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Simple 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.

Simple Social Icons

Simple Social Icons

4.3(92)

100K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months 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 Simple Social Icons leads in active installations (100K+ vs 30K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Simple Social Icons has accumulated 3.2M+ total downloads while OG — Better Share on Social Media has 768K+. Simple Social Icons has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.3/5Simple Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media4.8/5
Total Reviews
92Simple Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media214
Active Installs
100K+Simple Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media30K+
Total Downloads
3.2M+Simple Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media768K+
Support Resolution
100%Simple Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media0%
Last Updated
3 months agoSimple Social Icons
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OG — Better Share on Social Media5 months ago
First Released
2012Simple Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media2014
Age
14 yearsSimple Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media12 years
WP Requires
4.0+Simple Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media6.0+
PHP Requires
7.4+Simple Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media8.0+
Business Model
FreeSimple Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social MediaFree
Latest Version
4.0.0Simple Social Icons
OG — Better Share on Social Media3.3.8

Rating Breakdown

Simple Social Icons

4.3/5(92 reviews)
5
71%
4
13%
3
3%
2
1%
1
12%

OG — Better Share on Social Media

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

Recent Reviews

Simple Social Icons Reviews

by mwplant

Great Support and a great Social Icons plugin

I had an issue with my Pixelfed icon not displaying as it needed a colour to be active, support where very helpful and quick to give me the support I needed, I love the way I can control all the socia

by vegisto

My theme didn’t support Bluesky & Mastodon—Simple Social Icon does…

Hallo together,want to include social icons like Bluesky and Mastodon. Kadence Virtuel Theme didn’t support this and would not be able to enter this feature since one year.I tried the plugin Simple So

by joachimott2

A smart and effective solution and great support

The plugin is simple to use and very efficient. I had only one problem with the display of the icons and the support responded nearly immediately and solved the problem with one line of CSS-Code. Than

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 Simple Social Icons or OG — Better Share on Social Media more popular?
Simple Social Icons has 100K+ active installations while OG — Better Share on Social Media has 30K+. Simple Social Icons is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Simple Social Icons or OG — Better Share on Social Media?
Simple Social Icons has a 4.3/5 rating from 92 reviews, while OG — Better Share on Social Media has a 4.8/5 rating from 214 reviews.
Are Simple Social Icons and OG — Better Share on Social Media free?
Simple 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 — Simple Social Icons or OG — Better Share on Social Media?
As of April 2026, Simple Social Icons has a 100% support resolution rate while OG — Better Share on Social Media has a 0% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Simple Social Icons was last updated 3 months ago and OG — Better Share on Social Media was last updated 5 months ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.