Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome vs PublishPress
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome v6.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | PublishPress v4.8.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 6,000+ |
| Last updated | August 25, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome | PublishPress Planner Free · PublishPress Planner Pro ($) |
| Pros | Icon picker field for ACF; Supports several Font Awesome major versions | Content calendar and kanban content board inside WordPress; Editorial comments and metadata on posts; Email notifications on status changes |
| Cons | Loads icon styles from a CDN or the Font Awesome API; Requires Advanced Custom Fields to be active | Upgrade prompts in the admin; Advanced notification channels need the Pro version; Many screens; some teams will only use the calendar |
| 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 | Content calendar, Kanban content board, Content overview list, Editorial comments on posts, Editorial metadata fields on posts, Email notifications on editorial changes, Scheduled notifications via cron, Log of sent notifications, Editorial dashboard, Post review requests, Upgrade to Pro prompts in the admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | jsDelivr CDN | — |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields | Yoast SEO |
| Other | Font Awesome API | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.wordpress.org, api.fontawesome.com, cdn.jsdelivr.net | — |