Social Icons
by ThemeGrill · Media
Also makes 12 other plugins · 99.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Social Icons provides you with an easy way to display various popular social icons via widgets and shortcode
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “brands”, “icons” and “media” 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.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 342.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media 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
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2092 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2092 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| brands your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| icons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 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
- “brands”, “icons” and “media” 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 2.3K · 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
5.7y ago
latest release · v1.7.4 · 8 Feb 2021
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 2.6 years ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mark Howells-Mead4.0y ago
Security monitoring software indicates that this plugin creates security issues, including cross-site-scripting loopholes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arie0074.0y ago
Just what I was looking for
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielepais5.3y ago
A small but efficient plugin that does the job right. I like the use of shortcodes to simplify tasks of having different set of icons in different pages.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pablopiano5.8y ago
Great but it stretches in some pages like woocommerce checkout. This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by pablopiano. This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by pablopiano. This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by pablopiano.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ umar8346.7y ago
Just what I was looking for.. Easy to configure and use Thank you for this amazing plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ konem7.6y ago
Использую плагин на всех своих сайтах. Все устраивает, ни разу не подводил. Вот бы еще Телеграм добавили….))
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maxlefou8.0y ago
Exactly what I need. But the icons are really outdated (patreon and deviantart uses old icons and gitlab is absent)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nerdrole8.3y ago
other plugin not have line social but this plgin have and they also have shortcode to so perfect, you save my life
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7.4 Introduce – Shortcode option on editing the Social Icon sets. Tweak – Modify screenshot, banner and icon images on wp.org plugin page to resolve trademark issues. 1.7.4
- — Version 1.7.3 Feature – Option for allowing nofollow relation to social links while using shortcodes. Fix – Social Icons widget save option not triggered properly. 1.7.3
- — Version 1.7.2 Feature – Add option to have the social links nofollow relation. 1.7.2
- — Version 1.7.0 Fix – Support multiple social profile links. Fix – Socicon icon font updated to version 3.6. See changelog for all versions . 1.7.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 107 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
5 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 "Social Icons provides you with an easy way to display various popular social icons via widgets and shortcode"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 778 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "brands", "media" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-03 20K+ → 10K+ down after 611 days in tier
- 2022-08-01 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1613 days in tier
- 2018-03-02 20K+ → 30K+ up after 374 days in tier
- 2017-02-21 10K+ → 20K+ up after 137 days in tier
- 2016-10-07 1K+ → 10K+ up after 249 days in tier
- 2016-02-01 400+ → 1K+ 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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Meks Smart Social Widget 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C -
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Image Widget 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Brands for WooCommerce 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Safe SVG 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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