Title: Shortcode for Font Awesome
Author: smgwebdesign
Published: <strong>November 17, 2018</strong>
Last modified: November 27, 2024

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# Shortcode for Font Awesome

 By [smgwebdesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smgwebdesign/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/shortcode-for-font-awesome.zip)

 * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-for-font-awesome/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-for-font-awesome/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-for-font-awesome/#installation)
 * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-for-font-awesome/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shortcode-for-font-awesome/)

## Description

Insert Shortcode for Font Awesome in Editor. Here the pure Shortcode is generated.
No Font Awesome Files are included. These must already be loaded in WordPress.

Use `[fa set="fas" icon="check" size="2x" color="#000000"]` anywhere in WordPress

The attributes Set, Icon, Size and Color can be Set as required.

 * Set is set to “fas” by default.
 * Icon is set to “check” by default.
 * Size is set only when needed. Possible values are: 2x, 3x, 5x, 7x and 9x.
 * Color is only set as hexadecimal value if required.

#### IMPORTANT NOTES:

This Plugin does not add Font Awesome Files, these must already be loaded in WordPress

## Installation

 1. This Plugin does not add Font Awesome Files, these must already be loaded in WordPress
 2. Upload everything to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
 3. Activate the plugin using the plugins menu in WordPress

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Exactly what I was looking for](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exactly-what-i-was-looking-for-417/)󠁿

 [arceoh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arceoh/) October 24, 2019

5 Stars.

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### 󠀁[Dead](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dead-26/)󠁿

 [spycraft3r](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spycraft3r/) May 15, 2019 1 reply

Yeah, Nup, does not work on my site

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## Contributors & Developers

“Shortcode for Font Awesome” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ smgwebdesign ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smgwebdesign/)

[Translate “Shortcode for Font Awesome” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shortcode-for-font-awesome)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-for-font-awesome/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/shortcode-for-font-awesome/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shortcode-for-font-awesome/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shortcode-for-font-awesome/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4.6

 * Tested with the latest WordPress version

#### 1.4.5

 * There were problems with the update, so an adjustment was made again
 * Code optimized

#### 1.4.4

 * Description revised once again

#### 1.4.3

 * Description adapted

#### 1.4.2

 * Fixed an Error during the Generation of the Color Code

#### 1.4.1

 * The Security of the Plugin was improved

#### 1.4

 * The Security of the Plugin was improved

#### 1.3.1

 * Filter integrated to use Shortcodes in Text Widgets

#### 1.3

 * Filter integrated to use Shortcode also in Navigation Menus

#### 1.2

 * Stable Tag inserted in readme.txt
 * Requires PHP Tag inserted in readme.txt
 * Comments integrated in PHP source code

#### 1.1

 * Function to set the Size integrated
 * Function to set the Color integrated

#### 1.0

 * Font Awesome Files are not integrated, these must already be loaded in WordPress

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4.6**
 *  Last updated **1 वर्षः ago**
 *  Active installations **700+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.9.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.7.5**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-for-font-awesome/)
 * Tags
 * [Font Awesome](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/font-awesome/)[shortcode](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-for-font-awesome/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  2 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shortcode-for-font-awesome/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shortcode-for-font-awesome/reviews/?filter=4)
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 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shortcode-for-font-awesome/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ smgwebdesign ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smgwebdesign/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shortcode-for-font-awesome/)