Social Icons Widget & Block – Social… vs Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Social Icons Widget & Block – Social…
100K+ active installs
Free
Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Social Icons Widget & Block – Social… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 143 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Social Icons Widget & Block – Social… has accumulated 3.7M+ total downloads while Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress… has 896K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Social Icons Widget & Block – Social… | Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 143 | ◄ | 14 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 3.7M+ | ◄ | 896K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ► | 2 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Age | 11 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.5+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.5.9 | 3.0.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Social Icons Widget & Block – Social…
Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Social Icons Widget & Block – Social… averaged approximately 1,861 daily downloads while Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress… averaged 766.
Recent Reviews
Social Icons Widget & Block – Social… Reviews
excellent
It works as expected
Social Icons Widget & Block
Amazing. A god-send. You have every know social icons — in the universe! Never thought I would find Wiki! Made me a hero. Thank you!
Quick and easy
easy to use
Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress… Reviews
Makes site complete! Great plugin
It’s making the wordpress site powerfull. I have a suggestion, please make the html content generated from the plugin like social links, buttons valid with accessiblity features would be great.
Nice Plugin with many Functions
Thanks for your work!
Slider is broken on Firefox and Safari
Slider doesn’t work.
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