Best iconfont plugins for WordPress
The most popular iconfont plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Font Awesome leads with 400K+ active installs, ahead of Icon Element (40K+). All 2 plugins tagged “iconfont” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 iconfont plugins
- 1.
Font AwesomeThe most installed iconfont plugin, with 400K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 61 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Icon Element40K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “iconfont”

Font Awesome
Down in the last 7 days:1#142by fontawesome2 months ago
The official way to use Font Awesome Free or Pro icons on your WordPress site, brought to you by the Font Awesome team.
- Installs
- 400K+
- Rating
- 3.6(61)
- Downloads
- 1.3K/day

Icon Element
Down in the last 7 days:1#867by webangon6 months ago
The ultimate icon-packs for elementor page builder.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 149/day