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How to add favicon in WordPress using Jetpack

NOTE: From WordPress 4.3 onwards, it is recommended that you use the Site Icon feature that is built into WordPress, instead of following the guidance below. The Site Icon feature can be found by going to Appearance -> Customize and clicking on Site Identity. In my earlier post Understanding favicon I explained what is a …

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Understanding favicon

A favicon (short for “favorites icon”) is a small image associated with a website intended to be used when you bookmark a page. Web browsers also use them in the URL bar, on tabs, etc to help the users identify a website. It is typically a 16×16 pixels square icon which is saved as favicon.ico in the root directory of the website’s server.