What is Simple Social Menu?

Simple Social Menu focuses on adding social media account links and a social menu to a WordPress website. It is catalogued under Social networks & communities on PulseGate.

Who is Simple Social Menu for?

Simple Social Menu is an open-source project built for wordPress site owners.

What platforms does Simple Social Menu run on?

Simple Social Menu runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Simple Social Menu still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Simple Social Menu?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Login, Social Simple Widget, and Simple Social Widget.

Who develops Simple Social Menu?

Simple Social Menu is developed by Kirill.

When did Simple Social Menu launch?

Simple Social Menu first shipped in 2021.

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Simple Social Menu

Name: Simple Social Menu
Author: Kirill

wordpress.orgSocial networks & communities

Simple Social Menu is an open-source WordPress plugin for adding social account links to a website. It provides a social menu and shortcode supporting services such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Open SourceWebSelf-hosted

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Overview

9 features

In the Social networks & communities space, Simple Social Menu takes a focused approach. It focuses on adding social media account links and a social menu to a WordPress website. Simple Social Menu is an open-source project aimed at wordPress site owners. Simple Social Menu is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Simple Social Menu is Kirill, and it first shipped in 2021. Key capabilities include social menu, shortcode support, and social account links. The interface is available in English and Basque. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Social menu
Shortcode support
Social account links
WordPress admin activation
Twitter links
Facebook links
Instagram links
LinkedIn links
YouTube links

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyOpen SourceFree tierMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed17 Sep · 15:59 UTC
Simple Social Menu verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Simple Social Menu

What is Simple Social Menu?: Simple Social Menu focuses on adding social media account links and a social menu to a WordPress website. It is catalogued under Social networks & communities on PulseGate.
Who is Simple Social Menu for?: Simple Social Menu is an open-source project built for wordPress site owners.
Is Simple Social Menu free?: Yes — Simple Social Menu is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Simple Social Menu run on?: Simple Social Menu runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Simple Social Menu still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Simple Social Menu?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Login, Social Simple Widget, and Simple Social Widget.Simple Login Social Simple Widget Simple Social Widget
Who develops Simple Social Menu?: Simple Social Menu is developed by Kirill.
When did Simple Social Menu launch?: Simple Social Menu first shipped in 2021.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Basque
License: Open Source
First seen: 17 Sep 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: Open source
Solves: Adding social media account links and a social menu to a WordPress website.

Registered as

WordPress.org: simple-social-menu

Developer

Kirill

Index record

Indexed: 17 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 17 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: simple-social-menu-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 17 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 17 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 17 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-social-menu

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