PluginScout

Icon Widget

by seothemes · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.0 Tested up to WP 6.5.10 PHP 5.6+

Icon Widget has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 98,794 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 10, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.

Icon Widget at a glance

Active installs
4,000+
Total downloads
98,794
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Icon Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.5.10, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • classes => ‘icon-widget’
  • title => ‘Icon Widget’
  • content => ‘Add a short description.’
  • icon => ‘fa-star’
  • weight => ‘600’
  • size => ‘2x’
  • align => ‘center’
  • color => ‘#333333’
  • padding => ”
  • heading => ‘h4’
  • break => ‘<br>‘

Icon Widget reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
2
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • A must for all WordPress sites

    How can I use the Font Awesome shortcode?

    MD. Mamun Khan

  • Works Great!

    This works great and saves a lot of time. Easy for clients to manage.

    Anita C

Icon Widget alternatives

Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Icon Widget.

All Icon Widget alternatives

Details

Display an icon, title and description with a widget or a shortcode.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • FontAwesome
  • icon
  • widget

More from seothemes

Version
1.4.0
Last updated
Apr 10, 2024
First published
Sep 12, 2017
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
6.5.10
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Icon Widget FAQ

What does Icon Widget do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Icon Widget offers classes => ‘icon-widget’, title => ‘Icon Widget’, content => ‘Add a short description.’, icon => ‘fa-star’ and weight => ‘600’.

How many active installs does Icon Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for Icon Widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is Icon Widget still maintained?

The last release was on April 10, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Icon Widget free?

Icon Widget is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.