Font Awesome Icon Theme
 | Makes Font Awesome available as an Icon Theme |
| Type | XAR |
| Category | Icon theme |
| Developed by | |
| Rating | |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License 2.1 |
| Bundled With | XWiki Standard |
Table of contents
Description
This application enables Font Awesome to be mapped as an Icon Theme that you can choose using the Icon Theme Application.
This is an icon library launched in 2012, as an icon font that contains over 786 icons. This current implementation uses the version 4.x of the font.
Preview
Examples
Icon Mapping
Version Compatibility
| XWiki version | Font Awesome version used |
|---|---|
| 6.2M1 | 4.1.0 |
| 6.2RC1 | 4.2.0 |
| 9.5RC1 | 4.7.0 |
Prerequisites & Installation Instructions
We recommend using the Extension Manager to install this extension (Make sure that the text "Installable with the Extension Manager" is displayed at the top right location on this page to know if this extension can be installed with the Extension Manager). Note that installing Extensions when being offline is currently not supported and you'd need to use some complex manual method.
You can also use the following manual method, which is useful if this extension cannot be installed with the Extension Manager or if you're using an old version of XWiki that doesn't have the Extension Manager:
- Log in the wiki with a user having Administration rights
- Go to the Administration page and select the Import category
- Follow the on-screen instructions to upload the downloaded XAR
- Click on the uploaded XAR and follow the instructions
- You'll also need to install all dependent Extensions that are not already installed in your wiki
Dependencies
Dependencies for this extension (org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-fontawesome 16.9.0):
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui 16.9.0
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars-api 16.9.0
- org.webjars:font-awesome 4.7.0
