55 Quality Score
Active Installs
14/30

1,000 active installs is low for the icon category, suggesting a niche audience rather than broad adoption, though it still outweighs many long-tail plugins.

Update Freshness
20/25

Last updated December 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.9.4, which is a strong recent signal that the author is actively maintaining the codebase.

User Rating
0/15

Zero ratings and zero reviews make it impossible to gauge real-world satisfaction; treat the absence of feedback as a risk, not a neutral data point.

Support Health
8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved gives no track record to lean on, so any issue you hit will be a first contact with the author.

WP Compatibility
15/15

Full marks for compatibility: it works with WordPress 3.3 onward and has been tested against the latest 6.9.4 release, with no PHP version constraint declared.

Scores higher than 6% of indexed plugins

About

Web Icons plugin gives you scalable vector icons that can instantly be customized. More than 2.5k icons available.

Active Installs 1k+
Rating 0/5
Last Updated 2025-12-02 12:04am GMT
Requires WordPress 3.3+
Tested Up To 6.9.7

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched
2 Medium

Most recent: March 28, 2024

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What It Does

Web Icons is a WordPress plugin that bundles a library of over 2,500 scalable vector icons you can drop into pages, posts, and menus. Icons are customizable in size and colour directly from the editor. It functions as a standalone icon font and shortcode library, independent of any specific page builder.

Who It's For

This plugin suits small business owners, freelancers, and designers who need a quick way to add scalable icons to a WordPress site without loading a full icon framework. It is a reasonable fit for portfolio sites, landing pages, and nonprofit or educational sites that want lightweight icon usage without page builder dependencies. Agencies working on tight, content-driven builds may also find it useful.

Who Should Skip It

If you are using Elementor, Beaver Builder, or a similar page builder, you are better served by a builder-specific icon plugin with thousands more installs and proven support. Sites that already rely on Font Awesome, a block theme with built-in icon support, or any project where icon consistency must be validated by a large user community should skip this plugin.

The Bottom Line

Web Icons scores 58.89/100 and offers a respectable 2,500+ icon library with active maintenance, but the lack of any user ratings or support history means you are betting on a single, unproven maintainer. It is a fine choice for a simple, content-focused site that does not need a page builder integration, yet most users will be safer with Font Awesome or a builder-specific alternative. Use it with the understanding that community validation is effectively zero.

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