10 Best Icon Element Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Icon Element has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Icon Element
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CleanTalk
Closest matchSpam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
4.8 (3,211) 200,000+ active installsTop-rated antispam for contact forms, comments, WooCommerce, eCommerce, and login. No CAPTCHAs, no friction, just background anti spam protection.
About 5 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
- 2
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution
4.4 (588) 100,000+ active installsA complete WordPress LMS plugin to create any eLearning website easily.
About 2.5 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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Uncanny Automator – AI + Automation for WordPress | AI Agent, AI Page Builder, Free AI Usage Included
4.9 (157) 40,000+ active installsThe AI + Automation plugin for WordPress. Automate workflows across all your plugins and apps, add an AI agent, and build pages with AI — no code.
A similar number of installs, last updated 3 days ago.
- 4
Masteriyo LMS
Paid version availableMasteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates
4.8 (180) 5,000+ active installsComplete WordPress LMS plugin. Build & sell online courses with quizzes, certificates, and built-in payments. The all-in-one LMS for course creators.
5,000+ installs against 40,000+, last updated 5 days ago.
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Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor
4.4 (27) 40,000+ active installsBuild a full website with AI, then edit every block natively in Gutenberg. No new editor to learn, no lock-in.
A similar number of installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance
4.8 (2,608) 1 million+ active installsGet caching and more with this powerful cache plugin. Cache, optimize images, clean your database and minify for maximum performance.
About 25 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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Fluent Forms
Paid version availableFluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder
4.8 (791) 700,000+ active installsGet a fast contact form plugin. Create advanced forms using drag and drop form builder with all smart features.
About 18 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements)
4.8 (172) 80,000+ active installsAddon Elements for Elementor comes with 40+ widgets and extensions to extend the power of Elementor Page Builder.
Shares the elementor tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated March 23, 2026.
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Fullwidth Templates for Any Theme & Page Builder
4.7 (42) 20,000+ active installsWhen using a Page Builder, things like page title, boxed layout usually limit your creativity. This plugin helps you go fullwidth on any* theme.
Shares the elementor tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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The Plus Addons for Elementor
Paid version availableThe Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce
4.6 (387) 100,000+ active installsBest Addons for Elementor with 120+ Elementor FREE & Pro Widgets & 1000+ Elementor Templates with Mega Menu, Post Grid, Header Footer, WooCommerce
Shares the elementor tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
Switching from Icon Element: common questions
What is the best alternative to Icon Element?
CleanTalk is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 200,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Icon Element alternative has the most users?
WP-Optimize, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Icon Element alternative is rated highest?
Uncanny Automator, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 157 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Icon Element alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Icon Element score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Icon Element on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
CleanTalk is the closest match to Icon Element by the data we track, and WP-Optimize has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Uncanny Automator shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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