Fuse Social Floating Sidebar vs Socials Ignited (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Fuse Social Floating Sidebar

Fuse Social Floating Sidebar

4.6(58)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 8 months ago
View Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
VS
Socials Ignited

Socials Ignited

4.3(4)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 11 months ago
View Socials Ignited

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Fuse Social Floating Sidebar has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 58 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Fuse Social Floating Sidebar has accumulated 392K+ total downloads while Socials Ignited has 84K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.6/5Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited4.3/5
Total Reviews
58Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited4
Active Installs
10K+Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited2.0K+
Total Downloads
392K+Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited84K+
Support Resolution
N/AFuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials IgnitedN/A
Last Updated
8 months agoFuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited11 months ago
First Released
2015Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited2012
Age
11 yearsFuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited14 years
WP Requires
3.0+Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited5.2+
PHP Requires
false+Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignitedfalse+
Business Model
FreeFuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials IgnitedFree
Latest Version
5.4.12Fuse Social Floating Sidebar
Socials Ignited2.0.0

Rating Breakdown

Fuse Social Floating Sidebar

4.6/5(58 reviews)
5
84%
4
5%
3
2%
2
2%
1
7%

Socials Ignited

4.3/5(4 reviews)
5
50%
4
25%
3
25%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Fuse Social Floating Sidebar Reviews

by beeblebr0x

Non existent support

Paid for this plugin over a month ago. Never got an email or license code. Have Emailed them on three separate occasions with zero response. Worthless…

by luisbeyra

I pay for an upgrade but never received the product, code, or download

I pay for an upgrade but never received the product, code, or download

by kunstwirt

Plugin breaks Font Awesome Icons preview in Avada Live

I needed some time to figure out that it is this plugin that breaks the icon preview in the Avada 7 live editor. For development, I’m disabling the plugin now, but this issue should be fixed soon.

Socials Ignited Reviews

by anthemakos

Great Support

Extremely fast replies! Great support!

by laga

Unclear deprecated functionality, no central settings anymore

What a joke. The old version used to have central settings which I spent time filling out. In the new version, each widget instance has a separate list of links. You have to copy & paste the correct C

by The Author Jack Foreigner

Practically Perfect!

Lotsa social icons here and simple to use. What would make it perfect would be shortcodes for page/post insertion — right now, this is just a widget — and maybe an easy graphical custom CSS/HTML cont

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fuse Social Floating Sidebar or Socials Ignited more popular?
Fuse Social Floating Sidebar has 10K+ active installations while Socials Ignited has 2.0K+. Fuse Social Floating Sidebar is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Fuse Social Floating Sidebar or Socials Ignited?
Fuse Social Floating Sidebar has a 4.6/5 rating from 58 reviews, while Socials Ignited has a 4.3/5 rating from 4 reviews.
Are Fuse Social Floating Sidebar and Socials Ignited free?
Fuse Social Floating Sidebar is free and Socials Ignited is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Fuse Social Floating Sidebar or Socials Ignited?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Fuse Social Floating Sidebar was last updated 8 months ago and Socials Ignited was last updated 11 months ago.

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