Block for Font Awesome

74 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

With about 1,000 active installs, this is a small but recognized plugin that scores above its install base thanks to strong user ratings.

Update Freshness

25/25

It was updated very recently (July 2026) and is tested against WordPress 7.0, which is exceptional forward compatibility for a niche block plugin.

User Rating

13/15

Five reviewers gave it 84/100, which is a solid endorsement for a plugin with such a narrow feature scope.

Support Health

8/15

There are zero public support threads, so the 50/15 score reflects unknown rather than poor health; the author simply has not had to field issues publicly.

WP Compatibility

15/15

It requires WordPress 6.4 and PHP 7.1, covering nearly every modern host, and the test header shows confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0.

Scores higher than 32% of indexed plugins

About

Display a Font Awesome 5, Font Awesome 6, Font Awesome 7 or Font Awesome kit icon in a Gutenberg block or a custom HTML block.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.2/5

Last Updated 2026-09-12 7:58pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.4+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.1+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: June 6, 2024

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What It Does

Block for Font Awesome is a lightweight Gutenberg block that lets you drop Font Awesome 5, 6, 7, or custom kit icons into posts and pages. You can also use it inside the Custom HTML block, which gives you more layout control without leaving the editor. In practice, it saves you from hand-coding <i> tags or shortcodes every time you want a small pictogram next to a heading or button.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for bloggers, small business sites, and content editors who want a quick icon picker inside Gutenberg without installing the full Font Awesome library or a heavy icon block suite. It works well for users already on a Font Awesome plan or CDN kit who just need a clean block to surface their existing icons. Developers prototyping sites will also appreciate that it works inside Custom HTML blocks.

Who Should Skip It

If you need menu icons, widget icons, or ACF custom fields with icon selection, this single-purpose block will not be enough. Anyone already using a full icon management plugin, or a theme that ships Font Awesome support, should skip the extra dependency.

The Bottom Line

Block for Font Awesome scores 73.53/100 and is a tidy, well-maintained utility for one specific job: dropping a Font Awesome icon into Gutenberg. Its tiny install count and empty support forum mean you are trusting a small author, but the recent update and forward WordPress 7.0 testing are reassuring. Treat it as a convenient tool, not a full icon strategy.

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Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator 86/100

Pick this instead if your icon need is site-wide branding (the favicon and app icons) rather than inline content icons.

Menu Icons by Themeisle 85/100

Choose this when your goal is adding icons to navigation menu items, which this plugin does not touch.

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 84/100

This is the right pick if you build sites with ACF and need authors to choose Font Awesome icons from a custom meta field.

Font Awesome 83/100

Pick the official Font Awesome plugin if you want the entire icon system, shortcodes, and CDN management rather than a single block.

The Icon Block 83/100

Choose The Icon Block if you want a richer standalone icon block with styling controls beyond what this minimal plugin offers.