Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome vs Content Views
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome v6.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Content Views v4.5.1.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | August 25, 2026 | August 31, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome | Content Views · Content Views Pro ($) |
| Pros | Icon picker field for ACF; Supports several Font Awesome major versions | Shortcode, Gutenberg blocks and Elementor widgets from one plugin; Several free layouts: grid, list, pinterest, timeline, collapsible and slider; Filters by category, tag, author and keyword without writing code |
| Cons | Loads icon styles from a CDN or the Font Awesome API; Requires Advanced Custom Fields to be active | Custom taxonomy, custom field and published-date queries need Pro; Infinite scroll and load-more pagination need Pro |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Font Awesome icon field type, Font Awesome 4, 5, 6 and 7 loaders, Font Awesome kit and icon list lookup, Settings page for Font Awesome | Classic editor shortcode, Gutenberg blocks and patterns, Elementor widget, Free grid, list, pinterest, timeline, collapsible and scrollable layouts, Pro-only layouts, gated by the Pro version option ($), Filter by custom taxonomy ($), Filter by custom field and published date ($), Replace blog, category and search layouts ($), Infinite scroll and load-more pagination ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | jsDelivr CDN | — |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields | Elementor, Polylang, WPML, Beaver Builder |
| Other | Font Awesome API | contentviewspro.com |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.wordpress.org, api.fontawesome.com, cdn.jsdelivr.net | contentviewspro.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |