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SimpleSocial
Display icons for your social media profile links.
The facts
- Rating
- 3★ from 2
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Added
- May 2016
- Requires WP
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Downloads
- 7,921
Our analysis
AI-assistedSimpleSocial is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display icons for your social media profile links. You can create a custom menu with links to various social platforms, assign it to the SimpleSocial location, and use a shortcode to display the icons on your site.
The plugin supports several popular social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest. You can customise the icon size and colour, and arrange the icons in any order using the drag-and-drop menu functionality.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for individuals or businesses looking to showcase their social media profiles on their WordPress site.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Supports multiple social media platforms
- ✓Customisable icon size and colour
- ✓Drag-and-drop menu functionality
- ✓Shortcode available for easy integration
Where it falls short
- •Limited to a small selection of icons in the free version
- •Pro version offers significantly more icons
Verdict
SimpleSocial provides a straightforward way to add social media icons to your site. While it has useful features, the limited icon selection in the free version may be a drawback for some users.
From the developer
Web Guy's own description of SimpleSocial, lightly tidied.
Display icons for your social media profile links.
Icons are set under Appearance > Menus.
- Simply create a custom menu, add custom links to it, add the desired platform name to each link’s respective Navigation Label (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), assign the menu to the SimpleSocial location, and use the shortcode
[simplesocial]in any Page, Post, or Text Widget - You can drag and drop icon menu items in any order you like (just like any normal WordPress menu)
- You can set the universal icon size and color under Settings > SimpleSocial
Icons by Simple Icons | Plugin by Web Guy
Supported icons:
- X/Twitter
- TikTok
- YouTube
3,500~ more in the pro version.
Tagged as
purpose
Social Media & Feeds
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