so I have installed the plugin - but see no way of actually putting an icon next to a category. Under manage categories, there are images - but not related to FA or svg. Im using the default light theme on self hosted install. Ive read this which is exactly what I want - Category Icons Surely I should be able to edit a category and pick an icon or put in the fa-mug or whatver code somewhere?? Hoping Im missing something really obvious

Hi, welcome :wave: If I understand, you have installed the Category Icons component, right? If you want to configure the Category Icons component, go to Admin → Customize → Components and select it. The settings are there.

that is correct. I can get the question icon next to the General category - but nothing else. They are not in FA format - so how do I see a list of icons that I can select (along with their code)? Once added in the icons section - what needs to go in SVG bit?? [image] If I want to add this FA icon for example - how would you do this?? [image] Mug Hot Filled Icon (Classic Solid) — Free SVG Download | Font Awesome Download the Mug Hot filled icon as a free SVG or PNG. A bold Classic Solid style icon for web and app projects. It is very strange that you dont add an icon in the relevant category section (where you assign images!), but in a them plugin. But Im hoping this is just a learning curve as a new user :slight_smile: The documentation assumes that you know things like that

What you are looking for is Font Awesome 5 icons, as the description says: Find the Perfect Icon for Your Project in Font Awesome 5 | Font Awesome Any icon you use in the category icon list setting, you add to svg_icons. For example: [image] What you see: [image] Remember to provide the category slug, not the full name! You can see the slug in the URL or the category setting. [image] Brian: It is very strange that you dont add an icon in the relevant category section (where you assign images!), but in a them plugin. But Im hoping this is just a learning curve as a new user :slight_smile: The documentation assumes that you know things like that I completely understand! This functionality is not part of the core, and a way to customize Discourse is by installing Theme components. This guide might help you to understand better: [image] Beginner's guide to using Discourse Themes Site Management This is a crash course in Discourse theme basics. The target audience is everyone who is not familiar with Discourse themes. If you’ve already used Discourse theme / theme components, this guide is probably not something you need to read. What are themes and theme components? A theme or theme component is a set of files packaged together designed to either modify Discourse visually or to add new features. Let’s start with themes. Themes In general, themes are not supposed to be compatible …

thank you - this is very helpful. I will give that a go and see how it pans out! I was under the assumption that the SVG list was FA5 and the icon list was built in as it does not mention and isnt in the FA format. Another learning point!

thanks - this has worked a treat now I know how it applies. I will no doubt have many other questions in the near future, dont go far :wink: [image]

Hi Adi! Welcome to our community. It would help others to be able to help you if you share some more detail about the problem you’re having and what you’re trying to achieve by using different icons. Do you already have a Discourse site set up that you are currently configuring? Are you even referring to the category icons plugin which this topic is about or are you talking about how emojis and icons are displayed throughout Discourse?

Hello Tobias Eigen. Standard icons work https://fontawesome.com/ but I’m wondering how to make it work through https://simpleicons.org/ because I need to insert different car brands. Could you help me with this?

This might help: [image] Change icon style in discourse Support Hey, welcome! Discourse relies only on FontAwesome icons, but there is a way to overwrite default icons with an SVG Spritesheet:

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Good afternoon can be replaced instead of standard icon sets with https://simpleicons.org/ ?

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