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Font Awesome vs WP Term Icons (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
WP Term Icons

WP Term Icons

0(0)

200 active installs

Free

Updated 4 days ago
View WP Term Icons

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 200). Both are free WordPress plugins. Font Awesome has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while WP Term Icons has 9.7K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.6/5Font Awesome
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WP Term IconsN/A
Total Reviews
61Font Awesome
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WP Term Icons0
Active Installs
400K+Font Awesome
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WP Term Icons200
Total Downloads
5.8M+Font Awesome
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WP Term Icons9.7K+
Support Resolution
33%Font Awesome
WP Term IconsN/A
Last Updated
3 days agoFont Awesome
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WP Term Icons4 days ago
First Released
2012Font Awesome
WP Term Icons2015
Age
14 yearsFont Awesome
WP Term Icons11 years
WP Requires
5.8+Font Awesome
WP Term Icons4.3+
PHP Requires
7.4+Font Awesome
WP Term Iconsfalse+
Business Model
FreeFont Awesome
WP Term IconsFree
Latest Version
5.1.4Font Awesome
WP Term Icons0.1.2

Rating Breakdown

Font Awesome

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

WP Term Icons

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

WP Term Icons Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Font Awesome or WP Term Icons more popular?
Font Awesome has 400K+ active installations while WP Term Icons has 200. Font Awesome is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Font Awesome or WP Term Icons?
Font Awesome has a 3.6/5 rating from 61 reviews, while WP Term Icons has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Font Awesome and WP Term Icons free?
Font Awesome is free and WP Term Icons is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Font Awesome or WP Term Icons?
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 Term Icons was last updated 4 days ago.

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