Social Media Icons Widget

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1. ★★★★★ k1rushqa

   11.6y ago

   It’s another very good plugin but it’s useless for me because it doesn’t have IG icons/links. I guess I will use paid plugins. Seems like people hate IG or don’t know how to add 1 social media network. Uninstalled in 2 minutes after I checked all their themes and didn’t find IG. Bad job, would give 2-3 stars, if this widget was more complex but it’s very easy and nice to use. Could be the best free widget..

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2. ★★★★★ skopelos-tony

   12.5y ago

   Does what it says it does, unlike other plugins I tried..! Has a great variety of icon sets to choose from (you can even add your own set for God’s sake), and it’s very easy to set up. Oh…btw..the actual links open separate windows with actual pages, unlike other plugins..again…!! Thank you creators…you saved me time..!!!!

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3. ★★★★★ SoCalCreations

   13.0y ago

   Very Quick, Simple, Intuitive with lots of options that aren’t complicated. Great Job!

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4. ★★★★★ shiftyRZA

   13.1y ago

   Note: AdBlock Plus with social media tracking blocking enabled will kill this plugin! Even in WordPress admin.

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5. ★★★★★ grider

   13.2y ago

   works great

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6. ★★★★★ Patricia BT

   13.3y ago

   Since we can reorder icons AND add our own additional icons, AND it’s localized, AND it works, AND it’s easy to use, then it deserves 5 stars Thank you

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7. ★★★★★ Prolet

   13.3y ago

   And has the best support! Thank you, Akin 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ Christina Garofalo

   13.4y ago

   Simple to use. No scary code needed. Just drag and drop the widget and configure it all in one place.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 49 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 25 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-01-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-01-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-01-18 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-01-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-01-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-01-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2025-01-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-01-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 19 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).

• Social Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
• Gleam: Run Competitions on Your WordPress Blog 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
• Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• OG — Better Share on Social Media 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Seed Social 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• Autopost for X (formerly Autoshare for Twitter) 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A

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Social Media Icons Widget: 1K+ active installs, 4.9★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/social-media-icons