Social Profile Linking for WordPress
- Category rank
- #93 in Social
- Listing audit
- 46/100
Social Profile Linking is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Sajid K.Shaikh. With a rating of 5.0★ from 3 reviews, it currently ranks #93 in the Social category.
Social Profile Linking is the #93 ranked Social app on WordPress, with a 5.0 average rating from 3 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from marketplace data as of Sep 11, 2026
Social Profile Linking ranks #93 of 460 in Social on WordPress. It holds a 5.0★ average from 3 reviews on WordPress.
Pros
- No standout positives in the measured data.
Cons
- −Only 3 reviews — the average can still move with a few new ratings
How Social Profile Linking works
This is a simple social profile linking plugin that allows you to easily insert social icons in your site! with shortcode or php code embed or through widget easily for use in template. It comes with good CSS styling, the icons are all RETINA-READY!
After installing the plugin you’ll have the new Social Profiles section found under Settings, where you can enter in the URLs of your social profiles for the services you use. If you do not enter a URL, that social icon will not appear.
Once you’ve added a few of your social link URLs, you need to insert them in your site. There are 3 ways to do this:
Firstly, you can do it using PHP – <?php echo spl_show_template(); ?>
Secondly, you can insert the spcial profile linking icons with the [spl] shortcode anywhere you’d like pages/posts.
Thirdly, you can insert through widget on any sidebar any where easily.
Social icon for Sites Included:
Tumblr
Youtube
Vimeo
Flickr
Github
Google+
Dribbble
Behance
SoundCloud
