by Ciprian Popescu 3.7 (6 reviews)

Block for Font Awesome Icons – Searchable Icon Picker, SVG, FA 7

Name: Block for Font Awesome Icons – Searchable Icon Picker, SVG, FA 7
Rating: 3.7 (6 reviews)
Author: Ciprian Popescu

For anyone who wants Font Awesome icons in the block editor without class names or a heavy icon font: search, click, done. Free icons render as SVG.

Block for Font Awesome Icons ranks #6,295 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #630 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 3.7/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Oct 9, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 09 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#630 of 6,651 in Media Top 10% by installs Downloads -52.1% this week Actively maintained

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1K+

-29.3%

KW Avg Position

33.6

0.2 better

Downloads

34.1K

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Rating

74%

Review 3.7 out of 5

3.7 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 38.7%

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Jun 6, 2024

Block for Font Awesome [block-for-font-awesome] < 1.4.5

CVE-2024-35705 · Fixed in v1.4.5
Dec 4, 2023

Block for Font Awesome [block-for-font-awesome] < 1.4.1

CVE-2023-49751 · Fixed in v1.4.1

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Oct 09, 2026
Requires WP: 7.1+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: Ciprian Popescu

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.7
Reviews: 6
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Font Awesome FontAwesome SVG icon icon-block

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and developers who want to display Font Awesome icons in their content. It solves the problem of adding Font Awesome 5, 6, 7, or kit icons to a page via a Gutenberg block, custom HTML block, or shortcode.

Gutenberg icon block
Custom HTML block support
Font Awesome 5 support
Font Awesome 6 support
Font Awesome 7 support
Font Awesome kit support
Shortcode icon insertion

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Block for Font Awesome Icons – Searchable Icon Picker, SVG, FA 7

No. Click "Choose icon" and search by name or keyword. Class names are only needed for Font Awesome Pro or kit icons.

No. Free icons are inline SVG (usually under 1 KB each) and no Font Awesome script or font is loaded unless you turn one on in Settings → Font Awesome for Pro icons or kits.

Not for Free icons in this block or the shortcodes; they now render as SVG. Keep the script on only if your theme or other content uses <i class="fa-..."> markup, Pro icons or a kit.

Yes. On WordPress 7.1+ the core Icon block shows a "Font Awesome Free" tab. You can also transform between the two blocks.