This WordPress shortcode plugin generates inline HTML for the Font Awesome icon libray.
You can use any icon code supported by Font Awesome.
A few notes about this plugin:
- You may choose to host your Font Awesome files locally (default)
- You may choose to use the Font Awesome CDN
- You may choose to specify a custom URL for your Font Awesome files
- You may choose to disable Font Awesome assets if you include them elsewhere
- This plugin may create entries in your PHP error log (if active)
- This plugin contains no tracking code and does not process or collect any information about the visitor
- Tested with WordPress 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8
- Tested with PHP 7.2 and PHP 7.4
Configuration
Decide if you want to use the included Font Awesome assets, they are the time of this writing at version 5.15.2. If you want to use another version, you can replace the included assets, use another URL for the CSS and webfont assets, or specify a Font Awesome CDN kit URL.
Usage
There is one shortcode available with this plugin:
[scfa][/scfa]
General format
This is intended as a quick reference for the shortcode. For a complete list of Font Awesome classes, please see fontawesome.com. Some icon styles may only be available with a Pro license. You can (obviously) specify everything class related in the class=”” parameter if that is more convenient for you.
Generate element with icon and default (icon) style:
[scfa icon="address-book"][/scfa]
Generate element with the specified style and icon:
[scfa icon="far address-book"][/scfa]
Generate element with the specified style and icon and size:
[scfa icon="far address-book" size="5x"][/scfa]
There are more examples in the SCFA plugin settings screen.
Credits
The Shortcodes for Font Awesome Plugin was written by Joaquim Homrighausen while converting caffeine into code.
Shortcodes for Font Awesome is sponsored by WebbPlatsen i Sverige AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
This plugin can also be downloaded from code.webbplatsen.net and GitHub
Stay safe!
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.