Patrik Csak

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<p><strong>FA WP Admin Menu Icons</strong> allows you to use Font Awesome icons for WordPress custom post types and custom menu pages by passing the Font Awesome class string, just like using Font Awesome on the front end</p>
<p>Here’s an example:</p>
<pre><code>register_post_type( 'custom_post_type', [
    //...
    'menu_icon' => 'fa-solid fa-thumbs-up',
    //...
] );
</code></pre>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>`register_post_type()`</h4>
<p>To use a Font Awesome icon for your custom post type with <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_post_type/" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>register_post_type()</code></a>, use a Font Awesome class string for the <code>$args['menu_icon]</code> parameter:</p>
<pre><code>register_post_type( 'custom_post_type', [
    //...
    'menu_icon' => 'fa-solid fa-thumbs-up',
    //...
] );
</code></pre>
<h4>`add_menu_page()`</h4>
<p>To use a Font Awesome icon for your custom menu page with <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_menu_page/" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>add_menu_page()</code></a>, use a Font Awesome class string for the <code>$icon_url</code> parameter:</p>
<pre><code>add_menu_page(
    page_title: 'Custom Menu Page',
    menu_title: 'Custom Menu Page',
    capability: 'manage_options',
    menu_slug: 'custom_menu_page',
    icon_url: 'fa-solid fa-thumbs-up',
);
</code></pre>
<h4>Custom Post Type UI plugin</h4>
<p>To use a Font Awesome icon with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/" rel="ugc">Custom Post Type UI plugin</a>, use a Font Awesome class string for the <strong>Menu Icon</strong> field when adding or editing a Post Type</p>
<h3>Caveats</h3>
<p>FA WP Admin Menu Icons only supports Font Awesome’s <a href="https://fontawesome.com/search?ic=free&o=r" rel="nofollow ugc">free icons</a></p>


FA WP Admin Menu Icons

Use Font Awesome icons for custom post types and custom menu pages.

AWeleczka

<p>This plugin allows the easy use of the entire Font Awesome Icon-Set through ShortCodes anywhere on your site.</p>
<p><strong>This plugin is in no way associated with Font Awesome</strong></p>


FontAwesome.io ShortCodes

This plugin allows the easy use of the entire Font Awesome Icon-Set through ShortCodes anywhere on your site.

FA WP Admin Menu Icons vs FontAwesome.io ShortCodes