WordPress plugin comparison
Icon Element vs WPEssential Icons
At a glance
- Icon Element has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for WPEssential Icons.
- On a typical day, Icon Element is downloaded about 158 times, WPEssential Icons about 1.
- WPEssential 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 May 8, 2024 for WPEssential Icons.
- WPEssential Icons has been around longer: since 2019, against 2020 for Icon Element.
Line by line
Icon Element leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Icon Element |  WPEssential Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #866 | #34,264 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3.6K | 33 |
| Rating | 4.4(7) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | – |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 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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