{"id":8273,"date":"2023-03-13T23:18:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8273"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:18:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:18:08","slug":"5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;5 Secret Steps to Transform Your WordPress Site with Eye-catching Favicon&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6787ca96883f2\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6787ca96883f2\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon\/#How_to_Add_a_Favicon_to_Your_WordPress_Website\" title=\"How to Add a Favicon to Your WordPress Website\">How to Add a Favicon to Your WordPress Website<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon\/#Step_1_Create_Your_Favicon\" title=\"Step 1: Create Your Favicon\">Step 1: Create Your Favicon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon\/#Step_2_Upload_Favicon_Through_WordPress_Customizer\" title=\"Step 2: Upload Favicon Through WordPress Customizer\">Step 2: Upload Favicon Through WordPress Customizer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon\/#Step_3_Upload_Favicon_through_WordPress_Plugin\" title=\"Step 3: Upload Favicon through WordPress Plugin\">Step 3: Upload Favicon through WordPress Plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon\/#Step_4_Upload_Favicon_Manually_through_FTP\" title=\"Step 4: Upload Favicon Manually through FTP\">Step 4: Upload Favicon Manually through FTP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon\/#How_to_Check_if_It%E2%80%99s_Working\" title=\"How to Check if It\u2019s Working?\">How to Check if It\u2019s Working?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/5-secret-steps-to-transform-your-wordpress-site-with-eye-catching-favicon\/#Wrapping_It_Up\" title=\"Wrapping It Up\">Wrapping It Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Add_a_Favicon_to_Your_WordPress_Website\"><\/span>How to Add a Favicon to Your WordPress Website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>A Favicon is a tiny icon that can appear in the address bar, tabs, and bookmarks of your website on a browser. This feature helps to make your website stand out and get recognized quickly. WordPress websites offer many ways to add Favicons easily. In this guide, we will explain how to put a favicon in WordPress:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Create_Your_Favicon\"><\/span>Step 1: Create Your Favicon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before you start uploading a Favicon to your WordPress website, you need to create one. There are many online tools that you can use to create a favicon. You can also design one using an image editing software like Adobe Photoshop or Canva. Your Favicon should have an image of 16&#215;16 pixels in size, and you can save it in .ico, .png, or .gif format.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Upload_Favicon_Through_WordPress_Customizer\"><\/span>Step 2: Upload Favicon Through WordPress Customizer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use WordPress Customizer to upload your Favicon. Here\u2019s how you can upload a favicon through WordPress Customizer:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your WordPress website<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u201cAppearance&#8221; > &#8220;Customize\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201cSite Identity\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down until you see the \u201cSite Icon\u201d section<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201cSelect Image\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Choose the favicon file you just created<\/li>\n<li>Save changes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>WordPress will automatically resize and crop the uploaded favicon to fit the required 16&#215;16 pixel size.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Upload_Favicon_through_WordPress_Plugin\"><\/span>Step 3: Upload Favicon through WordPress Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are having difficulty uploading the favicon through the customization option or FTP, you can use a WordPress plugin. Plugins make it easier for you to upload your favicon without any coding skills. Follow the steps below to install a plugin to upload a favicon:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your WordPress Dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u201cPlugins\u201d and click on \u201cAdd New\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Search for \u201cfavicon\u201d in the search bar<\/li>\n<li>Choose the plugin that fits your requirements<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201cInstall\u201d > \u201cActivate\u201d the plugin<\/li>\n<li>Once the plugin is activated, you will see a new \u201cFavicon\u201d option on the \u201cSettings\u201d menu<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201cFavicon\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Upload your favicon to the plugin option<\/li>\n<li>Save changes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Make sure to keep your favicon file size under 100KB so that your website loads fast.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Upload_Favicon_Manually_through_FTP\"><\/span>Step 4: Upload Favicon Manually through FTP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re not comfortable using any plugin, you can also upload the favicon manually through FTP. Follow the steps below to upload the Favicon manually:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Connect to your website\u2019s FTP using an FTP client like Filezilla<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the root folder of your website in the FTP client<\/li>\n<li>Find the \u201cpublic_html\u201d folder (in case of a single website hosted or else can choose as per the name of that specific website folder)<\/li>\n<li>Find the \u201cwp-content\u201d folder, open it and then find the \u201cthemes\u201d folder and open it<\/li>\n<li>Select the theme you are using, then find and open the \u201cheader.php\u201d file<\/li>\n<li>Look for the following line:<\/li>\n<p>  <code>&lt;head&gt;<\/code><\/p>\n<p>And put the below code in that header section:<\/p>\n<p>  <code>&lt;link rel=\"icon\" type=\"image\/png\" sizes=\"16x16\" href=\"&lt;?php echo get_stylesheet_directory_uri().'\/favicon.png'; ?&gt;\"&gt;<\/code><\/p>\n<li>Save the changes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Check_if_It%E2%80%99s_Working\"><\/span>How to Check if It\u2019s Working?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once you add your favicon through the Customizer, plugin, or manual FTP upload, the icon should appear on your website. However, if it doesn\u2019t appear immediately, try clearing the cache and reloading the page or trying a different computer or browser.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_It_Up\"><\/span>Wrapping It Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a favicon to your WordPress website is essential in branding and making your website unique. You can choose any of the above-mentioned methods depending on what is most convenient for you. 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