[Resolved] Favicon

[Kevin]

After reviewing the Gtmetrix waterfall I noticed that my favicon has two requests; is it an error on my end (did I set something up wrong and should it be one?) and if so how do I remove one of the requests? I tried several times to remove and upload but the same thing keeps happening.

Thanks,
Kevin

[Tom]

Hi there,

It should only be happening once, as the browser itself makes the request for the favicon.

Do you have it set through “Customize > Site Identity”? If so, maybe it would be worth removing that and adding your favicon.ico file in the root directory of your website?

Let me know 🙂

[Kevin]

I do have it set up there; as for adding it the root directory…I have no idea how to do that. Is it something the average person can learn and do or should I leave it up to the next time hire a developer to work on the site? Maybe my hosting provider will?

Thanks,
Kevin

[Tom]

Do you have a favicon.ico file?

If so, you should find a “File Manager” option inside your hosting account. You can open that and navigate to the folder that has the main WP folders: wp-admin, wp-content, wp-includes

That’s where you would upload the favicon.ico file.

It may be something your host can do for you, depending on their level of support.

[Kevin]

Ok great; thanks for the help.

[Tom]

You’re welcome 🙂

[Kevin]

Hi Tom-

I uploaded the favicon.ico file to the root directory but the favicon is not appearing in the tabs. Other than placing the favicon image in the same folder as wp-content, includes-admin is there something more i need to do? I don’t want to have to use the customizer option since that causes two requests (instead of one). Here is the website: https://www.koloans.com

Thanks,

Kevin

[Kevin]

Never mind; it’s working now…just took some time to kick in.

[Tom]

Glad it’s working 🙂

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