Simple Font Awesome Icon
by jomol · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple Font Awesome plugin will give you the option for adding Font Awesome icons for your post and pages in the form of a meta box.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,380 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 4.9.31, 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 3015 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2022-10-06 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
18
now · peak 54
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
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.3y ago
latest release · v1.0.1
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 observations
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Prince George9.1y ago
A fantastic and easy to use plugin.It’s very easy to add an icon anywhere.This does work, and seems to be performing reasonably well. Perfect for my needs. Thank you for making this available.
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Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Better Font Awesome 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
NM Font Awesome 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Font Awesome 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP and Divi Icons 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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