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Easy Social Icons

by CyberNetikz · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Easy Social Icons is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Easy Social Icons
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
cybernetikz22 Oct 2012 to 1 Nov 2026, 136 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Easy Social Icons
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20251
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 1 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 Nov 2023Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode6.4<= 3.2.43.2.50
7 Nov 2023Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.4 - Missing Authorization via cnss_save_ajax_order4.3<= 3.2.43.2.513
11 Apr 2022Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.2 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 3.2.23.2.30
11 Apr 2022Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting and Missing Authorization Checks7.3<= 3.2.03.2.10
11 Apr 2022Easy Social Icons <= 3.1.4 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 3.1.43.2.00
21 Mar 2022Easy Social Icons <= 3.2.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5< 3.2.13.2.10
8 Mar 2022Easy Social Icons <= 3.1.3 - Admin+ SQL Injection5.5<= 3.1.33.1.40
2 Sep 2021Easy Social Icons <= 3.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.1.23.1.318
1 Sep 2021Easy Social Icons <= 3.0.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.0.93.1.01
1 Sep 2021Easy Social Icons <= 3.0.8 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.0.83.0.90
22 Jul 2015Easy Social Icons <= 1.2.3.1 - SQL Injection7.2<= 1.2.3.11.2.41
19 Feb 2015Easy Social Icons <= 1.2.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting8.8<= 1.2.21.2.30

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Easy Social Icons
Q1 20245.0
Q4 20242.0
Q2 20252.3

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 2.3 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star63
4 star5
3 star5
2 star6
1 star5
Latest low reviews

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Easy Social Icons
4 May 20268,581
11 May 202615,740
18 May 202616,244
25 May 202615,631
1 Jun 202615,258
8 Jun 202615,421
15 Jun 202615,260
22 Jun 202615,136
29 Jun 202615,053
6 Jul 202615,791
13 Jul 202616,001
20 Jul 202615,455
27 Jul 202615,665
3 Aug 202616,082
10 Aug 202616,268
17 Aug 202616,179
24 Aug 202615,285
31 Aug 202615,482
7 Sep 202615,425
14 Sep 202616,299
21 Sep 202616,968
28 Sep 202616,023
5 Oct 202617,423
12 Oct 202616,470
19 Oct 202617,251
26 Oct 202617,653
2 Nov 20262,427

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Simple Share Buttons AdderScore 93 · 40,000+XPoster - Share to Bluesky and MastodonScore 93 · 10,000+Scriptless Social SharingScore 92 · 10,000+

Facts

Version4.0.3
AuthorCyberNetikz
Added22 Oct 2012
Last updated1 Nov 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Email Newsletter & Broadcasting
Tagsfollow us, social icons, social share, social media icons, custom social icons

Other plugins by this author: Nofollow for external link, Post views Stats, SMTP Cycle Email, Custom Newsletter Template

Questions

Is Easy Social Icons still maintained?

Easy Social Icons was last updated on 1 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Easy Social Icons safe?

Easy Social Icons has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Easy Social Icons?

The wordpress.org author is CyberNetikz. Recent committers: cybernetikz, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Easy Social Icons?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Simple Share Buttons Adder, XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon, Scriptless Social Sharing.

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