SimpleSocial
by Web Guy · Social
Also makes 20 other plugins · 39.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display icons for your social media profile links.
82 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
380
now · peak 387
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
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-06-29 · 1,382 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User2.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ adabob4.6y 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
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 D -
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 C -
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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