Simple Social Icons
Healthy: maintained, last release 17 Sep 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Simple Social Icons still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 17 Sep 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 17 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Simple Social Icons, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer nahuai since Apr 2025. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Simple Social Icons removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Simple Social Icons safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Simple Social Icons update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.1.0. No one-star spike after it. 27 Jul 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.
| studiopress | 25 Jan 2016 to 3 Apr 2023, 12 commits |
|---|---|
| osompress | 26 May 2023 to 24 Jul 2024, 15 commits |
| esther_sola | 5 Dec 2024 to 16 Dec 2025, 3 commits |
| nahuai | 15 Apr 2025 to 17 Sep 2026, 9 commits |
4 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2012.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 48 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 17 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| Q4 2023 | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 4.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 65 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 12 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 11 |
- Screwed up · 1 star · 27 Jul 2023
- Not working anyomore · 1 star · 6 Oct 2021
- Styling Feature Not Working · 1 star · 27 Dec 2019
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 751 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,989 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,788 |
| 25 May 2026 | 2,797 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,668 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,805 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,604 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,553 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,507 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,518 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,535 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,781 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 43,152 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 11,973 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 4,308 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 3,859 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 4,511 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,365 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,538 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,764 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 2,687 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 2,348 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,542 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,155 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 3,220 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,500 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 371 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 51% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 4.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | OsomPress |
| Added | 21 Feb 2012 |
| Last updated | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Community & Social > Social Networking Features |
| Tags | social media, social profiles, social networking |
Other plugins by this author: Genesis Simple Share, Genesis Portfolio Pro, Osom Author Pro, Osom Modal Login, Osom Block Visibility, Osom Login Page Customizer, Osom Blocks, Osom for YouTube - Make YouTube embed block privacy-friendly
Questions
Is Simple Social Icons still maintained?
Yes. Last release 17 Sep 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Simple Social Icons, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer nahuai since Apr 2025.
Was Simple Social Icons removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Simple Social Icons safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Simple Social Icons update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.1.0. No one-star spike after it.