Icon Element vs Font Awesome

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

Health B79

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Icon Element	Font Awesome
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K	400K–500K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 79	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	86/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.7★
Reviews	7	61 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	80/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	4.6K	39.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	20% ✓	6.0%
Category	Page Builders	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Icon ElementFont 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.