How can I upload a favicon for my site?

As of WordPress 4.3, you can use the Site Icon feature that’s built into WordPress. The Site Icon feature can be found by going to Appearance > Customize and clicking on Site Identity.

Alternately, you can use a plugin to manage your site’s favicons. We recommend against having a favicon upload as part of a theme option because if you decide to change the theme in the future, you’ll lose your favicon entirely and have to complete that process all over again.

Here’s just a few favicon plugins that we recommend from the WordPress Plugin Directory:

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