Simple Social Icons vs Social Warfare
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| Feature | Simple Social Icons v4.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | Social Warfare v4.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | March 18, 2025 |
| Editions | Simple Social Icons | Social Warfare · Social Warfare paid add-ons ($) |
| Pros | Widget with icon size, colour and alignment settings; Extra icons added to the core Social Icons block; Lightweight CSS and SVG output | Share buttons with share counts; Click-to-tweet and share-count shortcodes; Optional Google Analytics click tracking |
| Cons | Block variations need WordPress 6.9 or later; Only links to profiles, with no follower counts or sharing; Icon styling changes can break older custom CSS | Paid add-ons need a separate licence from the vendor store; Pinterest share counts come from an external API; Some features rely on third-party share endpoints |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Social icons widget, Icon size, colour and hover settings, Extra icons for the core Social Icons block, Block editor assets for the icon variations, Icon CSS printed on the front end | Share button panel shortcode, Total and site-wide share count shortcodes, Click-to-tweet shortcode, Google Analytics click tracking, Paid add-ons licensed through the vendor store ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Social | — | Pinterest share count API |
| Other | WordPress core Social Icons block | Warfare Plugins store (add-on licensing) ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 4.5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.7.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | warfareplugins.com, api.pinterest.com |
| Blocks | — | 3 |
| Shortcodes | — | 5 |