Social Icon Widget
The icons will show in the front end when you add your link in the widget, other wise the incon will not show in your website front end. This is an amazing option for a website That unused social icons will not show in…
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Social Icon Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (500+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Social Icon Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| icons | >100 |
| social | >100 |
| social icon widget | >100 |
| social icons | >100 |
| social media icon | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Social Icon Widget
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
The icons will show in the front end when you add your link in the widget, other wise the incon will not show in your website front end. This is an amazing option for a website That unused social icons will not show in the front end. Only the linked icons will show in the front end.
Installation
/// Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- First download the plugin ZIP file from WordPress website
- Log in to your website administrator panel
- Upload Social Icon Widget ZIP file by choosing it from your computer
- Click Install Now button
- Then click Activate Plugin button.
- You can see the Social Icon Widget in the widget section ‘Appearance > widgets’.
/// Using The WordPress Plugin Dashboard
- Go to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Search for ‘Social Icon Widget’
- Click Install Now button
- Then click Activate Plugin button
- You can see the Social Icon Widget in the widget section ‘Appearance > widgets’.
/// Using FTP
- Download the ZIP file from WordPress website
- Extract the social icon widget directory to your computer
- Upload the social icon widget directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
- You can see the Social Icon Widget in the widget section ‘Appearance > widgets’.
Now you can use it as a normal widget from the widget section of your WordPress dashboard. Just drag and drop the widget in any widget area and set the social profile links which you need. You do not need to use all the URL fields, if you enter a link in a URL field, only that icon will show in the front end.
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FAQ
Social Icon Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Social Icon Widget free?
Yes. Social Icon Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Social Icon Widget safe to use in 2026?
Social Icon Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 500+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Social Icon Widget?
Social Icon Widget is active on 500+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 14,339 times since it launched in May 2016. It was downloaded 169 times in the last 30 days.
Does Social Icon Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Social Icon Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Social Icon Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on December 2, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Social Icon Widget?
Social Icon Widget is developed and maintained by Mostafiz Shamim.
What are the best alternatives to Social Icon Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Social Icon Widget are Skyboot Custom Icons for El… (200K+ installs), Menu Image, Icons made easy (100K+ installs) and Better Font Awesome (60K+ installs).
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