WP Font Awesome
by Zayed Baloch · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 30.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to easily embed Font Awesome icon to your site with simple shortcodes.
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “font icon”, “fontawesome” and “icon” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
61 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 155.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 844 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 844 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| font awesome your tag | #24 | #20 | down 3 |
| font awesome 5 | #15 | #22 | — |
| shortcode font awesome | #17 | #21 | 0 |
| font awesome fonts | #24 | #21 | down 2 |
| font icon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fontawesome your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| icon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “font icon”, “fontawesome” and “icon” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8K · 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
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
2.3y ago
latest release · v1.8.0 · 9 Jul 2024
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% run the current release. 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6.9 years ago; the previous band took 4 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ chicho19693.0y ago
Install the plugin and go. Works perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seb Fontan4.7y ago
The developer is responsive and the plugin works like a charm. This is by far the most straightforward Font Awesome plugin for WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vast1r4.9y ago
Exactly it’s what i wanted, Font awesome icon locally loaded. Please keep it updated. I don’t know why 10k active people but very less review. Really great work guys, keep it up. 👍👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yongjun Jung5.8y ago
Works great (especially, if you know how HTML and CSS) and it is constantly updated to be compatible with the latest WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Génesis6.3y ago
It does what it promises. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SVTX8.3y ago
This even works with the default tags i.e. <i class="fas fa-stroopwafel fa-lg"></i> and it loads the fontawesome icons locally, from your own server. That’s what you want because CDN’s require data processing agreements and stuff like that. This is way easier, lightweight and simple. Edit: Hmm, doesn’t seem to work on all my sites.. o.O
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peebz9.1y ago
Works like a charm. Enough said.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SDM3610.2y ago
Great plugin, easy to style, top stuff
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7.9 Security fixes 1.7.9
- — Version 1.7.8 Updated FontAwesom to v6 1.7.8
- — Version 1.7.7 Updated FontAwesom to v5.15 1.7.7
- — Version 1.7.6 Fixed font load issue. 1.7.6
- — Version 1.7.5 Add Font Awesome icon from editor Toolbar button. Updated FontAwesom to v5.12 1.7.5
- — Version 1.7.4 Updated FontAwesom to v5.4 1.7.4
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 WP Font Awesome <= 1.7.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-10-23 CVE-2023-5127 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.9 Patched in 1.8.0
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Font Awesome <= 1.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-24 CVE-2023-0271 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.8 Patched in 1.7.9
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 6.5.5
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to easily embed Font Awesome icon to your site with simple shortcodes."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,093 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "font icon", "FontAwesome" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2019-12-16 200+ → 10K+ up after 1445 days in tier
- 2016-01-01 100+ → 200+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2015-11-25 80+ → 100+ up
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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Block for Font Awesome Icons – Searchable Icon Picker, SVG, FA 7 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
NM Font Awesome 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Shortcodes for Font Awesome 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WPBatch icons Shortcode 10+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D - A Attach Font Awesome 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Coothemes Icons 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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