Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome vs Editorial Calendar
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome v6.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Editorial Calendar v3.9.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | August 25, 2026 | May 26, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome | Editorial Calendar |
| Pros | Icon picker field for ACF; Supports several Font Awesome major versions | Monthly calendar of posts and scheduled posts; Drag and drop to reschedule a post; Calendar for each custom post type |
| Cons | Loads icon styles from a CDN or the Font Awesome API; Requires Advanced Custom Fields to be active | No approval or status workflow, only scheduling |
| 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 | Calendar page under the Posts menu, Drag and drop to change a post date, Inline title change, Edit popup for a post, Delete a post from the calendar, Calendar for each public custom post type |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | jsDelivr CDN | — |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields | — |
| Other | Font Awesome API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.wordpress.org, api.fontawesome.com, cdn.jsdelivr.net | — |