Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler vs Simple Social Icons
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| Feature | Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler v9.1.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Simple Social Icons v4.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | Blog2Social · Blog2Social Premium ($) | Simple Social Icons |
| Pros | Auto-posts and schedules content to many social networks; Free version covers basic sharing and scheduling | Widget with icon size, colour and alignment settings; Extra icons added to the core Social Icons block; Lightweight CSS and SVG output |
| Cons | Advanced automation and extra networks need Premium plans; Many features depend on the vendor's online service | Block variations need WordPress 6.9 or later; Only links to profiles, with no follower counts or sharing; Icon styling changes can break older custom CSS |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Automatic posting of new content, Content curation, Post calendar, Video upload to networks ($), Pinterest network sessions | Social icons widget, Icon size, colour and hover settings, Extra icons for the core Social Icons block, Block editor assets for the icon variations, Icon CSS printed on the front end |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Blog2Social video upload service ($) | — |
| Social | — | |
| Other | Blog2Social cloud API | WordPress core Social Icons block |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | ipinfo.io, developer.blog2social.com, api-upload.blog2social.com, api.assistini.com, service.blog2social.com | — |
| Custom tables | 11 | — |