Block: Icon Font Awesome is a Gutenberg plugin specifically designed to simplify the user experience in displaying the Font Awesome icon collection. With this plugin, you can easily add and customize Font Awesome icons directly through the Gutenberg block.
The main advantage of Block: Icon Font Awesome is its ease of integrating Font Awesome icons into your WordPress pages or posts. Without the need for deep coding knowledge, you can choose from a variety of available icons and tailor them to fit your site's design.
Not only that, what makes Block: Icon Font Awesome even more appealing is the very small font file size, approximately only around 100KB. This means that using the plugin will not burden the loading speed of your site. With a lightweight load, you can be sure your site remains responsive and fast, while still taking advantage of the wealth of Font Awesome icons.
- Enter the Gutenberg Editor
- Go to the Gutenberg Block Category Media and then select Font Awesome
- Click the Icon Library button
- Once the popup appears, please choose one of the icons and click on it
- You can apply styles according to your preferences (optional)
- WordPress 6.4+
- PHP 7.4+
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Set up a local WordPress development environment.
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Clone / download this repository into the
wp-content/pluginsfolder. -
Navigate to the
wp-content/plugins/icon-font-awesomefolder in the command line. -
Run
npm installto install the plugin's dependencies within a/node_modules/folder. -
Run
npm run startto compile and watch source files for changes while developing.
No, this plugin is entirely free, and there is no paid version.
Yes, this plugin works only in the Gutenberg editor.
Contributions are always open to those who wish to participate in the further development of this plugin.