Users have the ability to customize the icons that appear in the "Introduction" homepage widget.

The widget supports icons only from https://fontawesome.com/. All icon types are supported except pro icons.

Icons from other sources cannot be uploaded into the widget.


Steps to change the icons:

1. Go to https://fontawesome.com/ 

2. Select "Icons" in the top menu.

3. Search for a term in the search bar. On the left menu select the "free" option.


4. Select an icon you want. From the pop-up up menu, copy the icon name. Clicking the icon name above the image will automatically copy the name.


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5. From within the Qmarkets platform, navigate to the "Homepage" option in the Subsystem Settings. Select configure under the "Introduction" widget.  Settings- >Homepage ->Introduction


6. In the icon state you wish to change, paste the icon name in the "Set Icon" field. Before the name of the icon, add either "far fa-" for a regular icon, or "fas fa-" for a solid icon.


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Example of regular and solid: 


Regular - "far fa-" Icon 
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Solid - "fas fa-" Icon 
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 7. Click submit. Your new icon should now appear on the homepage widget. 


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