WordPress plugin comparison
Icon Widget vs Shortcodes for Font Awesome
At a glance
- Icon Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Shortcodes for Font Awesome.
- On a typical day, Icon Widget is downloaded about 22 times, Shortcodes for Font Awesome about 2.
- Shortcodes for Font Awesome has no reviews yet.
- Shortcodes for Font Awesome was updated more recently: Apr 16, 2026, against Apr 10, 2024 for Icon Widget.
- Shortcodes for Font Awesome is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.5.14 for Icon Widget.
- Icon Widget has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Shortcodes for Font Awesome.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Icon Widget |  Shortcodes for Font Awesome |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,472 | #30,190 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 400 | 32 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.09 | ×0.11 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2 |
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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