Social Icons vs Uncanny Automator
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| Feature | Social Icons v1.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Uncanny Automator v7.7.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | February 8, 2021 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Social Icons | Uncanny Automator · Uncanny Automator Pro ($) |
| Pros | Widget and shortcode placement; Large bundled icon set with drag-and-drop sorting; Free with no outside requests | Recipe builder connects many WordPress plugins and apps without code; Large set of free triggers and actions for common tools; AI assistant and template library included in the free code |
| Cons | Icon set is limited to the bundled socicon library | Large plugin with many admin screens and background jobs; Advanced integrations and higher usage limits need the separate Pro add-on |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Social icons widget for sidebars, social_icons_group shortcode, Icon groups stored as a social_icon post type, Drag-and-drop ordering of icons in admin, Large bundled set of social network icons | Recipe builder with triggers and actions, AI assistant for managing the site (uses the vendor's hosted service), AI page builder tab in settings, Recipe template library, Discord user mapping shortcode, Upgrade to Pro links and plugin action prompts ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe |
| — | Mailchimp, ConvertKit | |
| CRM | — | HubSpot |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | LearnDash |
| Other | — | OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Slack, Telegram, Twilio |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.6 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | api.automatorplugin.com, usage.uncannyowl.com, licensing.uncannyowl.com, llm.automatorplugin.com, app.uncannyagent.com, integrations.automatorplugin.com, api.openai.com, api.getgo.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |