Simple Social Icons
This plugin provides two ways to display social icons: a traditional widget (available on all WordPress versions) and block variations for the core So …
4.3(92 reviews)
·100K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Simple Social Icons is a WordPress social media plugin with 100K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 92 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.2M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: AddToAny Share Buttons.
4.3/592 reviews
100K+active installs
100%resolved
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Simple Social Icons is an easy to use, customizable way to display icons that link visitors to your various social profiles. You can choose which profiles to link to, customize the color and size of your icons, and align them to the left, center, or right.
Two Ways to Use Social Icons:
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Widget (WordPress 4.0+): The traditional widget works on all supported WordPress versions. Simply drag the “Simple Social Icons” widget into any widget area and configure it from the widget form. All available icons are accessible through the widget.
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Block Variations (WordPress 6.9+): On WordPress 6.9+, this plugin extends the core Social Icons block with additional icon variations. These icons automatically appear when adding a Social Icons block in the block editor. Block variations only a…
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Great Support and a great Social Icons plugin
by mwplant·1 week ago·1 reply
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 social media channels I have with on plugin. I would recommend Simple Social Icons to any WordPress user.
My theme didn’t support Bluesky & Mastodon—Simple Social Icon does…
by vegisto·3 months ago·1 reply
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 Social Icon and it would be easy to solve this problem. Support will put my icons in the right color. So i love it….
Thanks
Vegisto
A smart and effective solution and great support
by joachimott2·10 months ago·1 reply
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. Thank you very much!
Joachim Ott
A simple and effective solution I keep coming back to
by Albert Calzada·1 year ago·1 reply
I’ve used Simple Social Icons on several of my WordPress projects, and it has never let me down. It’s one of those plugins that just does what it’s supposed to do—no unnecessary settings, no bloated features, just clean and functional social icons.
What I appreciate the most is how quick it is to set up. I can drop it into a widget area, tweak the colors and sizes to match the design, and it’s good to go. No need to dig through endless menus or deal with complicated configurations. It’s lightweight, looks great on any site, and just works.
If you need a no-fuss way to add social icons without slowing down your site, this is definitely a solid choice. I keep using it in my projects, and I’ll probably continue to do so. Highly recommended!
All the Updated Icons I Needed
by LindaLovesWP·1 year ago·1 reply
So easy to install and set up! I had wanted an updated X and Bluesky. Thank you!!
Download Trends
Today: 312Yesterday: 304This week: 2KPeriod total: 137K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.0
51.8%
v3.2
24.2%
v3.0
10.8%
v3.1
8.5%
Other
4.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
4.0.0
- Added block variations support for WordPress 6.9+
- Extends core Social Icons block with 31 additional icons: AntennaPod, Apple Podcasts, Bloglovin, Diaspora, Fedora, Google Photos, Google Scholar, IMDB, iVoox, Ko-fi, Letterboxd, Matrix, Mendeley, Notion, Overcast, PayPal, Pexels, Phone, Pixelfed, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, ProtonMail, Signal, Strava, Substack, Tripadvisor, WeChat, Xing, YouTube Music, and Zulip
- Block variations only add icons not already in WordPress core, so you get both core icons and these additional options
- Block variations automatically appear in the block editor when adding Social Icons blocks
- Widget functionality remains completely unchanged and works on WordPress 4.0+
…and 1 more changes
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