Favicon in wordpress.com-hosted blog?

sebkkom · Member · Oct 26, 2015 at 1:35 pm
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I need some help changing the favicon (site icon) on a blog hosted in by wordpress.com – the “Site Identity – Site Icon” option is not there and I am thinking maybe that’s not an option in blogs that are not self-hosted? The theme I am using is Seal.

Thanks in advance,
Seb
daniceseclectic · Member · Oct 28, 2015 at 10:28 am
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In the Admin, choose from the left column “Settings”, then choose “General”. On the right of the page you will see a box “Blog Picture/Icon”. WordPress calls favicons icons and gravatars. Upload your favicon (actually a jpeg file and not a favicon.ico file) and soon it will appear on your site. Refresh your browser and you will see your new favicon soon. ‘Hope this helps you :)
eayerle · Member · Oct 30, 2015 at 1:04 am
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I am having the same problem…
rosenpunkt · Member · Nov 1, 2015 at 12:13 am
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Same problem here, I think they either “forgot” to make the option more easily accessible or just didn’t even bother to put it in while redesigning this new interface.

You used to put it by following this tutorial: https://en.support.wordpress.com/blavatars/

But now the options simply aren’t there.
galois · Member · Nov 1, 2015 at 12:58 am
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But now the options simply aren’t there.

The option is still in the old/classic editor:
eayerle—>
https://elizabethayerle.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-general.php

rosenpunkt—>
https://rosenpunkt.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-general.php

sebkkom—>

https://name-of-your-site.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-general.php
ehtis · Staff · Nov 1, 2015 at 11:50 am
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Hey folks!

Favicon on WordPress.com blogs is referred to as “Blavatar“, the tutorial linked by @rosenpunkt is still valid! It can be set from WP Admin dashboard > Settings > General.

You can go directly to it by appending /wp-admin/options-general.php to your blog addresses. An example would be: http://example.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-general.php
rosenpunkt · Member · Nov 1, 2015 at 11:56 am
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Danke @ehtis, that solves the issue. But I still find it a tad unorthodox to do it this way. I didn’t even knew it was possible to access the WP Admin dashboard this way until now.
michaelnguyenpdd · Member · Nov 13, 2015 at 12:07 pm
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Sounds like the new version of the site was launched prematurely and the feature wasn’t added to the current build. This answers my question for now, but I feel bad for the thousands of folks that will never know.

Thanks @Galois
lafragopina · Member · Nov 15, 2015 at 5:36 am
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There’s. No. Fcking. Blavatar. Option. In. This. Session. Anymore.

Can I have a REAL reply please??
lafragopina · Member · Nov 15, 2015 at 5:37 am
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There’s. No. Fcking. Blavatar. Option. In. This. Session. Anymore.

Can I have a REAL reply please??
40offset · Member · Dec 4, 2015 at 11:38 pm
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ehtis suggestion of adding /wp-admin/options-general.php to your site address works.
thanks!

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