Better Font Awesome vs Menu Icons
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Menu Icons leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #305, ahead of Better Font Awesome at #629. Over the last 7 days Menu Icons held its place and Better Font Awesome slipped 3 places. Menu Icons has the largest install base, roughly 1.7× the next: 100K+ active installs against 60K+ for Better Font Awesome. Downloads this week: Menu Icons 6,085 and Better Font Awesome 1,760. Ratings: Better Font Awesome 4.5★ from 88 and Menu Icons 4.9★ from 851 reviews.
| Metric | Better Font Awesome | Menu Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #629 ▼ 3 | #305 ▬ |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,760 | 6,085 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (88) | 4.9★ (851) |
| Last updated | Sep 10, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.2.0 | 0.13.25 |
| Best rank on record | #624 | #304 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2014 | Feb 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 2 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Better Font Awesome or Menu Icons?
By active installs, Menu Icons: 100K+ sites run it against 60K+ for Better Font Awesome, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Better Font Awesome or Menu Icons?
Menu Icons, at #305 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Better Font Awesome at #629. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Better Font Awesome or Menu Icons alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.