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Font Awesome vs Block Enhancements – Extended styling… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Font Awesome

Font Awesome

3.6(61)

400K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 days ago
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Block Enhancements – Extended styling…

Block Enhancements – Extended styling…

4.8(8)

600 active installs

Free

Updated 2 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Block Enhancements – Extended styling… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 8 reviews) while Font Awesome leads in active installations (400K+ vs 600). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Block Enhancements – Extended styling… has 11K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
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Block Enhancements – Extended styling…4.8/5
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
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Block Enhancements – Extended styling…8
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
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Block Enhancements – Extended styling…600
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
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Block Enhancements – Extended styling…11K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
Block Enhancements – Extended styling…N/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
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Block Enhancements – Extended styling…2 months ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
Block Enhancements – Extended styling…2022
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
Block Enhancements – Extended styling…4 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
Block Enhancements – Extended styling…6.5+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
Block Enhancements – Extended styling…7.0+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
Block Enhancements – Extended styling…Free
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
Block Enhancements – Extended styling…1.2.11

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

3.6/5(61 reviews)
5
59%
4
5%
3
3%
2
7%
1
26%

Block Enhancements – Extended styling…

4.8/5(8 reviews)
5
88%
4
0%
3
13%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Font Awesome Reviews

by ilyazzzz

It works

It’s a normal plugin, I don’t understand why its rating is so low.

by danielepais

It does exactly what it says in the tin

It worked flawlessly to add social icons onto wp navbar / top menu.

by deancs

Dangerous, written by clowns

My Pro license expired on the 5-July. On 25th July my sites went down due to PHP Fatal error: Uncaught FortAwesome\ApiTokenInvalidException: Whoops, it looks like that API Token is not valid. Try anot

Block Enhancements – Extended styling… Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or Block Enhancements – Extended styling… more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while Block Enhancements – Extended styling… has 600. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or Block Enhancements – Extended styling…?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while Block Enhancements – Extended styling… has a 4.8/5 rating from 8 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and Block Enhancements – Extended styling… free?
Font Awesome is free and Block Enhancements – Extended styling… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or Block Enhancements – Extended styling…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Font Awesome was last updated 3 days ago and Block Enhancements – Extended styling… was last updated 2 months ago.

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