Font Awesome vs Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… (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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VS
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…

Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…

5(17)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 8 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 17 reviews) while Font Awesome leads in active installations (400K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… has 92K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…5/5
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…17
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…5.0K+
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…92K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…N/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…8 months ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…2013
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…13 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…6.0+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…7.4+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…Free
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…1.1.0

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

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

Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…

5/5(17 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
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

Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… Reviews

by Zia Khan

It solved my issue–

I really like that plugin. It is not only imazing to give you required result, but they fivicon look great also. Love this plugin. Thank you for such a great job.

by morteza_aghabeighi

good

i like this! this plugin work on pages and dashboard

by DamianS1987

works fine, thanks

works fine for my page, thanks!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… has 5.0K+. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… has a 5/5 rating from 17 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… free?
Font Awesome is free and Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon…?
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 Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon… was last updated 8 months ago.

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