Simple Social Icons vs WPZOOM Connect (formerly Social Icons Widget by WPZoom)
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| Feature | Simple Social Icons v4.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | WPZOOM Connect (formerly Social Icons Widget by WPZoom) v4.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 90,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | September 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Simple Social Icons | WPZOOM Connect: AI Chat, Click to Chat, Social Icons & Share Buttons · WPZOOM Social Icons PRO ($) |
| Pros | Widget with icon size, colour and alignment settings; Extra icons added to the core Social Icons block; Lightweight CSS and SVG output | Click to Chat for several messaging apps from one button; Social icons, share buttons, widget, block and Elementor widget; Free core needs no account |
| Cons | 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 | AI chat needs an external Yamidoo account; Customer data sharing with Yamidoo is opt-in but adds a data flow; Several features are upsold to the PRO edition |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 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 | Floating Click to Chat links for WhatsApp, Telegram and Messenger, Social profile icons with a widget and shortcode, Share buttons for posts (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest and more), AI chat widget connected to a Yamidoo account (opt-in), Optional sharing of customer email with Yamidoo (off by default), Elementor social icons widget, PRO upgrade links and upsell page |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | WordPress core Social Icons block | Yamidoo AI chat |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | app.yamidoo.ai |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |