Font Awesome API fetch fails with 403 and 429
Font Awesome API fetches fail with 403 or 429 errors, and sites show warnings on the dashboard.
6 public reports · first reported 17 August 2021 · last reported 26 September 2023
What's going wrong
Site owners report that the plugin's connection to the Font Awesome icon service fails with errors such as 403 Forbidden and 429 Too Many Requests. The plugin then falls back to an older bundled icon set, and a warning appears on the dashboard. The problem shows up on several sites at once, and owners cannot tell whether the fault lies with their server, their host, or the service. They want the errors explained and fixed. A monitor that tracks icon-service failures and caches icon data would help owners who run many sites.
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Products affected
Better Font Awesome.
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Who has this problem
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