Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field

Adds a new 'Font Awesome Icon' field to the popular Advanced Custom Fields plugin.

v6.1.1Justin KruitUpdated Added 90k+ installs98% rating86% support resolved
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Security7
Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability56

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

402 findings

I18n

322

4 issue groups

Maintainability

58

13 issue groups

Security

21

8 issue groups

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome' but got 'acf'.310
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I18n
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310
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error

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Mismatched text domain. Expected 'advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome' but got 'acf'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$basename_dir".14
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Maintainability
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14
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warning

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Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$basename_dir".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNot In FooterIn footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.11
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Maintainability
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11
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warning

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In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

WARNINGMaintainabilityMissing VersionResource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.10
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Maintainability
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10
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warning

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Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_script(). This means new versions of the script may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators CommentA function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.9
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I18n
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9
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error

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A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommendedProcessing form data without nonce verification.5
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Security
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5
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warning

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Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed classClasses declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "acf_field_font_awesome".4
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Maintainability
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4
Severity
warning

Sample message

Classes declared by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "acf_field_font_awesome".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['icon_set_name']4
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Security
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4
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warning

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Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['icon_set_name']

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "spyc_dump".3
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3
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warning

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Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "spyc_dump".

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verificationProcessing form data without nonce verification.3
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Security
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3
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warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

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WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed3
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Security
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3
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warning

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$_POST['icon_set_name'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protection3
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Maintainability
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3
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error

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PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term3
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Maintainability
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3
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warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field" - contains the restricted term "advanced-custom-fields" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "advanced-custom-fields" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for advanced-custom-fields".

WARNINGMaintainabilityupgrade notice limit3
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Maintainability
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3
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warning

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The upgrade notice for "4.0.1" exceeds the limit of 300 characters.

ERRORMaintainabilityShort PHP open tag found2
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Maintainability
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2
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error

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Short PHP opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo esc_attr ..." but found "<?= esc_attr ..."

ERRORMaintainabilityOffloaded Content2
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Maintainability
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2
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error

Sample message

Found call to wp_enqueue_script() with external resource. Offloading scripts to your servers or any remote service is disallowed.

ERRORSecurityUnsafe printing function2
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Security
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2
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error

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All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated2
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Security
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2
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warning

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Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST[&#039;icon_set_name&#039;]. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORI18nUnordered Placeholders Text2
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I18n
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2
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error

Sample message

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s, %3$s", but got "%s, %s, %s" in 'It looks like this plugin is bundled with your theme: %s and is not able to receive updates. It is recommended that you contact your %s for updates. Alternatively you can install this plugin through the <a href="%s" target="_blank">WordPress Plugin Repository</a> to get the latest version.'.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found1
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warning

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No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
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I18n
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1
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warning

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load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook name1
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1
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warning

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Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: &quot;acf/settings/capability&quot;.

ERRORSecurityException output is not escaped1
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Security
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1
Severity
error

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All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$value'.

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped1
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Security
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1
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error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '"Bad group name: $alias."'.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
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Maintainability
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1
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warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome".

External Connections

Potential connections found in static code analysis.

16 domains

Outbound calls

66

External assets

6

Incoming endpoints

5

Notable Domains

fontawesome.com23 · outbound
api.fontawesome.com9 · outbound
cdn.jsdelivr.net2 · outbound
justinkruit.com1 · outbound
pro.fontawesome.com1 · outbound
sam.zoy.org1 · outbound

Platform / Reference Domains

profiles.wordpress.org5 · platform/reference
github.com3 · platform/reference
w3.org3 · platform/reference
wordpress.org2 · platform/reference
api.wordpress.org1 · platform/reference
gnu.org1 · platform/reference
opensource.org1 · platform/reference

External Asset Domains

kit.fontawesome.com13 · asset + outbound
use.fontawesome.com5 · asset + outbound

Incoming Endpoints

No public endpoints detected.

Admin AJAX endpoints3
wp_ajax_acf/fields/font-awesome/queryauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_ACFFA_delete_icon_setauthenticated

wp_ajax

wp_ajax_acffa_fa_queryauthenticated

wp_ajax

Score History

2 score snapshots

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1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC Score 40/100 Plugin v6.0.4 Plugin Check 2.0.0 327 errors, 70 warningsJun 26, 2026, 07:14 PM UTC Score 40/100 Plugin v6.1.1 Plugin Check 2.0.0 332 errors, 70 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 26, 2026

v6.1.1

40

Latest

Findings
402
Errors
332
Warnings
70
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2.0.0

v6.0.4

40

Score

Findings
397
Errors
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Warnings
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