Revive Old Post vs Simple Social Icons
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| Feature | Revive Old Post checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid 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 | — | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | — | September 17, 2026 |
| Editions | — | Simple Social Icons |
| Pros | Schedules and recycles old posts automatically; Filters by category, tag or post type | Widget with icon size, colour and alignment settings; Extra icons added to the core Social Icons block; Lightweight CSS and SVG output |
| Cons | Many networks and features need a yearly Pro plan | 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 | — | 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 | ||
| Other | — | WordPress core Social Icons block |
| Requires WordPress | — | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | — | No |