Title: WP Font Awesome
Author: Zayed Baloch
Published: August 6, 2015
Last modified: July 9, 2024
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# WP Font Awesome
By [Zayed Baloch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zayedbaloch/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-font-awesome.1.8.0.zip)
* [Details](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-font-awesome/#description)
* [Reviews](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-font-awesome/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-font-awesome/#installation)
* [Development](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-font-awesome/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-font-awesome/)
## Description
This plugin allows you to easily embed Font Awesome icon to your website using HTML
or built-in shortcode handlers.
#### Features
1. Shortcode support. Example: For Font Awesome 5 `[wpfa5s icon=""]`, `[wpfa5r icon
=""]`, `[wpfab icon=""]`, and for Font Awesome 4.7+ `[wpfa icon=""]`
2. Use Larger Icon: `[wpfa icon="" size="2x"]`. Sizes: `xs`, `sm`, `lg`, `2x`, `3x`,`
5x`, `7x`, `10x`
3. Add Font Awesome icon in Menu with shortcode.
4. Support shortocde in Widgets.
5. Support post and page title.
6. Font Awesome version 6
7. Support Font Awesome version 5.+ and 4.7.0
8. Add Font Awesome icon from editor Toolbar button.
#### Shortcodes
Introduced three new shortcode for Font Awesome support.
**Font Awesome v6 & v5**
[wpfa5s icon=”home”] for Solid style. [wpfa5r icon=”user”]
for Regular style. _support only in few icon_. [wpfa5b icon=”wordpress”] for Brands.
**Font Awesome 4.7+**
[wpfa icon=””].
#### Note
The `fa` prefix has been deprecated in version 5. The new default is the `fas` solid
style `far` regular style and the `fab` style for brands.
**WP Font Awesome plugin still support Font Awesome version 4**
## Screenshots
[⌊Shortcodes⌉⌊Shortcodes⌉[
Shortcodes
[⌊Shortcodes result⌉⌊Shortcodes result⌉[
Shortcodes result
[⌊Larger Icon⌉⌊Larger Icon⌉[
Larger Icon
[⌊Menu⌉⌊Menu⌉[
Menu
[⌊Widget⌉⌊Widget⌉[
Widget
[⌊Superscript⌉⌊Superscript⌉[
Superscript
[[
## Installation
1. Unzip the download package
2. Upload `wp-font-awesome` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
#### Manual Plugin Installation
1. Download WP Font Awesome Plugin to your desktop.
2. If downloaded as a zip archive, extract the Plugin folder to your desktop.
3. With your FTP program, upload the Plugin folder to the `wp-content/plugins` folder
in your WordPress directory online.
4. Go to Plugins screen and find Content WP Font Awesome in the list.
5. Click Activate Plugin to activate it.
## FAQ
### Usage
**Font Awesome v6 & v5**
* `[wpfa5s icon="home"]` or `[wpfa5s icon="fa-home"]` for Solid style.
* `[wpfa5r icon="user"]` or `[wpfa5r icon="fa-user"]` for Regular style. _support
only in few icon_.
* `[wpfa5b icon="wordpress"]` or `[wpfa5b icon="fa-wordpress"]` for Brands.
**Font Awesome 4.7+**
Use the `[wpfa icon="fa-home"]` or `[wpfa icon="home"]` shotcode to add an icon.
**Sizes**
Sizes: `xs`, `sm`, `lg`, `2x`, `3x`, `5x`, `7x`, `10x`. Example: `[wpfa5b
icon="wordpress" size="3x"]`
**Color**
[wpfa ….. color=”#336699″]
**Superscript**
[wpfa ….. sub=”yes”]
### How to use shortcode in Widget title
**Font Awesome v6 & v5**
[wpfa5s icon=”home”] for Solid style. [wpfa5r icon=”user”]
for Regular style. _support only in few icon_. [wpfa5b icon=”wordpress”] for Brands.
**Font Awesome 4.7+**
[wpfa icon=””].
Note: Don’t use double quotes `(" ")` on shortcode in Widget title.
## Reviews
### [Works perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfect-1055/)
[chicho1969](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chicho1969/) October 18, 2023
Install the plugin and go. Works perfect.
### [Responsive Developer, Awesome Plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/responsive-developer-awesome-plugin/)
[Seb Fontan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sebfontan/) March 7, 2022
The developer is responsive and the plugin works like a charm. This is by far the
most straightforward Font Awesome plugin for WordPress.
### [Really Helpful Plugin, thanks a lot. Please keep it updated](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-helpful-plugin-thanks-a-lot-please-keep-it-updated/)
[vast1r](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vast1r/) November 21, 2021
Exactly it's what i wanted, Font awesome icon locally loaded. Please keep it updated.
I don't know why 10k active people but very less review. Really great work guys,
keep it up. 👍👍
### [Awesome up-to-date plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-up-to-date-plugin/)
[Yongjun Jung](https://profiles.wordpress.org/keyos27/) January 23, 2021
Works great (especially, if you know how HTML and CSS) and it is constantly updated
to be compatible with the latest WordPress.
### [Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-7485/)
[Génesis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/genesistoxical/) July 18, 2020
It does what it promises. 🙂
### [Easy to use and GDPR compatible](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-nice-to-use-and-gdpr-compatible/)
[SVTX](https://profiles.wordpress.org/svtx/) July 22, 2018
This even works with the default tags i.e. and it loads the fontawesome icons locally, from your own server. That's what
you want because CDN's require data processing agreements and stuff like that. This
is way easier, lightweight and simple. Edit: Hmm, doesn't seem to work on all my
sites.. o.O
[ Read all 8 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-font-awesome/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“WP Font Awesome” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Zayed Baloch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zayedbaloch/)
* [ Naeem Noor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naeemnur/)
* [ Hammal Albulushi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hammal/)
[Translate “WP Font Awesome” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-font-awesome)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-font-awesome/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-font-awesome/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-font-awesome/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.7.9
* Security fixes
#### 1.7.8
* Updated FontAwesom to v6
#### 1.7.7
* Updated FontAwesom to v5.15
#### 1.7.6
* Fixed font load issue.
#### 1.7.5
* Add Font Awesome icon from editor Toolbar button.
* Updated FontAwesom to v5.12
#### 1.7.4
* Updated FontAwesom to v5.4
#### 1.7.3
* Fixed fonts loading issue
#### 1.7.2
* Updated FontAwesom to v5.2.0
#### 1.7.1
* Added Superscript option.
#### 1.7
* Added color option
#### 1.6
* Updated Font Awesome to v5.0.10
* Introduced 3 additional shortcode for Font Awesome 5+
* Still support Font Awesome v4
#### 1.5
* Updated Font Awesome to v4.7.0
#### 1.4
* Bug fixes.
#### 1.3
* Added Larger Icon option.
* Updated Font Awesome to v4.6.0
#### 1.2
* Added font icon support in post and page title.
#### 1.1
* Updated Font Awesome to v4.5.0
* 20 New Icons in Font Awesome v4.5
#### 1.0
* First Release
## Meta
* Version **1.8.0**
* Last updated **2 years ago**
* Active installations **10,000+**
* WordPress version ** 3.2 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.6.10**
* PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-font-awesome/)
* Tags
* [Font Awesome](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/font-awesome/)[font icon](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/font-icon/)
[FontAwesome](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/fontawesome/)[icon](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/icon/)
* [Advanced View](https://ido.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-font-awesome/advanced/)
## Ratings
4.9 out of 5 stars.
* [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-font-awesome/reviews/?filter=5)
* [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-font-awesome/reviews/?filter=4)
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## Contributors
* [ Zayed Baloch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zayedbaloch/)
* [ Naeem Noor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naeemnur/)
* [ Hammal Albulushi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hammal/)
## Support
Got something to say? Need help?
[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-font-awesome/)
## Donate
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