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Block for Font Awesome

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

by Ciprian Popescu · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.8.0 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 8.0+

Block for Font Awesome has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 40,614 downloads all time. It was downloaded 1,453 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 9, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Block for Font Awesome at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
40,614
Downloads, last 30 days
1,453
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Block for Font Awesome well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Active Contacts – WordPress CRM & Follow-up Plugin
  • LazyClone – Copy a WordPress Site Without FTP
  • Lighthouse – WordPress Performance & Speed Optimization Plugin
  • Active Analytics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics Plugin
  • ImagePress – WordPress Image Gallery & Community Photo Plugin
  • eCards – WordPress eCard Plugin with Email Designer
  • Repeater for Gravity Forms – Repeater Field Add-on
  • Fixtures & Results – WordPress Sports League & GAA Club Plugin
  • WP Google Consent Platform (GCP)

Block for Font Awesome reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.7 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Plugin assumes you know the css classes for icons

    As per title, the plugin assumes you know the css classes for the icons one wishes to use, so keep that in mind when you want to use this plugin. There is no visual list of icons to choose from.So, that means you need to fontawesome website open, search, copy the classes to fill in the the gutenberg block.The fixed-width toggle requires the editor to add a class to the field for the icon, thats just lazy coding.Anyway, i uninstalled

    Mark Creeten

  • Great time-saving plugin!

    We have installed this plugin on our 400+ agency websites and couldn't be happier. Adding icons is a breeze, and the HTML and shortcode support extends into our theme development process.

    Ciprian Popescu

  • Doesn't work

    This is the third time I'm leaving this review. Do not remove it. My experience is my experience, and per the FAQs, is well within the guidelines. My experience is that the product does not work as intended.

    Josh Gellock

  • This is a great plugin!

    This works really well with Gutenberg! It's very easy to use and I love using it.

    Kevin Steve

  • Awesome

    simple plugin and works great

    annamariaerik

  • Gutenberg block plugin for font awesome icon

    thanks for making this plugin. can you please add some screenshot, I am not able to use properly this plugin.

    Kevin Kovadia

Download and install history

2,632 downloads over the last 49 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Block for Font Awesome downloads per day02505007501kSep 5Sep 29Oct 23Downloads per day
Active installs
Block for Font Awesome active installs02505007501kSep 5Sep 29Oct 23Active installs
Rating out of 5
Block for Font Awesome rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 29Oct 23Rating out of 5
Reviews
Block for Font Awesome review count02.557.510Sep 5Sep 29Oct 23Reviews

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Details

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.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • Font Awesome
  • FontAwesome
  • icon
  • icon-block
  • SVG

More from Ciprian Popescu

Version
1.8.0
Last updated
Oct 9, 2026
First published
Jul 6, 2019
Requires WordPress
7.1
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Block for Font Awesome FAQ

What does Block for Font Awesome do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Block for Font Awesome offers Active Contacts – WordPress CRM & Follow-up Plugin, LazyClone – Copy a WordPress Site Without FTP, Lighthouse – WordPress Performance & Speed Optimization Plugin, Active Analytics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics Plugin and ImagePress – WordPress Image Gallery & Community Photo Plugin.

How many active installs does Block for Font Awesome have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Block for Font Awesome as of October 23, 2026.

Is Block for Font Awesome still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 9, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Block for Font Awesome free?

Block for Font Awesome is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.