WPZOOM Connect (formerly Social Icons Widget by WPZoom) vs Social Sharing Block
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| Feature | WPZOOM Connect (formerly Social Icons Widget by WPZoom) v4.7.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Social Sharing Block v1.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 7,000+ |
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 | September 14, 2026 |
| Editions | WPZOOM Connect: AI Chat, Click to Chat, Social Icons & Share Buttons · WPZOOM Social Icons PRO ($) | Social Sharing Block |
| Pros | Click to Chat for several messaging apps from one button; Social icons, share buttons, widget, block and Elementor widget; Free core needs no account | Lightweight block with no frontend JavaScript files; Many share networks, including email and print; Labels, size and colour controls in the block |
| Cons | 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 | No share counts or click tracking; Share links only; no sharing analytics |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | Social sharing block and link block in the editor, Share links for Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit and others, Email and print share options |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | Yamidoo AI chat | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | app.yamidoo.ai | — |
| Blocks | 2 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |