Menu Image, Icons made easy vs Social Icons (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Menu Image, Icons made easy
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Menu Image, Icons made easy has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 123 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while Social Icons has 339K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | Social Icons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | 4.5/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ◄ | 339K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Age | 13 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 4.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 1.7.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
Social Icons
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while Social Icons averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
Menu Image, Icons made easy Reviews
not scaling images
The plugin does not actually scale the images in the menu and displays them only in full size.
Pésimo
Pésimo, parace un virus… daña todo y no se deja desinstalar This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ozonodigital.
It works – simple
Its the only image menu which worked for me. Easy to set up. My wishes: would be good to can change the image on active status. Thanks.
Social Icons Reviews
Security concerns with this plugin
Security monitoring software indicates that this plugin creates security issues, including cross-site-scripting loopholes.
Just what I was looking for
Just what I was looking for
It does the job right
A small but efficient plugin that does the job right. I like the use of shortcodes to simplify tasks of having different set of icons in different pages.
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