Font Awesome vs Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress…
600 active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) while Font Awesome leads in active installations (400K+ vs 600). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress… has 12K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Font Awesome | Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.6/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 61 | ◄ | 4 |
| Active Installs | 400K+ | ◄ | 600 |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 12K+ |
| Support Resolution | 33% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 days ago | ◄ | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2023 | |
| Age | 14 years | 3 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.8+ | 6.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 5.1.4 | 1.4.5 |
Rating Breakdown
Font Awesome
Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress…
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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
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