The Social Links
by seagyn · Social
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Social Links plugin adds a widget and shortcode to your WordPress website allowing you to display icons linking to your social profiles.
46 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social plugins
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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1754 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
180
now · peak 318
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.
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
4.8y ago
latest release · v2.0.5
42
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-05-27 · 1,440 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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Adam Pery7.9y ago
Thank you guys
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dipulhasan7.9y ago
ok,thank
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt Crawford9.6y ago
Followed the outlined instructions but never did get it to work. Maybe I’m just impatient but I gave up after about 20mins This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by Matt Crawford.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew Lima9.9y ago
Easy to use plugin. Great work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ luigitanzi10.3y ago
Top plugin for social media icons!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tinhead13.7y ago
Looks good under 3.4.2 and appreciate that it’s got a comprehensive set of social media sites. Some of the icons are incorrect and should be updated. Other than that, looks good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.8y ago
easy to setup and does a good job. Thanks! A template snippet for manual inclusion and maby an optional shortcode could be of advantage. Also an option for rel=”nofollow” settings would be nice. However I`m fine with the widget solution
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.5 Fix regression in template tag. 2.0.5
- — Version 2.0.3 Really add Telegram 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 Add Telegram 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Add the template tag back in. 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0.0 Refactored some code Updated Font Awesome 2.0.0
- — Version 1.3.1 Fixed type hinting error (we’re not there yet, captain) 1.3.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 76 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 52 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 360 days in tier
- 2024-06-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 366 days in tier
- 2023-06-29 5K+ → 4K+ down
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 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - W WPSocialite 200+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Candy Social Widget 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Social Profile Linking 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - R rtSocial 30+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
- S Social Networks 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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