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Font Awesome vs Seed Fonts (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 4 days ago
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Seed Fonts

Seed Fonts

4.6(16)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Seed Fonts has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 16 reviews) while Font Awesome leads in active installations (400K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Seed Fonts has 179K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
►
Seed Fonts4.6/5
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
◄
Seed Fonts16
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
◄
Seed Fonts20K+
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
◄
Seed Fonts179K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
Seed FontsN/A
Last Updated
4 days agoFont Awesome
◄
Seed Fonts1 year ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
Seed Fonts2016
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
Seed Fonts10 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
Seed Fonts4.0+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
Seed Fontsfalse+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
Seed FontsFree
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
Seed Fonts2.4.2

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

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

Seed Fonts

4.6/5(16 reviews)
5
81%
4
13%
3
0%
2
0%
1
6%

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

Seed Fonts Reviews

by jasonbear

Junk. Doesn’t work. Waste of time.

Followed all instructions (which are crappy, BTW) and my custom font does NOT appear in Seed’s lists as an option.

by Nrawut

So Comfortable

Easy to change all site to Thai font. Don’t worry about font’s license. Thank you P’Menn and SeedTheme Team krub.

by Suwan

สวยมาก

แสดงผลได้สวยงามแบบไทย This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by Suwan.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or Seed Fonts more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while Seed Fonts has 20K+. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or Seed Fonts?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while Seed Fonts has a 4.6/5 rating from 16 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and Seed Fonts free?
Font Awesome is free and Seed Fonts is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or Seed Fonts?
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 4 days ago and Seed Fonts was last updated 1 year ago.

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