Filters: FontAwesome icons
Adrian Perez Rodriguez, 
Sascha VogelFont Awesome gives you scalable vector icons that can instantly be customized - size, color, drop shadow, and anything that can be done with the power of CSS. More info on FontAwesome can be found here.
This filter allows you to add FontAwesome icons to anywhere you have a text box in Moodle.
Usage
Please read the README file provided with this filter. The filter does not provide FontAwesome, just a way to easily add the icon tags to moodle text boxes without having them stripped.
Installation:
We suggest to use the installation with Git but other ways you can do the manual way:
- Download any applicable file version.
- Upload the zipped file to moodle > filter.
- Unzip, and log-in as administrator and the plug-in installation wizard will start.
- It will ask for choosing settings, in that case just keep the default "Moodle Auto Format" selected. You can always come back to these settings by going to Site Administration > Plugins > Filters > FontAwesome Icon Filter.
Enabling FontAwesome Icon Filter
Once FontAwesome has installed, It won't show up automatically until you actually enable the filter to work in Moodle, for that go to Site Administration > Plugins > Filters > Manage Filters. You'll see FontAwesome Icon Filter in the list, click "ON" where its mentioned disabled in drop down. Using the above format will start showing up icons where applicable.
- If you want to use this plugin aswell in activity and resource names please disable the formatstringstriptags setting (default is set to Yes).
- If you want to use this plugin also in headings please change in the Manage filters overview (/admin/filters.php) that it applies to Content and headings.
Screenshots
Contributors
But as well keep in mind, after FontAwesome 5 launch (May 2017), the CDN links may will only be available for a year.
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.