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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',
//...
] );
WordPress Admin Dashboard
In your WordPress Admin Dashboard, go to
Plugins > Add New, search for 'fa wp admin menu icons', then click
Install Now
Read more about
automatic plugin installation with the WordPress Admin Dashboard
WP-CLI
Install with WP-CLI by running the following command:
wp plugin install fa-wp-admin-menu-icons --activate
Install with Composer
- Follow the setup instructions for WordPress Packagist
- Require
wpackagist-plugin/fa-wp-admin-menu-icons
Install with Git
Install with Git by running the following commands:
cd /plugins
git clone git@github.com:patrik-csak/fa-wp-admin-menu-icons.git