instead this go to appearance>menus is really the worst set up and useless. Hello a SIMPLE setting page not stuff hidden. Huge waste of time with an uninstall
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display icons for your social media profile links."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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, TikTok and 3 more.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 726 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "social icons" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-22 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2022-10-20 100+ → 200+ 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 Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Seed Social 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A - S Social Media Icons Widget 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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