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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. avolle/cakephp-font-awesome ActiveCakephp-plugin[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) avolle/cakephp-font-awesome =========================== FontAwesome plugin for CakePHP 2.0.0(2y ago)02.8kMITPHPPHP ^8.1 Since Jun 7Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/mentisy/cakephp-font-awesome)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/avolle/cakephp-font-awesome)[ Docs](https://github.com/mentisy/cakephp-font-awesome)[ RSS](/packages/avolle-cakephp-font-awesome/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (4)Versions (8)Used By (0) FontAwesome CakePHP Plugin ========================== [](#fontawesome-cakephp-plugin) Create FontAwesome icons with a CakePHP helper NB! FontAwesome scripts not included in plugin. You can use FontAwesome kits without downloading assets. See further down. Version map: ------------ [](#version-map) PluginBranchCakePHP2.xmain5.x^8.11.x1.x4.x^7.4 | ^8.0Supports these Fonts: --------------------- [](#supports-these-fonts) - Solid - Regular - Light - Thin - Duo - Brand - Sharp \* through passing fa-sharp to class option Installation ------------ [](#installation) `composer require avolle/cakephp-font-awesome` Usage ----- [](#usage) Add FontAwe helper to your AppView (`src/View/AppView.php`) ``` /** * Application View * * @property \Avolle\FontAwesome\View\Helper\FontAweHelper $FontAwe */ class AppView extends View { public function initialize(): void { $this->loadHelper('Avolle/FontAwesome.FontAwe'); } } ``` Icons with title (optional) ``` echo $this->FontAwe->solid('receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->regular('receipt', 'Title'); // Title echo $this->FontAwe->light('receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->duo('receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->brand('github'); // echo $this->FontAwe->thin('receipt'); // ``` Alternatively: Icons with title (optional) ``` echo $this->FontAwe->icon('fas', 'receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon('far', 'receipt', 'Title'); // Title echo $this->FontAwe->icon('fal', 'receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon('fad', 'receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon('fab', 'github'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon('fat', 'receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon(FontAweHelper::SOLID, 'receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon(FontAweHelper::REGULAR, 'receipt', 'Title'); // Title echo $this->FontAwe->icon(FontAweHelper::LIGHT, 'receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon(FontAweHelper::DUO, 'receipt'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon(FontAweHelper::BRAND, 'github'); // echo $this->FontAwe->icon(FontAweHelper::THIN, 'receipt'); // ``` Links with icon ``` // Use string urls echo $this->FontAwe->solidLink('receipt', '/some-url'); // // Use router urls echo $this->FontAwe->regularLink('receipt', ['controller' => 'Icons', 'action' => 'index']); // // Add a title after the icon echo $this->FontAwe->lightLink('receipt', '/some-url/', 'Icons'); // Icons // Add a class to the icon (not anchor element) echo $this->FontAwe->duoLink('receipt', '/some-url/', 'Icons', ['icon' => ['class' => 'text-success']]); // Icons ``` Using the sharp styling ``` // Icon echo $this->FontAwe->solid('receipt', null, ['class' => 'fa-sharp']); // // Link echo $this->FontAwe->solidLink('receipt', '/some-url/', null, ['icon' => ['class' => 'fa-sharp']]); // ``` Load a FontAwesome kit script ``` echo $this->FontAwe->scriptKit('3247824fdhufhd'); // ``` Load a FontAwesome script (not a kit, but either downloaded or CDN) ``` echo $this->FontAwe->script(); // echo $this->FontAwe->script('font-awesome'); // echo $this->FontAwe->script('all', 'font-awesome/'); // ``` ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 68% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity18 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity65 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 95.5% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~171 days Recently: every ~152 days Total 6 Last Release 937d ago Major Versions 1.x-dev → 2.0.02023-10-14 PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.4 1.x-devPHP ^7.4|^8.0 2.0.0PHP ^8.1 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f0f795abeda0f3ab065129de8d0fc5583813d488b91d4794427b36c0d4608f7a?d=identicon)[avolle](/maintainers/avolle) --- Top Contributors [![mentisy](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8539693?v=4)](https://github.com/mentisy "mentisy (21 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (1 commits)") --- Tags cakephpcakephp-pluginFontAwesome ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/avolle-cakephp-font-awesome/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/avolle-cakephp-font-awesome/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/avolle-cakephp-font-awesome) ``` ### Alternatives [markstory/asset_compress An asset compression plugin for CakePHP. 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