Who should use WP Social Widget?

WP Social Widget is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and administrators.

Does WP Social Widget have a free plan?

Yes — WP Social Widget is free to use.

What platforms does WP Social Widget run on?

WP Social Widget runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is WP Social Widget still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to WP Social Widget?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Social Media Share & Widget, WP Author Profile Widget, and Social Links Icons.

Who develops WP Social Widget?

WP Social Widget is developed by catchsquare.

How long has WP Social Widget been around?

WP Social Widget first shipped in 2015.

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WP Social Widget

Name: WP Social Widget
Author: catchsquare

wordpress.orgSocial networks & communities

WP Social Widget is a WordPress plugin for displaying links to social networking profiles with customizable icons and colors. It provides a widget and shortcode for embedding social links on WordPress sites.

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Overview

7 features

In the Social networks & communities space, WP Social Widget takes a focused approach. It focuses on adding customizable social media profile links and icons to a WordPress website. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and administrators. It is available for free. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind WP Social Widget is catchsquare, and it first shipped in 2015. Among its 7 catalogued features are social profile links, icon customization, and background colors. The interface is available in English and Chinese. It is being sunset.

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

Social profile links
Icon customization
Background colors
Hover colors
Circular icons
Shortcode support
Widget support

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Sep · 04:23 UTC
WP Social Widget verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about WP Social Widget

What is WP Social Widget?: WP Social Widget focuses on adding customizable social media profile links and icons to a WordPress website. It is catalogued under Social networks & communities on PulseGate.
Who should use WP Social Widget?: WP Social Widget is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and administrators.
Does WP Social Widget have a free plan?: Yes — WP Social Widget is free to use.
What platforms does WP Social Widget run on?: WP Social Widget runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is WP Social Widget still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to WP Social Widget?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Social Media Share & Widget, WP Author Profile Widget, and Social Links Icons.Social Media Share & Widget WP Author Profile Widget Social Links Icons
Who develops WP Social Widget?: WP Social Widget is developed by catchsquare.
How long has WP Social Widget been around?: WP Social Widget first shipped in 2015.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Chinese
First seen: 10 Sep 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and administrators
Model: B2B
Solves: Adding customizable social media profile links and icons to a WordPress website.

Registered as

WordPress.org: wp-social-widget

Developer

catchsquare

Index record

Indexed: 10 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 10 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: wp-social-widget-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 10 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 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: 10 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-social-widget

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