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Tagged: navigation, Search Form

  • This topic has 6 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 5 months ago by Brandon1.
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  • February 10, 2018 at 8:03 am #216397
    Brandon1
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    I followed this how-to (https://www.engagewp.com/add-font-awesome-icons-genesis-header-navigation/) and not having any luck. What did I miss?

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    February 10, 2018 at 11:54 pm #216414
    Victor Font
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    I don't see where you added the CSS to your style sheet or the fontawsome classes to the menu items.


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    February 11, 2018 at 9:15 am #216426
    Brandon1
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    Strange...I added the first bit of code to functions.php. The second piece I put in Edit CSS. And in the Menu > CSS Classes, I added fa-search.

    February 11, 2018 at 12:30 pm #216442
    Victor Font
    Moderator

    fa-search is not enough. You need fa fa-search. You have to copy the classes as they are in the cheatsheet: <i class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></i>


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    February 11, 2018 at 12:57 pm #216450
    Brandon1
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    I tried adding the code as you mentioned in the menu area > CSS Classes. Still nothing. I noticed after I save it the brackets in the code disappear.

    February 11, 2018 at 9:14 pm #216463
    ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ
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    Follow the updated tutorial by the same person instead. Don't add to the CSS Classes, instead add the <i> tag with the classes you need inside the actual menu link anchor text.

    Updated tutorial: https://www.engagewp.com/add-font-awesome-icons-to-wordpress-menu-anchor-text/


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    February 12, 2018 at 7:00 pm #216491
    Brandon1
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    Thank you both! That worked.

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