Description
Spectre Icons registers curated SVG icon libraries inside Elementor’s icon picker and renders them as inline SVGs on the frontend.
- Enable or disable individual libraries from Settings Spectre Icons
- Manifest-driven rendering for Lucide and Font Awesome Free
- Inline SVG injection in editor preview and frontend
- Disabled libraries are hidden from the picker; existing icons keep rendering
- Theme-friendly color inheritance through builder color controls
Supported widgets: Icon, Icon Box, Icon List, Social Icons.
Icon Attributions
Font Awesome Free
Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (icons) and MIT (code).
https://fontawesome.com/license/free
Lucide Icons
Licensed under the ISC License.
https://lucide.dev
Installation
From the WordPress admin
- Go to Plugins Add New
- Search for “Spectre Icons”
- Click Install Now, then Activate
- Go to Settings Spectre Icons and enable the libraries you want
Manual install
- Download the plugin ZIP
- Go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
- Upload the ZIP, activate it, then go to Settings Spectre Icons
FAQ
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Which page builders are supported?
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Elementor 3.x and 4.x. The architecture is built to support additional builders in future releases.
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Can I disable individual icon libraries?
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Yes. Uncheck a library under Settings Spectre Icons to hide it from the Elementor icon picker. Icons already placed on your site will continue to render.
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Can I add my own icon packs?
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Custom icon library registration is a pro feature.
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What are the system requirements?
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WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+, and Elementor 3.x or 4.x.
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Contributors & Developers
“Spectre Icons” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.2.0
- Added per-library enable/disable controls with reliable Elementor v4 picker hiding
- Disabled libraries are hidden from the icon picker; existing placed icons keep rendering
- Hardened SVG sanitizer, manifest renderer, and plugin bootstrap
- Added PHPUnit and Playwright e2e test coverage
- Updated WordPress compatibility to 6.7
1.1.0
- Added SPDX license metadata and finalized bundled icon attribution
- Refined Elementor manifest rendering, integration hooks, and SVG sanitization
- Updated plugin metadata and release packaging for WordPress.org
1.0.0
- Fixed manifest loading and icon lookup for prefixed libraries
- Aligned Elementor editor config and asset enqueues
- Ensured Lucide outline icons render correctly
- Cleaned up WordPress.org ZIP packaging