Block
Block: Icons Font Awesome
by yukyhendiawan · WordPress.org page · Website
Block has 40+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,196 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Block at a glance
Is Block well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- ~2,000 free Font Awesome 6 icons — Solid, Regular, and Brands
- Full-screen icon picker with instant search (by name and keyword), a category sidebar with per-style counts, a style filter, and a “recently used” list
- Inline SVG output — no webfont, no render-blocking icon CSS
- Styling controls — color, hover color, size, and alignment
- Link support — wrap the icon in a link, optionally opening in a new tab
- Accessibility — mark an icon as decorative (hidden from screen readers) or give it a label; links always get an accessible name
- Global defaults — a Settings page to set the default style, size, and color, and to choose which icon styles appear in the picker
Details
Add and customize Font Awesome icons in the block editor — a lightweight Icon block that renders crisp inline SVG.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- block
- Font Awesome
- gutenberg
- icons
- SVG
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- Version
- 3.0.0
- Last updated
- Jun 7, 2026
- First published
- May 6, 2024
- Requires WordPress
- 6.3
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Block FAQ
What does Block do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Block offers ~2,000 free Font Awesome 6 icons — Solid, Regular, and Brands, Full-screen icon picker with instant search (by name and keyword), a category sidebar with per-style counts, a style filter, and a “recently used” list, Inline SVG output — no webfont, no render-blocking icon CSS, Styling controls — color, hover color, size, and alignment and Link support — wrap the icon in a link, optionally opening in a new tab.
How many active installs does Block have?
WordPress.org reports 40+ active installs for Block as of September 7, 2026.
Is Block still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on June 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Does Block have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Block are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Block free?
Block is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.