Block for Font Awesome Icons – Searchable Icon Picker, SVG, FA 7
by Ciprian Popescu · Blocks
Also makes 8 other plugins · 2.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
For anyone who wants Font Awesome icons in the block editor without class names or a heavy icon font: search, click, done. Free icons render as SVG.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “icon”, “icon block” and “svg” for “searchable”, “icon picker” and “awesome”. “icon” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “searchable” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “icon block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “icon picker” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “svg” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “awesome” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 40.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchable | #4 | #18 | 0 |
| font awesome your tag | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| icon picker | #5 | #15 | up 1 |
| font awesome icons | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| fa icon | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| awesome | #11 | #20 | down 2 |
| shortcode font awesome | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| icon font | #12 | #19 | up 9 |
| picker | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| font awesome 5 | #5 | #16 | — |
| fontawesome block | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| font awesome fonts | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| font | #18 | #20 | down 3 |
| fontawesome your tag | #18 | #21 | 0 |
| svg your tag | #20 | #20 | down 1 |
| font icon | #15 | #19 | up 2 |
| font icons | #18 | #19 | down 1 |
| web font | #20 | #21 | up 1 |
| font plugin | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| wordpress font | #23 | #21 | up 1 |
| icon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| icon block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
71 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 48 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “icon”, “icon block” and “svg” for “searchable”, “icon picker” and “awesome”. “icon” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “searchable” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “icon block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “icon picker” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “svg” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “awesome” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
23d ago
latest release · v1.8.0 · 9 Oct 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ciprian Popescu1.3y ago
We have installed this plugin on our 400+ agency websites and couldn’t be happier. Adding icons is a breeze, and the HTML and shortcode support extends into our theme development process.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Josh Gellock2.3y ago
This is the third time I’m leaving this review. Do not remove it. My experience is my experience, and per the FAQs, is well within the guidelines. My experience is that the product does not work as intended. This topic was modified 2 years ago by Josh Gellock.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin Steve4.6y ago
This works really well with Gutenberg! It’s very easy to use and I love using it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ annamariaerik5.2y ago
simple plugin and works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin Kovadia6.4y ago
thanks for making this plugin. can you please add some screenshot, I am not able to use properly this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Block for Font Awesome <= 1.4.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-06-06 CVE-2024-35705 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.4 Patched in 1.4.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "For anyone who wants Font Awesome icons in the block editor without class names or a heavy icon font: searc..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,031 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "FontAwesome" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-29 900+ → 1K+ up after 175 days in tier
- 2023-04-07 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-04-01 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-30 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2023-03-24 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-23 800+ → 900+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2023-03-04 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-03 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
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).
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JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
The Icon Block 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Font Awesome 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C -
NM Font Awesome 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
RIACO Icon Block 80+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Shortcodes for Font Awesome 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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