Easy Social Icons 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 #1,075, ahead of Easy Social Icons at #1,232. Over the last 7 days Lightweight Social Icons climbed 1 place and Easy Social Icons held its place. Lightweight Social Icons has the largest install base, roughly 1.5× the next: 30K+ active installs against 20K+ for Easy Social Icons. Ratings: Easy Social Icons 4.4★ from 84 and Lightweight Social Icons 4.7★ from 63 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Social Icons | Lightweight Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,232 ▬ | #1,075 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 111 |
| Rating | 4.4★ (84) | 4.7★ (63) |
| Last updated | Nov 9, 2025 | Mar 18, 2020 |
| Current version | 4.0.2 | 1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,223 | #1,062 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2012 | Aug 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Easy Social Icons or Lightweight Social Icons?
By active installs, Lightweight Social Icons: 30K+ sites run it against 20K+ for Easy Social Icons, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 13, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Easy Social Icons or Lightweight Social Icons?
Lightweight Social Icons, at #1,075 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Easy Social Icons at #1,232. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Easy Social Icons 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.