BuddyPress Edit Activity vs Lightweight Social Icons
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Lightweight Social Icons leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,085, ahead of BuddyPress Edit Activity at #7,732. Lightweight Social Icons has the largest install base, roughly 43× the next: 30K+ active installs against 700+ for BuddyPress Edit Activity. Downloads this week: Lightweight Social Icons 141 and BuddyPress Edit Activity 45. Ratings: BuddyPress Edit Activity 4.6★ from 17 and Lightweight Social Icons 4.7★ from 63 reviews.
| Metric | BuddyPress Edit Activity | Lightweight Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #7,732 ▬ | #1,085 ▬ |
| Active installs | 700+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 45 | 141 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (17) | 4.7★ (63) |
| Last updated | Apr 23, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 |
| Current version | 1.1.1 | 1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #7,565 | #1,062 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2015 | Aug 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 2 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, BuddyPress Edit Activity or Lightweight Social Icons?
By active installs, Lightweight Social Icons: 30K+ sites run it against 700+ for BuddyPress Edit Activity, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, BuddyPress Edit Activity or Lightweight Social Icons?
Lightweight Social Icons, at #1,085 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with BuddyPress Edit Activity at #7,732. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are BuddyPress Edit Activity or Lightweight Social Icons alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.