FA WP Admin Menu Icons

A super simple way to use Font Awesome icons for custom post types and custom admin menu pages.

Author:Patrik Csak (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:4.4
WordPress version tested:6.5.2
Plugin version:8.3.0
Added to WordPress repository:25-03-2017
Last updated:03-04-2024
Rating, %:84
Rated by:5
Plugin URI:https://github.com/patrik-csak/fa-wp-admin-me...
Total downloads:6 950
Active installs:100+
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FA WP Admin Menu Icons 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

Here’s an example:

register_post_type( 'custom_post_type', [
    //...
    'menu_icon' => 'fa-solid fa-thumbs-up',
    //...
] );

Usage

`register_post_type()`

To use a Font Awesome icon for your custom post type with register_post_type(), use a Font Awesome class string for the $args['menu_icon] parameter:

register_post_type( 'custom_post_type', [
    //...
    'menu_icon' => 'fa-solid fa-thumbs-up',
    //...
] );

`add_menu_page()`

To use a Font Awesome icon for your custom menu page with add_menu_page(), use a Font Awesome class string for the $icon_url parameter:

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',
);

Custom Post Type UI plugin

To use a Font Awesome icon with the Custom Post Type UI plugin, use a Font Awesome class string for the Menu Icon field when adding or editing a Post Type

Caveats

FA WP Admin Menu Icons only supports Font Awesome’s free icons

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