Better Font Awesome

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Verzenden

   4mo ago

   After installation I don’t see any tinymce editor anywhere, the only use seems shortcodes. Lack of documentation on how to use it, it is free and it shows. Where I want an icon I cannot use shortcode. Uninstalled after 1 hour.

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2. ★★★★★ Avrom

   8mo ago

   Great job! This plugin worked perfectly and supported the older Font Awesome 5+ versions I prefer. However, I see the plugin hasn’t been updated in 11 months. I truly hope the author will continue to support the plugin. Be sad if it becomes abandoned. As an FYI, the official Font Awesome plugin was difficult… and this plugin actually worked right out of the box.

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3. ★★★★★ luisserrano

   4.0y ago

   Cant type in search form from Better Font Awesome By Mickey Kay. Click in search bar to start typing is not working. Cant attach Youtube link so you can find the video searching there for: “WordPress plugin Better Font Awesome By Mickey Kay”

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4. ★★★★★ puciriusanikola

   4.5y ago

   The filter in TinyMCE editor for Better Font Awesome isn’t working (unresponsive). Will this issue be resolved in any time soon?

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5. ★★★★★ Kristian Yngve

   5.3y ago

   Something simple like [icon name=”facebook-f”] And nope – sh*t plugin. Do NOT recommend it. Here is what worked for me despite older and less updated plugin – works better than this plugin: WP SVG Icons This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by Kristian Yngve.

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6. ★★★★★ Reiner1957

   5.5y ago

   Nach dem Update fehlerhaft – seit über einer Woche nicht nachgebessert. Keine Reaktion. Miserabler Support! Buggy after update – not fixed for more than one week now. No reaction. Very bad support!

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7. ★★★★★ merlin1764

   5.5y ago

   Sad about this 🙁 After the new release (2.x) all seems to work fine. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by merlin1764.

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8. ★★★★★ marcfuller

   5.5y ago

   I hate to say it, this used to be a great plugin for Font Awesome, but not anymore. AVOID IT! WordPress 5.6x killed it and the author shows no interest in fixing it. The plugin’s current version does not work. None of the betas work.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0.4 Bump BFAL to properly esc attributes Add unit tests 2.0.4
2. — Version 2.0.3 Bugfix: fix broken icon text selection Improve admin settings success/error message logic 2.0.3
3. — Version 2.0.2 Bugfix: fix CSRF vulnerability 2.0.2
4. — Version 2.0.1 Bugfix: add necessary @font-face mappings to ensure site-specific CSS and pseudo-elements render correctly 2.0.1
5. — Version 2.0.0 Add support for Font Awesome v5 Integration with Font Awesome GraphQL API for all data fetching (improve performance) Integrate with Font Awesome CDN for all CSS Add option to include the v4 Font Awesome CSS shim to supp 2.0.0
6. — Version 1.7.6 Fix: revert to 1.7.4 codebase. Fix: remove calls to ready() jQuery method to support latest jQuery versions. 1.7.6

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Better Font Awesome <= 2.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes ↗
   2023-01-18 CVE-2022-4512 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.3 Patched in 2.0.4
2. Medium · 6.5 Better Font Awesome <= 2.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Options Update ↗
   2022-08-26 Missing Authorization Affects 2.0.1 Patched in 2.0.2
3. High · 8.8 Better Font Awesome <= 2.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update ↗
   2022-08-25 CVE-2022-37405 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.0.1 Patched in 2.0.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Translated into 33 languages, 16 at 90% or more

Plus 9 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-06 70K+ → 60K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-08-05 60K+ → 70K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-08-03 70K+ → 60K+ down after 288 days in tier
4. 2025-10-19 80K+ → 70K+ down after 324 days in tier
5. 2024-11-29 90K+ → 80K+ down after 199 days in tier
6. 2024-05-14 100K+ → 90K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Awesome Fontawesome Collection 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• NM Font Awesome 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• A Attach Font Awesome 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• T Themify Icons 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• WP and Divi Icons 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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Better Font Awesome: 60K+ active installs, 4.5★ (86 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/better-font-awesome