---
title: "How to Change Your FlatPress Favicon"
description: "In this article: How to Update the FaviconUse a Root Level FaviconRemove the FavIcon Plugin Generally, you can change a website's favicon with a plugin or by adding a favicon.ico file to the root..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/flatpress/change-flatpress-favicon/
date: 2019-08-05
modified: 2021-11-04
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["FlatPress"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Change Your FlatPress Favicon

**In this article:**

- [How to Update the Favicon](#upload)
- [Use a Root Level Favicon](#root)
- [Remove the FavIcon Plugin](#removal)

Generally, you can change a website’s favicon with a plugin or by adding a favicon.ico file to the root directory and/or [editing the website file](/support/website/how-to-create-a-favicon-for-your-website/) with a `head` section (usually an index.xxx file). However, like many other popular content management systems (CMSs), FlatPress has the pre-installed FavIcon plugin for this. You will learn how to change your favicon for WordPress.

You must have access to the raw files via SSH, FTP, or cPanel to add a FlatPress favicon.

**Note:** You can [create favicons with GIMP](/support/website/website-design/gimp-favicon/) or our [online favicon genearator](/support/tools/favicon-generator/) for free.

## Upload New Favicon

You’ll need to upload the favicon using web server credentials.

1. Log into [SSH](/support/server/ssh/do-you-provide-ssh-access/), [FTP](/support/website/ftp/getting-started-guide/), or [cPanel File Manager](/support/edu/cpanel/access-cpanel-via-whm/).
2. [Navigate to your FlatPress root directory](/support/website/where-to-upload-files/).
3. Enter the `fp-plugins/favicon/` directory.
4. [Upload your favicon.ico file](/support/website/how-to-upload-files-server/) to replace the default one.
5. Test your changes by checking your FlatPress website in a [private browsing session](/support/resources/how-to-start-a-private-browsing-session/). The uploaded favicon should show. If unsuccessful, ensure you clear any server caching such as [Nginx Cache Manager](/support/website/cache-manager-cpanel/) in [WordPress Hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/wordpress-hosting) or [PHP-FPM in VPS Hosting](/support/server/php-fpm/how-to-restart-php-fpm/).

## Use Root Favicon

If you already have a favicon.ico file in a root or parent directory, you can disable the plugin to ignore the icon in your `fp-plugins/favicon/` directory.

1. From the FlatPress admin area, click **Plugins** at the top.
2. Click **Disable** to the right of **FavIcon**. The page will refresh and show *“Config saved”*.

### Remove the FavIcon Plugin

If you want to harden your FlatPress website security by removing unnecessary files, and you only need a parent folder favicon, you can delete the FavIcon plugin after disabling it using your web server credentials.

1. Log into [SSH](/support/server/ssh/do-you-provide-ssh-access/), [FTP](/support/website/ftp/getting-started-guide/), or [cPanel File Manager](/support/edu/cpanel/access-cpanel-via-whm/).
2. [Navigate to your FlatPress root directory](/support/website/where-to-upload-files/).
3. Enter the `fp-plugins` directory.
4. Remove the `/favicon` directory. The Favicon plugin will no longer be listed in the **Manage Plugins** section.

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