EZ Favicon
by samanthaevans · Uncategorized
An easy to use Wordpress favicon plugin.
45 health vs 62 average across 5,097 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3153 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 143
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,375 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-11-02 200+ → 100+ down after 36 days in band
- 2024-09-27 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-09-23 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-09-19 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-09-17 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-09-13 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in band
- 2024-09-10 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in band
- 2024-09-07 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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All In One Favicon 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D - F Favicon Rotator 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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WP Favicon Remover 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Heroic Favicon Generator 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D -
Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/best-favicon" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="EZ Favicon — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> EZ Favicon: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/best-favicon