[islandowlParticipant]

Trying to add a favicon in the Customizer is completely confusing me!

Do I just upload one .ico image and WordPress or X converts it into the right size favicon for all the different platforms, browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices?

If so, what size .ico do I upload? 512 x 512px?

In the Customizer, for the “Touch Icon (iOS and Android)” and the “Tile Icon (Microsoft)” are those supposed to be .ico or .jpg?

Thanks for any clarification you can give.

[LelyModerator]

Hello There,

Thanks for posting in.
When setting the path to your favicon, make sure you are using the “.ico” format. A 152×152 PNG should be used for your touch icon, and a 144×144 PNG should be used for your tile icon.

Hope it helps.

[Jayson CParticipant]

Converted the .png file to .ico

Uploaded to the Media library in WordPress.

I copied the URL of my (144×144) .ico file in the — “Favicon (set image path below) Box —
http://seangmortgage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SG_favicon_144_Logo.ico

(see this link example picture to find the URL of your Favicon image within the WordPress media folder) http://prntscr.com/4evajt

Now Working as intended. I was posting a problem but I solved it so I thought I would post my steps here.

[Rue NelModerator]

Hey @jayson3d,

We are glad you’ve figured out a way to resolve your issue.
Thank you very much for letting us know and for sharing how did you manage to add a favicon in your site.

All the best.

[cgWerksParticipant]

(Sorry if this is a dumb question, as I haven’t actually tried it yet… but the title caught my attention).

I know WordPress just added new functionality for adding favicons and site icons as well in v4.3. Are you tapping into their method, or if not, are there advantages to doing it via X Theme vs WordPress directly? Thanks!

[ChristianModerator]

Hey there,

Yes, we’re tapping into or using WordPress APIs. See https://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Favicon for details.

Thanks.

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