{"id":45040,"date":"2019-08-05T08:38:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T13:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=45040"},"modified":"2021-11-04T16:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:29:17","slug":"change-flatpress-favicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/flatpress\/change-flatpress-favicon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your FlatPress Favicon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In this article:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"#upload\">How to Update the Favicon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#root\">Use a Root Level Favicon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#removal\">Remove the FavIcon Plugin<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, you can change a website&#8217;s favicon with a plugin or by adding a favicon.ico file to the root directory and\/or <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-create-a-favicon-for-your-website\/\">editing the website file<\/a> with a <code>head<\/code> section (usually an index.xxx file). 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You will learn how to change your favicon for WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must have access to the raw files via SSH, FTP, or cPanel to add a FlatPress favicon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> You can <a href=\"\/support\/website\/website-design\/gimp-favicon\/\">create favicons with GIMP<\/a> or our <a href=\"\/support\/tools\/favicon-generator\/\">online favicon genearator<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upload\">Upload New Favicon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to upload the favicon using web server credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li>Log into <a href=\"\/support\/server\/ssh\/do-you-provide-ssh-access\/\">SSH<\/a>, <a href=\"\/support\/website\/ftp\/getting-started-guide\/\">FTP<\/a>, or <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/access-cpanel-via-whm\/\">cPanel File Manager<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/where-to-upload-files\/\">Navigate to your FlatPress root directory<\/a>.<\/li><li>Enter the <code>fp-plugins\/favicon\/<\/code> directory.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-upload-files-server\/\">Upload your favicon.ico file<\/a> to replace the default one.<\/li><li>Test your changes by checking your FlatPress website in a <a href=\"\/support\/resources\/how-to-start-a-private-browsing-session\/\">private browsing session<\/a>. The uploaded favicon should show. If unsuccessful, ensure you clear any server caching such as <a href=\"\/support\/website\/cache-manager-cpanel\/\">Nginx Cache Manager<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress Hosting<\/a> or <a href=\"\/support\/server\/php-fpm\/how-to-restart-php-fpm\/\">PHP-FPM in VPS Hosting<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"root\">Use Root Favicon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <code>fp-plugins\/favicon\/<\/code> directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li>From the FlatPress admin area, click <strong>Plugins<\/strong> at the top.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Disable<\/strong> to the right of <strong>FavIcon<\/strong>. The page will refresh and show <em>&#8220;Config saved&#8221;<\/em>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"removal\">Remove the FavIcon Plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\"><li>Log into <a href=\"\/support\/server\/ssh\/do-you-provide-ssh-access\/\">SSH<\/a>, <a href=\"\/support\/website\/ftp\/getting-started-guide\/\">FTP<\/a>, or <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/access-cpanel-via-whm\/\">cPanel File Manager<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/where-to-upload-files\/\">Navigate to your FlatPress root directory<\/a>.<\/li><li>Enter the <code>fp-plugins<\/code> directory.<\/li><li>Remove the <code>\/favicon<\/code> directory. 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