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Social Media Widget

By Blink Web Effects

Communication & Messaging / Email Newsletter & Broadcasting

Reviewed by Abdul Hameid

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Social Media Widget Review - In-Depth Analysis

The Social Media Widget allows you to add links to your social media profiles with customizable icons. Choose from various sizes, styles, and animations to enhance your sidebar.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.82/10

User Rating

3.9/5 (based on 84+ reviews)

Active Installations

30,000+

Update Frequency

Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

3 / 10 (Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

The Social Media Widget is a simple sidebar widget that enables users to input their social media profile URLs and display icons on their website. These icons link to various social media platforms and open in a new browser window.

This widget supports numerous social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more. You can select from multiple icon sizes and styles, ensuring a perfect fit for your site's design.

Additionally, the widget offers animation options, allowing icons to fade in, scale, or bounce. You can also customize hover text and decide whether to use the nofollow attribute in your links.

Comparing to Alternatives

Social Media Widget is a popular choice for adding social media icons but faces competition from several similar plugins offering varied features and styles.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Flexible ordering of social media services
Ability to customize icons for unlisted services
Simple and easy to use interface
Good range of social media icons included

Weaknesses

Outdated icon styles, e.g., Instagram icon
Known security vulnerabilities fixed only in recent updates
No pro version or advanced premium features
Some users report login issues related to the plugin

User Sentiment Analysis

With a 3.9 average rating and a significant portion of 5-star reviews, many users appreciate the plugin's ease of use and customization. However, nearly 24% of ratings are 1-2 stars, indicating notable dissatisfaction among some users.

Positive highlights

'Easy to use with flexible ordering' - Laura Byrne
'Good plugin' - fotodziadek
'I miss discord icon' - perdage
'It was good last year' - fernjl

Common complaints

Plugin can cause login issues preventing access to WordPress site
Outdated and unattractive icon styles

Weaknesses

Security vulnerabilities reported in past versions
No active pro version to enhance features
Some users feel the plugin is outdated
Reports of aggressive marketing tactics

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users seeking a straightforward, free social media icon plugin with basic customization and flexibility in icon ordering.

Not ideal for

Those requiring up-to-date icon styles, advanced features, or who prioritize security and stability due to past vulnerabilities and reported login issues.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers a good selection of social media icons with customization options and flexible ordering.

Final Verdict

Social Media Widget provides a simple and customizable solution for adding social media icons, favored by many for its ease of use and flexibility. However, it suffers from outdated icon styles and past security vulnerabilities that may concern some users.

Given the availability of several alternative plugins with more modern features and active development, users should weigh the plugin's strengths against its weaknesses, especially if security and up-to-date design are priorities.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Social Media Widget plugin.

Social media widget

Social media icons

Social media links

Screenshots

FAQ

The easiest way to include translating the Social Media widget is to install the qTranslate Plugin then using the following (example) code in the “Widget Title” and “Image Caption” text fields:

<!--:nl-->Volg ons<!--:--><!--:en-->Follow us<!--:--><!--:fr-->Suivre nous<!--:-->

Use the README.txt for that plugin for more usage.

Contributors and developers

“Social Media Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Blink Web Effects

noahkagan

Free Version

WPS

6.82

Average

Ratings

3.9 out of 5 | 84

Version

4.0.9

Last updated

2 years ago

Active installations

30,000+

WordPress version

6.4.13 or higher

PHP version

or higher

Languages

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Social Media Widget Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (84)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (2)

Previous Versions

WPS

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