Font Awesome vs Icon Widget (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Icon Widget has a higher user rating (5/5 from 2 reviews) while Font Awesome leads in active installations (400K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Icon Widget has 97K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Font Awesome | Icon Widget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.6/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 61 | ◄ | 2 |
| Active Installs | 400K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 97K+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 days ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2017 | |
| Age | 14 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.8+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 5.1.4 | 1.4.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Font Awesome
Icon Widget
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Font Awesome averaged approximately 5,037 daily downloads while Icon Widget averaged 8.
Recent Reviews
Font Awesome Reviews
It works
It’s a normal plugin, I don’t understand why its rating is so low.
It does exactly what it says in the tin
It worked flawlessly to add social icons onto wp navbar / top menu.
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
Icon Widget Reviews
A must for all WordPress sites
How can I use the Font Awesome shortcode?
Works Great!
This works great and saves a lot of time. Easy for clients to manage.
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