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Lightweight Social Icons vs OG — Better Share on Social Media (2026)

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

Lightweight Social Icons

Lightweight Social Icons

4.7(63)

30K+ active installs

Free

Updated 6 years ago
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OG — Better Share on Social Media

OG — Better Share on Social Media

4.8(214)

30K+ active installs

Free

Updated 5 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, OG — Better Share on Social Media has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 214 reviews) while Lightweight Social Icons leads in active installations (30K+ vs 30K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Lightweight Social Icons has accumulated 464K+ total downloads while OG — Better Share on Social Media has 768K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Lightweight Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media4.8/5
Total Reviews
63Lightweight Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media214
Active Installs
30K+Lightweight Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media30K+
Total Downloads
464K+Lightweight Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media768K+
Support Resolution
N/ALightweight Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media0%
Last Updated
6 years agoLightweight Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media5 months ago
First Released
2014Lightweight Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media2014
Age
12 yearsLightweight Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media12 years
WP Requires
4.5+Lightweight Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media6.0+
PHP Requires
false+Lightweight Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media8.0+
Business Model
FreeLightweight Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social MediaFree
Latest Version
1.1Lightweight Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media3.3.8

Rating Breakdown

Lightweight Social Icons

4.7/5(63 reviews)
5
89%
4
5%
3
2%
2
2%
1
3%

OG — Better Share on Social Media

4.8/5(214 reviews)
5
93%
4
2%
3
2%
2
0%
1
2%

Recent Reviews

Lightweight Social Icons Reviews

by Mahesh Pant

Affects Core Web Vitals creating Ensure Text Remains Visible During Webfont Load

I don’t recommend this plugin at all. It signs a useless font which is not displayed in the front end to the users but creates core web vitals issues on the back end. The font name is fontello.woff an

by Jimmy Lee

It’s Light!

Hasn’t been updated but super light and solid!

by Hematoma

Fantastic Social Icons Plugin

Tom never fails to make amazing plugins and this social icons plugin is no different. I just hope that there are plans to add a discord icon in the near future. 5/5 plugin!

OG — Better Share on Social Media Reviews

by donatogoods

When something should be there by default but it isn’t.

Everyone needs this plugin. It’s unfortunate that WP doesn’t work like this by default, so I am grateful for the developer of this app. It works, it’s effective and beautifully fills up the gap WP lef

by twb001

Perfect!

Exactly what I needed. Very simple and does precisely what it claims to do. Thanks!

by valegas

Og: description not working

Hi, I tried to post this on the support page but it says I’m not allowed to. Sorry to bother here. The description is not correct even after the scraping with the Facebook Developer tool. I’m using a

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lightweight Social Icons or OG — Better Share on Social Media more popular?
Lightweight Social Icons has 30K+ active installations while OG — Better Share on Social Media has 30K+. OG — Better Share on Social Media is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Lightweight Social Icons or OG — Better Share on Social Media?
Lightweight Social Icons has a 4.7/5 rating from 63 reviews, while OG — Better Share on Social Media has a 4.8/5 rating from 214 reviews.
Are Lightweight Social Icons and OG — Better Share on Social Media free?
Lightweight Social Icons is free and OG — Better Share on Social Media is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Lightweight Social Icons or OG — Better Share on Social Media?
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?
Lightweight Social Icons was last updated 6 years ago and OG — Better Share on Social Media was last updated 5 months ago.

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