Easy Symbols & Icons

“Easy Symbols & Icons” is a plugin for managing and using icon fonts in a centralized and performance-oriented manner. This is achieved through a centralized design to handle fonts instead of leaving each to their own usage format and thereby inducing chaos. Fonts are parsed manually, icon names are extracted, and fonts are subsetted to include only used icons.

Perfect for developers, designers, and agencies who want a scalable and efficient icon system in WordPress.

Key Advantages

Dynamic font subsetting – only loads the icons used on the page
Centralized icon font management – control all fonts from one place
Single icon block workflow – simple and consistent usage
Native React-based Gutenberg block
Legacy shortcode support
Built-in icon picker with search
Reduces chaos from each icon font using its own usage format – replaced by centralized handling for all

Features

Upload custom icon fonts (.ttf, .otf)
Centralized management of all icon fonts
Enable or disable fonts globally
Gutenberg icon block with picker UI
Shortcode for selecting hardcoded icons
Search icons by name inside the editor
Dynamic subsetting for minimal file size on the frontend
Instant availability after upload

Usage

1. Navigate to “Easy Symbols & Icons Settings” -> “Font Select”
2. Upload .ttf or .otf icon font files
3. Enable the fonts you want to use
4. Save your changes

To add icons:

1. Open the WordPress block editor
2. Add the “Icon” block or use the [eics-icon] shortcode
3. Click the block to open the icon picker
4. Search or browse icons
5. Select an icon and customize styling