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Better Font Awesome

by Mickey Kay · 60,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Better Font Awesome
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
McGuive75 Apr 2014 to 10 Sep 2026, 137 commits
aaronbmm15 Jun 2020 to 8 Sep 2020, 9 commits
aebs9012 Feb 2025 to 12 Feb 2025, 1 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
55 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Better Font Awesome
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20265
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Jan 2023Better Font Awesome <= 2.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcodes6.4<= 2.0.32.0.40
26 Aug 2022Better Font Awesome <= 2.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Options Update6.52.0.12.0.215
25 Aug 2022Better Font Awesome <= 2.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update8.8<= 2.0.12.0.216

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Better Font Awesome
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20263.0
Q3 20263.7

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.7 between Q1 2026 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star74
4 star3
3 star1
2 star4
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Momentum

60,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Better Font Awesome
4 May 2026149
11 May 2026319
18 May 2026309
25 May 2026265
1 Jun 2026308
8 Jun 2026307
15 Jun 2026268
22 Jun 2026228
29 Jun 2026262
6 Jul 2026237
13 Jul 2026251
20 Jul 2026283
27 Jul 2026288
3 Aug 2026287
10 Aug 2026336
17 Aug 2026265
24 Aug 2026325
31 Aug 202651,011
7 Sep 202639,071
14 Sep 20266,433
21 Sep 20264,136
28 Sep 20262,539
5 Oct 20262,178
12 Oct 20261,703
19 Oct 20262,781
26 Oct 20261,971
2 Nov 2026250

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 61% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

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Facts

Version3.2.0
AuthorMickey Kay
Added5 Apr 2014
Last updated10 Sep 2026
Active installs60,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsicons, icon font, shortcode, block-editor, Font Awesome

Other plugins by this author: Custom Post Type Parents, REST API Enabler, Archiver, Widget Search Filter, WP Dev Dashboard

Questions

Is Better Font Awesome still maintained?

Better Font Awesome was last updated on 10 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Better Font Awesome safe?

Better Font Awesome has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Better Font Awesome?

The wordpress.org author is Mickey Kay. Recent committers: McGuive7, aebs90, aaronbmm, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Better Font Awesome?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts, Custom Adobe Fonts (Typekit), WP Menu Icons, Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library - 14300+ Icons, Local Google Fonts.

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