WordPress plugin comparison
Web Icons vs Icon Widget
At a glance
- Icon Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 1K+ for Web Icons.
- On a typical day, Icon Widget is downloaded about 22 times, Web Icons about 12.
- Web Icons has no reviews yet.
- Web Icons was updated more recently: Dec 2, 2025, against Apr 10, 2024 for Icon Widget.
- Web Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.5.14 for Icon Widget.
- Web Icons has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Icon Widget.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Web Icons |  Icon Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,687 | #3,473 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 204 | 422 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.5.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.29 | ×0.09 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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