wpsnoop: fix Font Awesome Field plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Font Awesome Field conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.


Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by Font Awesome Field, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Font Awesome Field.


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Font Awesome Field leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does Font Awesome Field version 1.1 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Font Awesome Field to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.1 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 1.1 of Font Awesome Field behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for Font Awesome Field by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.

Which new files does Font Awesome Field add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/ 766.58kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/ 751.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/fa-field.css 1.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/fa-field.scss 1.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/ 748.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/css/ 47.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css 26.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css 21.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/fonts/ 592.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.eot 54.69kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.svg 280.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf 109.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.woff 63.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/fonts/FontAwesome.otf 83.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/ 54.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/bordered-pulled.less 330.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/core.less 418.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/fixed-width.less 119.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/font-awesome.less 465.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/icons.less 33.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/larger.less 370.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/list.less 377.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/mixins.less 892.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/path.less 684.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/rotated-flipped.less 622.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/spinning.less 582.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/stacked.less 476.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/less/variables.less 15.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/ 54.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_bordered-pulled.scss 332.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_core.scss 419.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_fixed-width.scss 120.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_icons.scss 34.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_larger.scss 375.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_list.scss 378.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_mixins.scss 906.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_path.scss 695.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_rotated-flipped.scss 672.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_spinning.scss 583.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_stacked.scss 482.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/_variables.scss 15.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/css/font-awesome/scss/font-awesome.scss 405.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/font-awesome-field.php 10.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/includes/ 797.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/includes/template-tags.php 797.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/js/ 1.92kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/js/fa-field.js 1.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/js/min/ 854.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/js/min/fa-field.min.js 854.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/font-awesome-field/readme.txt 1.43kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Font Awesome Field add to WordPress?

ShortCode   Known Plugin or Theme conflicts
[fa] The fa shortcode has potential conflicts with at least 8 other plugins or themes.

Note: We have not yet checked to see if these shortcodes work as expected in pages, posts, sidebar widgets, or when set as the page title, in content, in the excert, in menus or anywhere else within a WordPress installation. A shortcode could produce errors due to parameters added when it is used, or if the plugin is updated and the format of the shortcode has changed.

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Font Awesome Field?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Font Awesome Field?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
fa_icons The fa_icons option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Font Awesome Field may or may not create more options depending on how the plugin is configured and depending on which other themes and plugins are active in your specific hosting environment.

What new PHP functions does Font Awesome Field declare when it is active?

Using Font Awesome Field from the command line with WP-CLI

The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.


How to install Font Awesome Field from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install font-awesome-field


How to activate Font Awesome Field from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Font Awesome Field after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install font-awesome-field --activate


How to reinstall Font Awesome Field from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of Font Awesome Field which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install font-awesome-field --force


How to update Font Awesome Field to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update font-awesome-field


How to delete Font Awesome Field from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete font-awesome-field

Where can you download earlier versions of Font Awesome Field?

Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of Font Awesome Field from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.

Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in Font Awesome Field

About our testing enviroment

Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9

It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with Font Awesome Field. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.