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Font Awesome vs Web Icons (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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Web Icons

Web Icons

0(0)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months 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 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Web Icons has 35K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
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Web IconsN/A
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
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Web Icons0
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
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Web Icons1.0K+
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
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Web Icons35K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
Web IconsN/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
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Web Icons4 months ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
Web Icons2016
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
Web Icons10 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
Web Icons3.3+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
Web Iconsfalse+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
Web IconsFree
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
Web Icons1.0.0.11

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

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

Web Icons

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

Web Icons Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or Web Icons more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while Web Icons has 1.0K+. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or Web Icons?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while Web Icons has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and Web Icons free?
Font Awesome is free and Web Icons is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or Web Icons?
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 Web Icons was last updated 4 months ago.

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