Change the favicon on Joomla

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The favicon of a website is the small symbol that is displayed, among other things, when this page is displayed in the top line of the browser to the left of the page name. With Joomla you can change this logo relatively easily with an image editing program.

Where is the favicon on Joomla?

On a Joomla website, the favicon is usually determined by the respective template, which also defines the design of the page. To change it, you must first locate the appropriate file.

  1. Use an FTP program such as FileZillato connect to your server and open the folder in which your Joomla installation is located.
  2. Next, double-click the Templates file folder. Both the standard templates of the CMS and the additional design templates you have downloaded are located here.
  3. Now open the folder of the template that you are using for your website and whose favorites symbol you want to change. If necessary, check the name in the administration area of ​​your website.
  4. The file you are looking for is usually located in the top folder of the template and has the simple name "favicon.ico". Upload this to your hard disk down.
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How to change the favorites symbol

  1. After you've downloaded the favicon file to your hard drive, you can use an image editing program such as the free softwareGIMP open normally.
  2. Before you edit the file or edit it, you should make a backup copy of it and save it under Save "favicon_name-des-templates.ico" so that you can easily undo your changes if necessary can.
  3. You can then change the symbol as you wish with the various tools, filters and effects of the program used. However, you are not allowed to change the size of 16 x 16 or 32 x 32 pixels.

After you have redesigned the picture according to your wishes, you can save it and overwrite the old favicon.ico file with it via FTP. It is important that you do not change the file name or the graphic format. In a very similar way, you can also create a favorite symbol yourself and add it to your Joomla installation embed.

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