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Simple Social Icons

Display icons linking to your social profiles, via the classic widget or the core Social Icons block variations.

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Current directory snapshot

Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version4.1.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 4.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update17 Sept 20261mo ago
Active installations100K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.3 / 5 from 92 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Simple Social Icons version 4.1.0 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

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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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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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 add icons that are not already available in WordPress core, so you get the best of both worlds: core icons plus these additional options.

Important: If you’re currently using the widget, nothing changes for you. The widget continues to work exactly as before on all WordPress versions. 9+ and doesn’t affect existing widget functionality.

*Note: The simple_social_default_glyphs filter has been deprecated from this plugin.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • social media
  • social networking
  • social profiles
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity17 Sept 20261mo ago

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WordPress compatibility7.0.47.1
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