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Font Awesome vs Simple Front End Edit Buttons (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
Simple Front End Edit Buttons

Simple Front End Edit Buttons

0(0)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 14 years ago
View Simple Front End Edit Buttons

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 Simple Front End Edit Buttons has 3.3K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
◄
Simple Front End Edit ButtonsN/A
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
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Simple Front End Edit Buttons0
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
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Simple Front End Edit Buttons10
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
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Simple Front End Edit Buttons3.3K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
Simple Front End Edit ButtonsN/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
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Simple Front End Edit Buttons14 years ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
Simple Front End Edit Buttons2011
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
Simple Front End Edit Buttons15 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
Simple Front End Edit Buttons3.0+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
Simple Front End Edit Buttonsfalse+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
Simple Front End Edit ButtonsFree
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
Simple Front End Edit Buttons0.1

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

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

Simple Front End Edit Buttons

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

Simple Front End Edit Buttons Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or Simple Front End Edit Buttons more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while Simple Front End Edit Buttons has 10. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or Simple Front End Edit Buttons?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while Simple Front End Edit Buttons has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and Simple Front End Edit Buttons free?
Font Awesome is free and Simple Front End Edit Buttons is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or Simple Front End Edit Buttons?
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 Simple Front End Edit Buttons was last updated 14 years ago.

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