The Icon Block
by Nick Diego · WordPress.org page
The Icon Block has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 377,212 downloads all time. It was downloaded 19,083 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
The Icon Block at a glance
Is The Icon Block well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- 290+ native WordPress icons, including social logos
- Use any custom SVG icon or graphic
- Insert icons from your Media Library if SVG uploads are supported
- Includes handy icon controls (link, rotate, alignment, colors, border, padding, margin, etc.)
- Fully compatible with the Site Editor
- No block library required 🎉
- Built almost entirely with native WordPress components
- Will get additional functionality as it’s added to WordPress core
- Register your own custom icon library. Learn more
The Icon Block reviews and ratings
29 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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We use this on every project
Wonderful little block.
STHLM Web Design -
Great Plugin - Thank you!
Great Plugin - easy to use and very helpful - thank you
brings -
Easy to use
Good plugin. Very easy to use for nice icon block in posts
phoenix36 -
Easy to use and works very well
I like it alot!
Pär Thernström -
Excellent
Does only what it says it does on the lid. Perfect.
Ryan Hellyer -
So cool!
I love WordPress and the new block themes. And plugins like these are the icing on the cake. Thank you!
snoop23
Download and install history
42,431 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
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Details
Easily add SVG icons and graphics to the WordPress block editor.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- block
- icon
- icon-block
- SVG
- SVG block
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- Version
- 2.1.0
- Last updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- First published
- Sep 25, 2021
- Requires WordPress
- 6.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free, community plugin
The Icon Block FAQ
What does The Icon Block do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, The Icon Block offers 290+ native WordPress icons, including social logos, Use any custom SVG icon or graphic, Insert icons from your Media Library if SVG uploads are supported, Includes handy icon controls (link, rotate, alignment, colors, border, padding, margin, etc.) and Fully compatible with the Site Editor.
How many active installs does The Icon Block have?
WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for The Icon Block as of October 22, 2026.
Is The Icon Block still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does The Icon Block have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for The Icon Block are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is The Icon Block free?
The Icon Block is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.