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Font Awesome vs Featured Favicons (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
View Font Awesome
VS
Featured Favicons

Featured Favicons

0(0)

40 active installs

Free

Updated 4 years ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Font Awesome has a higher user rating (3.6/5 from 61 reviews) and leads in active installations (400K+ vs 40). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Featured Favicons has 5.0K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
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Featured FaviconsN/A
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
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Featured Favicons0
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
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Featured Favicons40
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
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Featured Favicons5.0K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
Featured FaviconsN/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
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Featured Favicons4 years ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
Featured Favicons2015
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
Featured Favicons11 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
Featured Favicons2.7+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
Featured Faviconsfalse+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
Featured FaviconsFree
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
Featured Favicons1.2

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

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

Featured Favicons

0/5(0 reviews)
5
0%
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

Featured Favicons Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or Featured Favicons more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while Featured Favicons has 40. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or Featured Favicons?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while Featured Favicons has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and Featured Favicons free?
Font Awesome is free and Featured Favicons is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or Featured Favicons?
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 Featured Favicons was last updated 4 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.