Icon Widget

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% 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.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ MD. Mamun Khan

   2.5y ago

   How can I use the Font Awesome shortcode?

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ Anita C

   8.9y ago

   This works great and saves a lot of time. Easy for clients to manage.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.4.0 Fix: Default icon font fallback if no option set Fix: Sanitize widget heading Fix: Escape all translatable strings Fix: Required file checks before loading Add: Composer json file 1.4.0
2. — Version 1.3.0 Fix: Escape all shortcode attributes 1.3.0
3. — Version 1.2.6 Added font weight setting Refactor loops in admin widget view 1.2.6
4. — Version 1.2.5 Fixed escaping quotes issue in widget content. 1.2.5
5. — Version 1.2.4 Fixed default font family in admin widget view. Fixed quotes issue in widget. 1.2.4
6. — Version 1.2.3 Fixed quotation marks bug. 1.2.3

2 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 Icon Widget <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode ↗
   2024-04-19 CVE-2024-1993 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.0 Patched in 1.4.0
2. Medium · 6.4 Icon Widget <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-01-03 CVE-2022-4763 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.6 Patched in 1.3.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.2

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-03-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-03-25 5K+ → 4K+ down after 293 days in tier
4. 2025-06-05 6K+ → 5K+ down after 187 days in tier
5. 2024-11-30 7K+ → 6K+ down after 258 days in tier
6. 2024-03-17 8K+ → 7K+ down after 28 days in tier
7. 2024-02-18 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-02-17 8K+ → 7K+ down after 391 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).

• Font Awesome 400K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Font Awesome 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C
• Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

Embed this report card

Drop a live Pulse card for Icon Widget into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.

Icon Widget: 4K+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/icon-widget