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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.

★★★★☆4.3 (92) · 100k+ active installs
Free
WordPress.org ↗
what mrrlens sees
MRR · No price listedNo price in the listing
Opportunity—
Buyer threads · 30 d0
“Not working anyomore”
#1 complaint · Bugs/Reliability · 80% of complaints read · analysed Oct 29, 2026 · source

01Revenue

No price in the listing

2 daily snapshots · growth 30 d: —

Store data from the WordPress.org listing, refreshed daily. Updated 12 h ago. Listed since 2012.

02Why users leave Simple Social Icons

5★71%
4★13%
3★3%
2★1%
1★12%
Bugs/Reliability4 reviews · 80%

Users report the plugin stops working, styling breaks, font color follows background, and icons disappear from the sidebar widget after updates.

“Not working anyomore” source ↗

Sample: 5 recent complaints (1–3★ reviews) · clustered Oct 29, 2026 · complaints from Mar 2017–Nov 2023, none in the last 24 months — history, not today · each review labelled by a model, quotes verbatim

03How to build a better Simple Social Icons

Build difficultyLowSimple WordPress widget/block; no payments, regulation, hardware, or network effects; main work is compatibility testing.
Three build ideas that answer these complaintsIncluded in the day pass and Pro.
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04Who wants a better Simple Social Icons

0 buyer threads in the last 30 days name Simple Social Icons, and 2 more are in the same market.

05Questions about Simple Social Icons

How much revenue does Simple Social Icons make?

Simple Social Icons's listing publishes no price and no paid plan, so MRRLens shows no revenue estimate. It may still charge on its own website; a founder can verify the real figure.

What do users complain about most in Simple Social Icons?

Across 5 recent complaints, the most common is bugs/reliability (80%). Users report the plugin stops working, styling breaks, font color follows background, and icons disappear from the sidebar widget after updates.

What are the best Simple Social Icons alternatives?

The closest alternatives MRRLens found are WPZOOM Connect and Fuse Social Icons. The full list, with why users leave, is on the Simple Social Icons alternatives page.

How many people use Simple Social Icons?

Simple Social Icons lists 100k+ active installs on WordPress.org, rated 4.3 (92).

See the full x-ray of Simple Social Icons

Full 1-star breakdown with verbatim quotes, the build blueprint and every live thread — on every product.