Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome vs WP Scheduled Posts
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome v6.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Scheduled Posts v5.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | August 25, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome | SchedulePress · SchedulePress Pro ($) |
| Pros | Icon picker field for ACF; Supports several Font Awesome major versions | Drag-and-drop editorial calendar for scheduled posts; Shares to several social networks from the post editor; Email alerts and a dashboard widget for authors and editors |
| Cons | Loads icon styles from a CDN or the Font Awesome API; Requires Advanced Custom Fields to be active | Auto scheduler, missed-schedule handler and Google Business Profile need Pro; Social sharing depends on each network's API and login, which can break |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Font Awesome icon field type, Font Awesome 4, 5, 6 and 7 loaders, Font Awesome kit and icon list lookup, Settings page for Font Awesome | Drag-and-drop editorial calendar, Dashboard widget with scheduled posts, Email alerts to authors and users, Share posts to Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Medium and Threads, AI caption writing with the site owner's OpenAI key, Auto scheduler rules (Pro) ($), Missed schedule handler (Pro) ($), Google Business Profile sharing (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | jsDelivr CDN | — |
| Social | — | Facebook Graph API, Instagram Graph API, LinkedIn API, X (Twitter) API |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields | Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | Font Awesome API | OpenAI API |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.wordpress.org, api.fontawesome.com, cdn.jsdelivr.net | www.linkedin.com, graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com, api.openai.com, api.twitter.com, upload.twitter.com |