WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Icons vs Icon Element
At a glance
- Icon Element has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Contact Icons.
- On a typical day, Icon Element is downloaded about 158 times, Contact Icons about 1.
- Contact Icons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 7 reviews.
- Icon Element was updated more recently: Apr 24, 2026, against Nov 12, 2012 for Contact Icons.
- Icon Element is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.4.2 for Contact Icons.
- Contact Icons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Icon Element.
Line by line
Icon Element leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contact Icons |  Icon Element |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #32,074 | #866 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 3.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.4(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.4 |
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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