{"id":3247,"date":"2014-05-16T20:48:13","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T20:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2014\/05\/16\/change-favicon\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T14:32:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:32:05","slug":"change-favicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/change-favicon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change your Favicon in Joomla 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joomla_joomla-3-favicon-before-after.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joomla_joomla-3-favicon-before-after.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"Changing joomla 3 favicon\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joomla_joomla-3-favicon-before-after.png 641w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/joomla_joomla-3-favicon-before-after-300x142.png 300w\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You may have noticed in your <em>Joomla 3<\/em> websites, that it automatically displays the Joomla logo in browsers by default. This little image is known as a <em>Favicon<\/em>.<br>\nIn this tutorial we will show you <strong>how to replace the Joomla Favicon<\/strong> with one of your own. This common customization can help people identify your brand logo, and also differentiates your site from other Joomla 3 sites.<\/p>\n<h2>Changing your Joomla 3 Favicon<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li>Create your Favicon with the dimensions <em>16\u00d716<\/em> pixels, and make sure the file is named \u201c<em>favicon.ico<\/em>\u201c. There are many free Favicon Generators online, here are a few of the most popular ones:<br>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/tools\/favicon-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inmotionhosting.com\/support\/tools\/favicon-generator<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tools.dynamicdrive.com\/favicon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tools.dynamicdrive.com\/favicon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.favicon.cc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.favicon.cc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/favicon-generator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">favicon-generator.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-upload-files-server\/\">Upload<\/a> your icon to the following folder where your Joomla is installed: <em>\/templates\/your_template_name<\/em><br>\nFor example, if you are using the <em>protostar<\/em> template, your Favicon will be uploaded here: \/templates\/protostar\/favicon.ico<br>\nRefresh your page, then you should be able to see your new Favicon on your website. You may have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-clear-browser-cache-for-major-browsers\/\">clear your browser cache<\/a>, or test it in a different browser to see the new Favicon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations, now you know how to customize your <em>Joomla 3<\/em> website, by changing your <em>Favicon<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed in your Joomla 3 websites, that it automatically displays the Joomla logo in browsers by default. This little image is known as a Favicon. In this tutorial we will show you how to replace the Joomla Favicon with one of your own. 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