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Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress

Easily add a custom favicon and Apple touch icon to your WordPress site, including support for dark mode, SVG icons, and admin dashboard branding.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Current version1.1.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.8
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update25 Jul 20251y ago
Active installations5K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 17 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Custom Favicon – Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress version 1.1.0 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.

Overview

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

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Plugin tags

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  • dark mode
  • site icon
  • svg icon
  • favicon
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity25 Jul 20251y ago

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