WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Favicon vs Favicon Extender
Custom Favicon
by Harish Chouhan
5K+ installs5.0
Favicon Extender
by Giorgos Sarigiannidis
200+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Custom Favicon has more active installs: 5K+, against 200+ for Favicon Extender.
- On a typical day, Custom Favicon is downloaded about 26 times, Favicon Extender about 8.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Favicon Extender was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Jul 25, 2025 for Custom Favicon.
- Favicon Extender is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Custom Favicon.
- Custom Favicon has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Favicon Extender.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Favicon | Favicon Extender |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,065 | #11,734 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 762 | 340 |
| Rating | 5.0(17) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.35 | ×0.46 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 27 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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