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Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress
v1.1.0 · by Harish Chouhan
Easily add a custom favicon and Apple touch icon to your WordPress site, including support for dark mode, SVG icons, and admin dashboard branding.
About this plugin
Custom Favicon lets you upload and manage favicons for your WordPress website, admin area, and login screen using the native media uploader. Unlike the built-in Site Icon feature, this plugin gives you full control — including support for separate frontend and backend icons, Apple touch icons, dark mode icons, and SVG format.
Features include:
– Upload custom favicon for frontend (browser tab icon)
– Upload separate favicon for WordPress Dashboard and login page
– Upload Apple touch icons for iOS devices
– Upload dark mode specific favicon
– SVG favicon support
– Option to disable default WordPress Site Icon output
– Clean and simple settings page under Settings Custom Favicon
This plugin is useful for:
– Replacing the default WordPress favicon
– Branding the WordPress dashboard for clients
– Adding modern favicon features with minimal setup
Official plugin page: Custom Favicon on Themeist
Need help? Ask in the Support Forum on WordPress.org