Lightweight Social Icons vs Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… (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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Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…

Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…

3.7(6)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 weeks ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Lightweight Social Icons has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 63 reviews) and leads in active installations (30K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Lightweight Social Icons has accumulated 465K+ total downloads while Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… has 150K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Lightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…3.7/5
Total Reviews
63Lightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…6
Active Installs
30K+Lightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…10K+
Total Downloads
465K+Lightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…150K+
Support Resolution
N/ALightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…N/A
Last Updated
6 years agoLightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…4 weeks ago
First Released
2014Lightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…2019
Age
12 yearsLightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…7 years
WP Requires
4.5+Lightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…5.5+
PHP Requires
false+Lightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…7.4+
Business Model
FreeLightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…Free
Latest Version
1.1Lightweight Social Icons
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…4.3.5

Rating Breakdown

Lightweight Social Icons

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

Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…

3.7/5(6 reviews)
5
67%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
33%

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!

Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… Reviews

by Websicherheit

Works great – even in free version

From 5 plugins I tried, this was by far the best. Free version was amazing – and we’ve now upgraded to pro version to support different menus for each language.

by trispania

It doesn’t work

It doesn’t work, you try to create a button and it doesn’t even show in the list

by mbnownet

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It’s just too bad open in new window isn’t available in the free version. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by mbnownet.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lightweight Social Icons or Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… more popular?
Lightweight Social Icons has 30K+ active installations while Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… has 10K+. Lightweight Social Icons is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Lightweight Social Icons or Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…?
Lightweight Social Icons has a 4.7/5 rating from 63 reviews, while Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… has a 3.7/5 rating from 6 reviews.
Are Lightweight Social Icons and Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… free?
Lightweight Social Icons is free and Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Lightweight Social Icons or Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons…?
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 Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons… was last updated 4 weeks ago.

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