This is what I see,
Update Backlight to latest version, 5.3.1
It appears to be something in my custom css.
Oddly, this was the offender in my custom css, since removed.
a:link {font-family:‘Open Sans’,Verdana,sans-serif }
If your custom css is using Font Awesome 5 Pro icons, change the code to use Font Awesome 5 Free icons.
BL5 no longer uses the Pro icons
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Yeah, that’s because you’re telling it to use a font other than Font Awesome.
Hi, what is about the Button scroll to top?
After scrolling down in the right upper corner.
Is this too a font awesome problem? The arrow is missing.
Rainer
Yep. Icons using “far” are Pro icons. Change to “fa” or “fas”
What version of Backlight are you using?
Backlight 4, at time, in Backlight 5 there is no function I will use.
Where have I to change this setting? Forgotten, where it is.
Rainer
It’s in the phplugins file in your scripts section.
When I first looked, I thought I saw that you were using “far” for the icon prefix. I don’t see that now though…
You’re also missing the down arrows in your navigation. This is because Font Awesome 5 Pro is no longer part of Backlight.
See this topic for more info
Thanks Rod, I will have a look.
Rainer
This is my php-code:
<a href="#top" class="btn-scroll-to-top" title="Top of page" ><i class="fa fa-arrow-up fa-lg"></i></a>
What do I have to change?
Rainer
I believe Backlight 4 was served Font Awesome 5 Pro. That has been dropped in BL5 and now Font Awesome 5 Free is loaded locally in BL5
The side effect is that FA5 Pro is no longer available in BL4.
See the post I linked to above.
I know all this but, have I to change something in my php-file?
I do not want to purchase BL 5 only for one missing arrow. BL 5 for my opinion is a Beta version with no need for me, sorry.
Rainer
The problem, I believe, is that Font Awesome is not being loaded on your site. So you either need to do what’s needed to load Font Awesome or come up with another solution.
There may be some css or svg tricks to create an arrow (Matt might know).
But that won’t solve the problem of other icons missing (down arrows in navigation, any Client Response icons, cart icons, etc.)
The easiest solution by far is to upgrade to BL5. This will also keep your site compatible with updates to php.
You can also message Matt for help on restoring Font Awesome to your BL4 site.
Ok thanks, maybe I will update too.
Rainer
Update complete - works.
Rainer