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CMB2 Field Type: Font Awesome
Font Awesome icon selector for powerful custom metabox generator CMB2
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 1
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Jun 2019
- Added
- Feb 2018
- Requires WP
- 3.6
- Tested up to
- WP 5.2.26
- Downloads
- 7,902
Our analysis
AI-assistedCMB2 Field Type: Font Awesome is a WordPress plugin that allows you to integrate Font Awesome icons into custom metaboxes using the CMB2 framework. It provides an icon selector that can be used in your CMB2 function file to add Font Awesome icons as options for custom fields.
This plugin is suitable for developers who are using CMB2 and want to enhance their custom fields with Font Awesome icons, making it easier to select and display icons in their projects.
Best for: Developers looking to add Font Awesome icons to custom fields in CMB2 metaboxes.
What it does well
- ✓Integrates with CMB2 for custom metaboxes
- ✓Uses jQuery Font Picker for icon selection
- ✓Supports Font Awesome 5
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on additional features
- •Last updated in June 2019
Verdict
This plugin provides a straightforward solution for integrating Font Awesome icons into CMB2, but its last update may raise concerns for some users.
From the developer
Serkan Algur's own description of CMB2 Field Type: Font Awesome, lightly tidied.
Font Awesome icon selector for powerful custom metabox generator CMB2
You can use as field type in CMB2 function file. Add a new field, set type to faiconselect and add font awesome icons to options (look Usage for examples). Plugin uses jQuery Font Picker for creating a icon selector.
Sample Usage
Detailed instructions on Github
$cmb->add_field( array(
'name' => __( 'Select Font Awesome Icon', 'cmb' ),
'id' => $prefix . 'iconselect',
'desc' => 'Select Font Awesome icon',
'type' => 'faiconselect',
'options' => array(
'fa fa-facebook' => 'fa fa-facebook',
'fa fa-500px' => 'fa fa-500px',
'fa fa-twitter' => 'fa fa-twitter'
)
) );
Sample Usage With Font Awesome 5
$cmb->add_field( array(
'name' => __( 'Select Font Awesome Icon', 'cmb' ),
'id' => $prefix . 'iconselect',
'desc' => 'Select Font Awesome icon',
'type' => 'faiconselect',
'options' => array(
'fab fa-facebook' => 'fa fa-facebook',
'fab fa-500px' => 'fa fa-500px',
'fab fa-twitter' => 'fa fa-twitter',
'fas fa-address-book' => 'fas fa-address-book'
),
'attributes' => array(
'faver' => 5
)
) );
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