Social Media Icon Widget
Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Aug 2026, 57 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Social Media Icon Widget still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 57 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Social Media Icon Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer awordpresslife since Jun 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Social Media Icon Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Social Media Icon Widget safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Social Media Icon Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it. 30 May 2026 · Release history
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.
| awordpresslife | 18 Jun 2016 to 7 Oct 2025, 133 commits |
|---|---|
| FARAZFRANK | 5 Jun 2025 to 30 Dec 2025, 6 commits |
| razipathhan | 3 Dec 2025 to 20 Aug 2026, 8 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 57
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 49 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.1.
| 5 star | 12 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 128 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 139 |
| 18 May 2026 | 138 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,812 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 448 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 249 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 217 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 144 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 155 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 263 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 146 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 179 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 193 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 174 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 153 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 213 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 171 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 185 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 139 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 160 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 169 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 192 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 185 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 171 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 228 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 189 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 28 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 37% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.4.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | A WP Life |
| Added | 18 Jun 2016 |
| Last updated | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 4,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | icon widget, social icons, Gutenberg block, social media icon, social profile links |
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Questions
Is Social Media Icon Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 57 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Social Media Icon Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer awordpresslife since Jun 2016.
Was Social Media Icon Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Social Media Icon Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Social Media Icon Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it.