A Gutenberg block for creating a link with a Dashicon or Font Awesome icon. Per-block, not global.
Alternatives to Block: Icons Font Awesome
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Add icons and subtext to WordPress menus with per-item controls. Lightweight, modern, and works with any theme.
Spectre Iconsv1.5.0
Adds Lucide, Font Awesome, and uploaded SVG icon libraries to Elementor's icon picker.
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JVM Rich Text Iconsv1.8.2
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Icon Indexav1.1.0
Add 4,500+ self-hosted SVG icons to WordPress with instant full-text search and a powerful Gutenberg icon block.
Add and customize Google Material Symbols icons in the block editor, output as clean inline SVG — no icon font, no external requests.
Apiro Iconsv1.0.1
Loads a collected set of free stylesheets and registers icons into Elementor Icon Manager.
Add social media icons using Font Awesome or custom images. Easily sort, style, and display icons anywhere via shortcode.