Adding a Favicon?

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  deanaquinn · Member · Feb 15, 2009 at 9:50 pm

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  How do you add a Favicon in wordpress?

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  rosclarke · Member · Feb 15, 2009 at 10:00 pm

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  Please give us a link to your blog so we can see how to help you.

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  vikasjnu · Member · Feb 22, 2009 at 2:46 pm

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  Dashboard – settings – upload blog picture on WP.com blogs.

  Visit http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com This site has tremendous help resources for WP blogging.

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  whoblogger555 · Member · Apr 2, 2009 at 1:33 pm

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  I tried that suggestion, but the favicon remains the same. It told me that it was my new (blavtar?). Something like that.

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  whoblogger555 · Member · Apr 2, 2009 at 1:34 pm

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  If you need to know, my blog is doctorwholatest.wordpress.com.

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  slowcath · Member · Apr 2, 2009 at 1:59 pm

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  I’m pretty sure it is not possible to add a favicon to WordPress.com blogs. You can easily add a favicon if you’re hosting your blog yourself and using WordPress.org, however.

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  slippi1 · Member · Apr 2, 2009 at 11:56 pm

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  my friends have a favicon icon…
  try uploading a picture titled favicon.ico
  dont forget the .ico!

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  ellaella · Member · Apr 2, 2009 at 11:59 pm

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  A favicon is called a blavatar at wordpress.com and it is possible to have one.

  Blavatars

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  slippi1 · Member · Apr 2, 2009 at 11:59 pm

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  um…
  i dunno how to do this but if you put your blog domain
  example:
  brayden550.wordpress.com/favicon.ico
  it shows an icon!!
  but i dont know how to change it :(

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 3, 2009 at 12:00 am

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  Follow the instructions on the link ella just gave you.

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  slippi1 · Member · Apr 3, 2009 at 12:00 am

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  Sorry , follow ellaella,
  use http://support.wordpress.com/avatars/blavatars/

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  slippi1 · Member · Apr 3, 2009 at 12:01 am

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  wow , this post is popular :D

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  tellyworth · Staff · Apr 3, 2009 at 12:01 am

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  This explains how to do it. There’s even a video:

  Blavatars

  “A Blavatar is an image associated with a blog. It will be displayed as the favicon for your blog, which shows up in a browser’s address bar and on browser tabs.”

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  vikasjnu · Member · Apr 3, 2009 at 3:35 am

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  I guess this topic is resolved! Kristiehewlett has not confirmed it though, alas! Adding a favicon is so easy! It appears after some time though so some patience is needed (and in most cases you need to clear your cache). :)

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  vikasjnu · Member · Apr 3, 2009 at 3:36 am

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  Whoblogger 555, as I said in the previous reply, it takes some time; clear your cache and wait for some ten minutes.

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  slowcath · Member · Apr 3, 2009 at 3:19 pm

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  Oh I was totally mistaken then; it is indeed possible to have a favicon on WordPress.com, so my apologies for previously stating otherwise. Good news! I’ll try this out now. Thanks.