How To Add A Favicon To A WordPress Blog

As you can see we now have a little olive image before the URL of this the best article directory. It adds a little bit of professionalism to the look of a site and is extremely easy to do.

Firstly you will want as square an image as possible to use. Something simple so it can still make sense when it is very small.

Go to http://www.favicon.cc/ and click import image. Then browse to where your image is located. Click upload. Then beneath the image click download and then save to your computer.

Now go to your dashboard section of wordpress and click on media. Click on add new. Use the select files option and select your favicon image that you downloaded. Scroll down once the image has been loaded and you will see the url of where this image is stored.

Now put the URL of the image in the code below where it says “add code”

<link REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="add code">

Ensure to leave the “” in place. Just paste your image url between them.

Now copy this code.

Go to appearance on your wordpress dashboard and click on editor. Then choose your header code from the right hand side. Paste the code before the end of the header code </header> and click update file. Now take a look at your site. You have a nice looking professional image that gives you little more stamp of authority over the competition and it makes your site look much more professional.

If you have ever wondered just how do you add a favicon or how to add an image to your website address then now you know. It takes less than five minutes to do but really does give you a little touch of class. Just make sure that you use as simple an image as possible to keep it looking good when it is reduced in size.

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One Response to “How To Add A Favicon To A WordPress Blog”

  1. Lec says:

    Oh cool, I did it, and even created my own favicon image, very easy! Thanks

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