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Social Media Icon Widget — WordPress Social Media Plugin

Social Media Icon Widget – Social Profile Links with Gutenberg Block

by A WP Life · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Social Media Icon Widget has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 239,960 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Social Media Icon Widget at a glance

Active installs
4,000+
Total downloads
239,960
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Social Media Icon Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
13%
2 of 16 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 12 popular social network icons
  • Icon color customization
  • Background color settings
  • Hover color effects
  • Multiple icons per row
  • Sidebar and footer widget support
  • Gutenberg block support
  • Fast-loading dynamic inline CSS
  • Icon spacing controls
  • Custom CSS field
  • Mobile responsive design
  • Lightweight SVG icons

Social Media Icon Widget reviews and ratings

16 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.1 out of 5

16 reviews

5★
12
4★
0
3★
0
2★
2
1★
2

  • I like this plugin

    I like this plugin

    Viên uống đẹp da Ritana

  • Great Plugin

    Once installed and running this is a great plugin. Simple and easy to configure, would definitely recommend it for projects.

    Darren

  • A very poor show

    The icons do not appear, and the instructions are unclear, for example do you put in the full link or just the social media handle? With or without the '@'? It is not clear and all options throw up an error. Waste of my time for what should be a simple and basic plug-in.

    retrocool

  • Asked for admin access to my site

    Purchased the paid premium version, which was not worth the cost. And asked for a refund. Their customer service email rep asked incredibly casually for admin access to my website.

    mrtheplague

  • May work for some, not for me.

    The settings are very basic and limited but the reason I will not use it is that it will not save the settings and keeps reverting back even after clearing catch etc.

    mikey187lfc

  • Simple and helpful

    This is very simple and at the same time helpful plugin. I have more then six months usage experience. I like it!

    doscar

Where Social Media Icon Widget ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Social Media Icon Widget appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Social Media Plugins #18 in search, not tagged #47 –

Social Media Icon Widget alternatives

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Details

Add a social media icon list. Display social icons and social profile links using a widget or a Gutenberg block.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • Gutenberg block
  • icon widget
  • social icons
  • social media icon
  • social profile links

More from A WP Life

Version
1.4.1
Last updated
Aug 20, 2026
First published
Jun 18, 2016
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Social Media Icon Widget FAQ

What does Social Media Icon Widget do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Social Media Icon Widget offers 12 popular social network icons, Icon color customization, Background color settings, Hover color effects and Multiple icons per row.

How many active installs does Social Media Icon Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for Social Media Icon Widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is Social Media Icon Widget still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Social Media Icon Widget free?

Social Media Icon Widget is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Social Media Icon Widget rank among Social Media Plugins?

Social Media Icon Widget is #47 in the WordPress.org Social Media Plugins ranking.