by AJ Clarke 5 (2 reviews)

Candy Social Widget

Name: Candy Social Widget
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: AJ Clarke

Social Widget plugin for displaying links to your social media in any widget area. Created by WPExplorer, this plugin allows you to add colorful icons …

Candy Social Widget ranks #11,793 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #1,524 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Mar 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.4)

v3.1 Current Version v3.1

Updated 7 months ago Last Update on 10 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#1,524 of 8,848 in Customization Top 25% by installs

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#11,793

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Active Installs

200+

-25.4%

KW Avg Position

74.3

0.3 worse

Downloads

19.9K

+2 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 63%

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

2 reviews

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2 (100%)

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.1
Last Updated: Mar 10, 2026
Requires WP: 4.6+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: AJ Clarke

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

social social media social networking social widget widget

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to link to their social media profiles from widget areas. It solves the problem of adding styled, quick-loading social profile icons to sidebars without needing extra font files.