Is Simple Social Icons Safe?
Simple Social Icons — Nerq Trust Score 71.0/100 (B grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-04-12
Simple Social Icons is a WordPress plugin with a Nerq Trust Score of 71.0/100 (B), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-04-12 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 90/100. Data sourced from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history. Last updated: 2026-04-12. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Simple Social Icons safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Simple Social Icons has a Nerq Trust Score of 71.0/100 (B). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-04-12).
What is Simple Social Icons's trust score?
Simple Social Icons has a Nerq Trust Score of 71.0/100, earning a B grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Simple Social Icons?
Simple Social Icons's strongest signal is security at 90/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Simple Social Icons and who maintains it?
| Author | OsomPress |
| Category | WordPress Plugins |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Simple Social Icons
What is Simple Social Icons?
Simple Social Icons is a WordPress plugin — This plugin provides two ways to display social icons: a traditional widget (available on all WordPress versions) and block variations for the core So ….
How to Verify Safety
Check WordPress.org for support response time, tested WP version. Cross-reference with WPScan.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=Simple Social Icons
Key Safety Concerns for WordPress plugin
When evaluating any WordPress plugin, watch for: known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility, plugin conflicts.
Measured Signals
Simple Social Icons has a Nerq Trust Score of 71/100 (B). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Simple Social Icons has a Trust Score of 71/100 (B).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 87/100 |
| Popularity | 90/100 |
| Quality | 40/100 |
| Community | 35/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history.
What data does Simple Social Icons collect?
Simple Social Icons has a privacy score of 70/100. Review the documentation and privacy policy for data handling details.
Full analysis: Simple Social Icons Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Simple Social Icons secure?
Security score: 90/100 (0-100, higher = fewer measured security issues).
Nerq monitors this entity against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases for ongoing security assessment.
Full analysis: Simple Social Icons Security Report
How we calculated this score
Simple Social Icons's trust score of 71.0/100 (B) is computed from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (87/100), popularity (90/100), quality (40/100), community (35/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
Signals last measured on April 12, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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