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Font Awesome vs WP Font Awesome (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
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WP Font Awesome

WP Font Awesome

4.9(9)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
View WP Font Awesome

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, WP Font Awesome has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 9 reviews) while Font Awesome leads in active installations (400K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while WP Font Awesome has 152K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
►
WP Font Awesome4.9/5
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
◄
WP Font Awesome9
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
◄
WP Font Awesome10K+
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
◄
WP Font Awesome152K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
WP Font AwesomeN/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
◄
WP Font Awesome1 year ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
WP Font Awesome2015
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
WP Font Awesome11 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
WP Font Awesome3.2+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
WP Font Awesome5.6+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
WP Font AwesomeFree
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
WP Font Awesome1.8.0

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

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

WP Font Awesome

4.9/5(9 reviews)
5
89%
4
11%
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

WP Font Awesome Reviews

by chicho1969

Works perfect

Install the plugin and go. Works perfect.

by Seb Fontan

Responsive Developer, Awesome Plugin!

The developer is responsive and the plugin works like a charm. This is by far the most straightforward Font Awesome plugin for WordPress.

by vast1r

Really Helpful Plugin, thanks a lot. Please keep it updated

Exactly it’s what i wanted, Font awesome icon locally loaded. Please keep it updated. I don’t know why 10k active people but very less review. Really great work guys, keep it up. 👍👍

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or WP Font Awesome more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while WP Font Awesome has 10K+. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or WP Font Awesome?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while WP Font Awesome has a 4.9/5 rating from 9 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and WP Font Awesome free?
Font Awesome is free and WP Font Awesome is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or WP Font Awesome?
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 WP Font Awesome was last updated 1 year ago.

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