OK, this is a bit off topic. But I’ve just explained the Favicon installation on WordPress process to my cousin, and I want to share it here for others’ reference.
A Favicon is the little picture that appears to the left of the website address in a browser’s address bar.
Here are ten steps to installing a Favicon on WordPress:
- Locate an image, such as a photo or logo, that you want to appear to the left of your website URL in the address bar
- Save the image as 16×16 or 32×32 pixels square (or do an Internet search for a Favicon generator, such as this one: http://www.favicon.cc). Note that the image, enlarged, will look very fuzzy. This is OK, because at its small size, it’ll look fine.
- Name the image “Favicon.ico”
- Upload the image in your WordPress media library
- While in your WordPress media library, copy the URL of your Favicon. It will be something like: http://yourwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Favicon.ico
- In the left column of your WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance, Plugins, Add New and search for the Multicons plugin (there may be other Favicon plugins; this is the one I chose and it works for me)
- Click on and activate the Multicons plugin
- Back in the left column of your WordPress dashboard, go to Settings and click on Multicons
- Step 8 will take you to a page where you can now enter the URL you previously noted into the three empty fields (make sure you enter the URL exactly in all three fields)
- Click save changes and when you refresh and view your site, your Favicon should appear (it may take a few minutes)
For years, I’ve enjoyed creating and controlling my own websites. If you’re just starting out, I recommend learning how to make your own website at WordPress.com, where you’d create a series of Pages (for your Home, About, and Contact, etc. pages) and Posts (for your blog entries). When you need a more sophisticated site with added flexibility, WordPress.org works great.
Note that learning to create your own website takes many hours — eight to 80! But it’s well worth the effort if you’re a do-it-yourselfer. Here’s a link to a free online WordPress tutorial. I haven’t reviewed the tutorial in full, but what I’ve seen of it appeared to be helpful.
Remember while learning WordPress.com or WordPress.org that if you get stuck, just Google your question and the answer should come up.