WP Font Awesome
At risk: no release in 28 months (last release 9 Jul 2024).
Capped at 59 while a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 90 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| zayedbaloch | 6 Aug 2015 to 10 Jul 2024, 37 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.6 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 6 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 9 Jul 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2023 | WP Font Awesome <= 1.7.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode | 6.4 | <= 1.7.9 | 1.8.0 | 260 |
| 24 Jan 2023 | WP Font Awesome <= 1.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode | 6.4 | <= 1.7.8 | 1.7.9 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.9 from 9 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 30 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 70 |
| 18 May 2026 | 70 |
| 25 May 2026 | 77 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 97 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 84 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 76 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 67 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 62 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 89 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 82 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 102 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 99 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 89 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 96 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 89 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 97 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 149 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 144 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 142 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 149 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 132 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 219 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 189 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 38 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 47% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.8.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Zayed Baloch |
| Added | 6 Aug 2015 |
| Last updated | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | icon, font icon, FontAwesome, Font Awesome |
Other plugins by this author: Twenty20 Image Before-After, Urdu Keyboard, Thank You Redirect for Gravity Forms
Questions
Is WP Font Awesome still maintained?
WP Font Awesome was last updated on 9 Jul 2024. Its Canary status is At risk.
Is WP Font Awesome safe?
WP Font Awesome has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is At risk.
Who owns WP Font Awesome?
The wordpress.org author is Zayed Baloch. Recent committers: zayedbaloch, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of WP 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.