How to change your favicon in WordPress: a step-by-step guide (12 September 2019)
The favicon is called a site icon in WordPress and can be added in the customize theme section.
-
Log in to your WordPress website.
When you’re logged in, you’ll be in your ‘Dashboard’:

-
Click on ‘Appearance’.
On the left-hand side, you’ll see a menu. In that menu, click on ‘Appearance’.

-
Click on ‘Customize’.
The ‘Appearance’ settings will expand providing you additional options. Click on ‘Customize’.

-
Click on ‘Site Identity’.
Here you can define your site name, tagline, logo, and icon. The image you set under “Site Icon” will be used as your site’s favicon:

That was easy, wasn’t it? So, no more excuses, get to it. Change that favicon on your WordPress site!