Simple Social Icons is the #438 ranked popular app on WordPress, with a 4.3 average rating from 92 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Simple Social Icons is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by OsomPress. With a rating of 4.3★ from 92 reviews, it currently ranks #438 in the Popular category.
AppRanks data: Simple Social Icons ranks #438 in Popular on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 86% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Simple Social Icons is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Popular category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 92 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by OsomPress — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (92) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Simple Social Icons works
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:
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.
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 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. Block variations are an additional feature that only activates on WordPress 6.9+ and doesn’t affect existing widget functionality.
*Note: The simple_social_default_glyphs filter has been deprecated from this plugin.
Category rankings
As of Sep 6, 2026- Popular#438of 510Top 86%
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Keyword rankings
Simple Social Icons ranks for 2 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 2:
Competitors & alternatives
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Where Simple Social Icons stands in the Popular category
Simple Social Icons ranks #438 of 510 apps in the Popular category, placing it in the top 86% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Simple Social Icons?
Simple Social Icons is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.3-star rating from 92 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Popular category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by OsomPress.
Who uses Simple Social Icons?
Currently around 100,000 active stores have installed Simple Social Icons. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Popular category on WordPress.
Where does Simple Social Icons rank on WordPress?
Simple Social Icons currently sits at position #438 in the Popular category on WordPress. That places it in the top 86% of 510 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.