WordPress plugin comparison
Awesome Fontawesome Collection vs Category Icon
At a glance
- Category Icon has more active installs: 2K+, against 100+ for Awesome Fontawesome Collection.
- On a typical day, Category Icon is downloaded about 20 times, Awesome Fontawesome Collection about 2.
- Awesome Fontawesome Collection is rated higher: 1.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
- Category Icon was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Nov 19, 2019 for Awesome Fontawesome Collection.
- Category Icon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Awesome Fontawesome Collection.
- Category Icon has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Awesome Fontawesome Collection.
Line by line
Category Icon leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Awesome Fontawesome Collection |  Category Icon |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,881 | #5,033 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 44 | 442 |
| Rating | 1.5(2) | 1.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.3.27 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.31 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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