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Font Awesome vs WP Post Icon (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
WP Post Icon

WP Post Icon

0(0)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 18 years ago
View WP Post Icon

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 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while WP Post Icon has 7.6K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
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WP Post IconN/A
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
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WP Post Icon0
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
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WP Post Icon10
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
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WP Post Icon7.6K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
WP Post IconN/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
◄
WP Post Icon18 years ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
WP Post Icon2008
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
WP Post Icon18 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
WP Post Icon1.5+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
WP Post Iconfalse+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
WP Post IconFree
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
WP Post Icon1.0

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

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

WP Post Icon

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

WP Post Icon Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or WP Post Icon more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while WP Post Icon has 10. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or WP Post Icon?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while WP Post Icon has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and WP Post Icon free?
Font Awesome is free and WP Post Icon is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or WP Post Icon?
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 WP Post Icon was last updated 18 years ago.

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