Description
At a glance
Looking for Lightweight Social Icons v1.1? It is available here as a free GPL download for WordPress — 30K+ active installs · 4.7/5 rating from 63 reviews · updated March 18, 2020 · requires WordPress 4.5+.
Lightweight Social Icons is an easy to use, lightweight social icon widget which lets you display your favorite social profile icons.
The icons use an icon font, meaning you can choose the size, border radius (roundess), color and hover color of your icons!
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Features include:
- Choose your own order
- Icon size
- Border radius
- Background color
- Text/icon color
- Background color on hover
- Text/icon color on hover
- Open links in new window
- Enable/disable tooltips
- Alignment of icons
Included icons:
- Google+
- Flickr
- RSS
- Stumbleupon
- Tumblr
- Vimeo
- YouTube
- Github
- Soundcloud
- DeviantArt
- Phone
- Skype
- Dribbble
- Foursquare
- Spotify
- Digg
- Vine
- Codepen
- Delicious
- JSFiddle
- Stack Overflow
- WordPress
- Dropbox
- Steam
- Behance
- iTunes
- Yelp
- 500px
- AngelList
- Blog Lovin’
- Paper Plane (Newsletter)
- VK
- Bandcamp
- BitBucket
- Snapchat
- Trip Advisor
- Houzz
- Mixcloud
- Last.fm
Frequently asked questions
What is Lightweight Social Icons?
Lightweight Social Icons is a free WordPress plugin available under the GPL license. The current version is 1.1. It is active on over 30K websites.
Is Lightweight Social Icons free to download?
Yes — Lightweight Social Icons 1.1 is a free GPL download with no hidden fees, no account needed, and no feature locked behind a paywall in this package. Users rate it 4.7 out of 5 based on 63 reviews.
How do I install Lightweight Social Icons 1.1?
Download the ZIP file from this page, then in your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file, click Install Now, then Activate. The plugin works immediately after activation — no license key or extra setup is required for the core features.
What are the requirements for Lightweight Social Icons?
Lightweight Social Icons 1.1 requires WordPress 4.5 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts already meet these versions. Running older versions may cause features to break, so update WordPress and PHP first if your site is behind.
When was Lightweight Social Icons last updated?
Version 1.1 was last updated on March 18, 2020. This page is refreshed automatically, so the download here always matches the newest version we have verified.
Is the Lightweight Social Icons download safe?
The file is sourced directly from the official WordPress.org repository — the same file the developer published. It is served unmodified, so what you install here is byte-identical to the official release.
Version: 1.1
Updated: October 1, 2026
Technical details
| Version | 1.1 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | March 18, 2020 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ |
| Rating | ★★★★★ 4.7/5 (63 reviews) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 or higher |
| Author | Tom |
| Tags | social-icon-widget, social-icons, social-media, social-networking, social-profiles |
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