Lightweight Social Icons vs ThemeZee Widget Bundle (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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ThemeZee Widget Bundle

ThemeZee Widget Bundle

4.8(4)

6.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, ThemeZee Widget Bundle has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 4 reviews) while Lightweight Social Icons leads in active installations (30K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Lightweight Social Icons has accumulated 465K+ total downloads while ThemeZee Widget Bundle has 149K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Lightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle4.8/5
Total Reviews
63Lightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle4
Active Installs
30K+Lightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle6.0K+
Total Downloads
465K+Lightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle149K+
Support Resolution
N/ALightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget BundleN/A
Last Updated
6 years agoLightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle3 months ago
First Released
2014Lightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle2017
Age
12 yearsLightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle9 years
WP Requires
4.5+Lightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle5.2+
PHP Requires
false+Lightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundlefalse+
Business Model
FreeLightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget BundleFree
Latest Version
1.1Lightweight Social Icons
ThemeZee Widget Bundle1.7

Rating Breakdown

Lightweight Social Icons

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

ThemeZee Widget Bundle

4.8/5(4 reviews)
5
75%
4
25%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

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!

ThemeZee Widget Bundle Reviews

by The Wicked Ninja

Excellent plugin

This is an excellent plugin, especially the ability to set the visibility of widgets based on a long list of possible criteria. These widgets are indispensable.Recent Posts, Social Icons and visibilit

by yaelduckwen

Cool, but need and update

Cool plugin, fast, simple, no trap, usefull. But need an update

by Carlos Fernando Castañeda Castro

Agregar alt a imágenes

Hola, El código respecto de las imágenes en el plugins es: <?php the_post_thumbnail( ‘tzwb-thumbnail’ ); ?>, pero no está la etiqueta alt, por ello he hecho esto: <?php the_post_thumbnail( ‘tzwb-thumb

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lightweight Social Icons or ThemeZee Widget Bundle more popular?
Lightweight Social Icons has 30K+ active installations while ThemeZee Widget Bundle has 6.0K+. Lightweight Social Icons is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Lightweight Social Icons or ThemeZee Widget Bundle?
Lightweight Social Icons has a 4.7/5 rating from 63 reviews, while ThemeZee Widget Bundle has a 4.8/5 rating from 4 reviews.
Are Lightweight Social Icons and ThemeZee Widget Bundle free?
Lightweight Social Icons is free and ThemeZee Widget Bundle is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Lightweight Social Icons or ThemeZee Widget Bundle?
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 ThemeZee Widget Bundle was last updated 3 months ago.

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