How to add favicon to your wordpress blog

Following might be useful to those with wordpress powered blog -

1. Create a favicon. You may use any of the following free services -

<a href="https://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dynamic Drive- FavIcon Generator</a>
<a href="https://www.favicon.cc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">favicon.ico Generator</a> <- This one is GOOD!
<a href="https://www.favicongenerator.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Favicon Generator</a>

2. Download the favicon.ico file on your computer.

3. Log in to your webserver using FTP client (Ex. FileZilla) and head over to blog root [ public_html/blogname folder in most cases ]

4. Upload the favicon.ico you saved in step#2 there.

5. Add following code to your header.php file of the theme [you'll find this in themes/yourthemename folder.

<link rel=”shortcut icon” href=”favicon.ico” />

Refresh the browser once, twice or until the favicon appears 😁 (if you followed the steps, the favicon will appear)

I hope you'll find these tips useful.