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Communication & Messaging plugins ranked by health

311
plugins in Communication & Messaging
52%
rated Healthy

Healthiest email newsletter & broadcasting plugins

Top 20 by Canary Score with 10,000+ active installs.

#PluginScoreStatusActive installsLast releaseSupport resolved
1Easy Social Icons91Healthy20,000+1 Nov 2026no data
2Social Media Widget59At risk30,000+10 Jun 2024no data
3Lightweight Social Icons59At risk20,000+18 Mar 2020no data
4Social Icons59At risk10,000+8 Feb 2021no data

Most at risk popular plugins

At risk or Avoid, with 10,000+ active installs.

Social Media Widget30,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 29 months (last release 10 Jun 2024).Lightweight Social Icons20,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 80 months (last release 18 Mar 2020).Social Icons10,000+ installsAt riskNo release in 69 months (last release 8 Feb 2021).

Recent events in Email Newsletter & Broadcasting

Last 90 days, from the Radar.

3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Social Media Widget: Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14, 7 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Customize Feeds for Twitter: Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Social Icons: Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23, 15 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
Lightweight Social Icons: Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25, 17 major versions behind 7.1.4.
3 Nov 2026, Maintenance
WP Twitter Feeds: Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30, 19 major versions behind 7.1.4.