I am trying to add a SiteSetting to my plugin that can control the icons displayed for some components. The component itself was already going to be user customizable, so I wanted to add the SiteSetting as a way for staff to define the default icon. I know there is emoji_list type for SiteSettings, …

There is now an icon type site setting. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/38779

I think it’s a case where we don’t have any icon based site settings, so we haven’t added a type for it. We have an icon picker component that’s made its way into other parts of the app, but nothing currently in site settings.

That makes sense. I can’t really imagine any specific scenario where core would require it, as probably only Themes/TCs and plugins would have a use for an extremely UI focused setting. I am using the icon picker component in other places more easily accessible for ordinary users, but the specific …

Any update on this? I noticed that reactions will be added to core, and that plugin currently has the Discourse reactions like icon setting where you need to enter the icon name manually.

No plans at the moment, but maybe that’s a good opportunity for it. I’ll pass the idea along.

yea it would be great to be able to use this in component settings, especially object type settings - can this be added please? [image] similar request also mentioned here: [imagem] Using a placeholder for FontAwesome links in descriptions of settings Development …

This is great! I’m assuming it can be used for TCs as well? Time to start updating some with this!

I am not sure that’s the case. There is no icon type here discourse/lib/theme_settings_manager at main · discourse/discourse main/lib/theme_settings_manager A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple. - discourse/discourse I think you cannot us…

[imagem] NateDhaliwal: This is great! I’m assuming it can be used for TCs as well? Time to start updating some with this! i don’t think it is yet (at least i couldn’t get it to work). are there any plans for supporting type: icon inside object schemas for theme components, like this? li…

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NateDhaliwal (Nate Dhaliwal) Março 26, 2026, 10:59am 8

Isto é ótimo! Estou presumindo que pode ser usado para TCs também? Hora de começar a atualizar alguns com isto!

Icon type theme setting in objects type settings

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