How to Create a Site Icon

1st Way to Create a Site Icon

If your WordPress theme has an easy way to add a site icon, you will most likely find that way by going into your WordPress admin area and clicking on Appearance > Customize

Navigate to an area that is called Site Icon/Site Title. You may find it by looking under the Tagline or Logo area. It will be something like this:

I use the theme Sydney for this particular website and this is how it looks, but it might appear differently depending on your theme.

Click on the Site title/tagline/logo and you will a section called Site Icon:

Below is what mine looks like.

Not There?

If you cannot find such a section in your Appearance > Customize area, chances are you might not have a theme that allows for easy creation of a site icon.

No worries. On the next pages, I will show you other ways you can upload a site icon.

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theresroth Premium

Tagged, Steph, thank you!

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DPolny Premium

Awesome! I never even realised there was such a thing...tunnel vision when surfing the web lol. Thank you for posting this:)

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stephhill Premium Plus

@DPolny

We all have tunnel vision every now and then! :)

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Dreamer56 Premium

Thanks Steff good stuff

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Debs3 Premium

Nice job, Steph! Thank you again for another great tutorial. I'll be giving this a go within the month once I have some upgraded photo's to work with.
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stephhill Premium Plus

@Debs3

Thank you Deb! I am glad you enjoyed it. With respect to using photos for your site icon, the photo might not work so well, because the site icon may be too small to really see the photos. Test out to see what the site icons will look like before using the photos. You do not have to use photos. You can use any image you want. Perhaps a logo if you have one? A symbol that represents your niche site? I use my photo for my WA money site, but that is has more to do with branding. I use my father's photo for his tribute site. But, for a wedding site I have, I use a small wedding icon - JenEricWedding.info

So feel free to be creative with your site icons.

Steph

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Debs3 Premium

@stephhill

Okay, thank you for letting me know (and for the examples). I see what you mean. And I am definitely wanting to get a logo done also. The person who I have in mind for helping me may come up with some cool ideas for a site icon along with logo. Exciting. I might have a few more questions once I am all ready for installing. Thank you again, Steph. You are a really big help!
:)

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