WordPress plugin comparison

External Link Icon for Gutenberg vs WP Font Awesome

External Link Icon for Gutenberg

by Owadud

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

WP Font Awesome

by Zayed Baloch

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

WP Font Awesome has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for External Link Icon for Gutenberg.
On a typical day, WP Font Awesome is downloaded about 26 times, External Link Icon for Gutenberg about 1.
External Link Icon for Gutenberg is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 9 reviews.
External Link Icon for Gutenberg was updated more recently: Mar 31, 2026, against Jul 9, 2024 for WP Font Awesome.
External Link Icon for Gutenberg is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.6.11 for WP Font Awesome.
WP Font Awesome has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for External Link Icon for Gutenberg.

WP Font Awesome leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	External Link Icon for Gutenberg	WP Font Awesome
Popular rank	#70,365	#2,085
Active installs	Fewer than 10	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	382
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(9)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.06	×0.14
Last release	7 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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