Font Awesome vs Shortcodes for Font Awesome

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Font Awesome

by fontawesome

Health B81

Shortcodes for Font Awesome

by joho68

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Font Awesome Shortcodes for Font Awesome

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Font Awesome	Shortcodes for Font Awesome
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400K–500K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	95/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	61 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12d ago ✓	4mo ago
Downloads · 30d	331.3K ✓	51
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Font Awesome Shortcodes for Font Awesome

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.