Plugin info

Total downloads: 1,983
Active installs: 60
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 7/6/2025 (176 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/10/2023 (2 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 176 days ago

50/100

Is Social Media Icons WP – Add Custom Social Icons & Links with Shortcode abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 176 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.7
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Social Media Icons WP lets you easily display your social profiles using a shortcode. Choose from 150+ Font Awesome icons or upload your own SVG or image icons. You can customize the icon style, color, spacing, and layout, and sort them with drag and drop. Ideal for bloggers, businesses, or developers who want full control over their social links.

  • Upload your own icons or choose from Font Awesome
  • Drag-and-drop sorting of icons
  • Live preview while customizing
  • Shortcode support for use in headers, footers, posts, or sidebars
  • Available 150 + font awesome icons
  • SVG support for icons
  • Vertical and horizontal layouts
  • Fully customizable:
    • Icons color
    • Hover icon color
    • Size of the icons
    • Border
    • Alignment option
    • Horizontal / Vertical spacing between icons
    • Hover transition duration option
    • Hover Effect
    • Icon shape style
  • Separate styles for different shortcode placements
  • Open links in new tab, set rel attributes, enable tooltips

Demos

Try Demo Here

Installation

To install this plugin:

  • In WordPress dashboard, choose Plugins and click on Add new.
  • Search for a plugin with the search bar in the top right corner. A number of results will appear.
  • After finding the plugin in the results, click Install Now. You can also click the plugin name to view more details about it.
  • To use the plugin, need to activate it. When the installation is finished, click Activate.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Screenshots

  1. Settings page

    Settings page

  2. Admin icon list page

    Admin icon list page

  3. Image icon setting page

    Image icon setting page

  4. Font awesome icon setting page

    Font awesome icon setting page

  5. Shortcode preview in admin

    Shortcode preview in admin

  6. Icon sorting

    Icon sorting

  7. Add shortcode for render

    Add shortcode for render

  8. Render icons at front side

    Render icons at front side

Changelog

0.1.0

  • Initial release of Social Media Icons WP plugin.