Lightweight Social Icons vs SocialWiggle
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 #1,086, ahead of SocialWiggle at #25,300. Over the last 7 days Lightweight Social Icons slipped 1 place and SocialWiggle slipped 253 places. Lightweight Social Icons has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 20+ for SocialWiggle. Downloads this week: Lightweight Social Icons 205 and SocialWiggle 15. Ratings: Lightweight Social Icons 4.7★ from 63 and SocialWiggle 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Lightweight Social Icons | SocialWiggle |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,086 ▼ 1 | #25,300 ▼ 253 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 205 | 15 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (63) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Mar 18, 2020 | Mar 2, 2014 |
| Current version | 1.1 | 0.8.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,062 | #23,753 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2014 | Apr 2013 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 2 | 0 |
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, Lightweight Social Icons or SocialWiggle?
By active installs, Lightweight Social Icons: 20K+ sites run it against 20+ for SocialWiggle, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Lightweight Social Icons or SocialWiggle?
Lightweight Social Icons, at #1,086 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with SocialWiggle at #25,300. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Lightweight Social Icons or SocialWiggle 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.