Filters: FontAwesome icons
Adrian Perez Rodriguez, 
Sascha VogelMoodle FontAwesome Filter 
Introduction
This filter allows you to use fontawesome icons in the Moodle text editor without worrying about having your div's stripped out by the Moodle Atto/TinyMCE HTML cleaner.
This plugin supports the legacy FontAwesome 4 icon set and the newer version 5.
Furthermore it'simportantto know, that this plugin doesn't supply the newer free FontAwesome 5 icon set. This is the responsibility of Moodle or your theme developer. So it can be, that not all FA icons will be displayed, for more information consult these links:
Requirements
Your site/theme must have FontAwesome embedded already. This filter does not provide the font.
- Moodle 3.3 upwards
Installation
Install the plugin like any other plugin to folder filter/fontawesome
Use git to install this plugin:
cd /var/www/html/moodle
git clone https://github.com/adpe/moodle-filter_fontawesome.git filter/fontawesome
Then complete upgrade over CLI:
sudo -u apache /usr/bin/php admin/cli/upgrade.php
or GUI.
See MoodleDocs] for details on installing Moodle plugins
Configuration
First, activate the filter_tabs plugin in Site Administration -> Plugins -> Filters -> Manage filters
Additional
filter_fontawesome has a settings page to allow you to limit the filter to only certain text-box formats.
Usage
To create FontAwesome icons in text fields, use the following syntax: [fa-*] where * is the name of the icon you wish to display.
First you will need to find the icon you wish to use. This list provides a full overview.
Some examples and guide to start:
- Anywhere you wish to add an icon just surround it with square brackets and type in the icon name. e.g.:
[fa-camera-retro] - If the icon name is a brand, please add
fabat the beginning of the square brackets. - If you wish to make the icon larger you can use a multiplier. e.g.:
[fa-camera-retro fa-2x]or[fa-camera-retro fa-4x] - If you wish to rotate the icon you can specify how many degrees clockwise. e.g.:
[fa-camera-retro fa-rotate-90] - You can also flip an icon horizontally or vertically. e.g.:
[fa-camera-retro fa-flip-horizontal]or[fa-camera-retro fa-flip-vertical] - You can mute the colour to a dull grey. e.g.:
[fa-camera-retro fa-muted] - You can "pull" the icon to the left or right. If it is "pulled" to the left text will wrap to the right. e.g.:
[fa-camera-retro pull-left] - All the settings above can be mixed and matched e.g.:
[fa-quote-left fa-4x pull-left fa-muted]
Further information
- Official plugin in Moodle plugins repository
License
- Written by Julian (@moodleman) Ridden. Visit the blog at http://www.moodleman.net
- Updated by David Bezemer. Visit his company page at http://www.uplearning.nl
- Updated to FontAwesome version 4.7 by Usman Asar
- Updated to FontAwesome version 5 by Adrian Perez Rodriguez
- Keep up-to-date by FFHS (Fernfachhochschule Schweiz)
Screenshots
Contributors
Any update to Moodle 3.5?
Ricardo
I just unapproved this plugin as it did not have valid source code URL and bug tracker URL set - both set to "n/A". This violates the plugin approval criteria. Please submit the filter for re-approval once the fields have a valid value again. Thanks for keeping the plugin record up to date.
First of all, very nice plugin! I recently installed it in our Moodle test environment, but
I am having an issue that not all icons display. I am using the codes for free solid icons, and certain (random) icons like volume-mute or uber logo don't render. Do you have any idea why this might be happening? Also, I am having an issue with flipping the icons as well.
Thanks in advance!
Best,
Liana
I've just opened a new issue on the bug tracker, please have a look at https://github.com/adpe/moodle-filter_fontawesome/issues/6. Does the FontAwesome version is the newest one (5.8.1)?
Greets
Adrian
Thanks
It depends on your FontAwesome icon set that you're providing. In Moodle core is still FontAwesome 4 provided so this list https://fontawesome.com/v4.7.0/icons should help you.
If you want to use FontAwesome 5 you must import them in your theme to use them. We've added our FA to use overall the light style with a little "hack", look
at https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=360259
HTH
Adrian
Is it possible to get FontAwesome icons on headings of activities? Moodle 3.5. filter_fontawesome_moodle35_2019022702. I have posted screen-shots here: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=392842.
Is it possible to set the color of the icon?
We'll release it soon. The plan was Mid/End of May but I'll put it forward.