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Published on: 12/19/2025, 11:27 AM by Software Developer
Is there another way to create a favicon without using online favicon generators?
Yes. If you are using Wordpress, you can easily add the image in either png or jpg format, and WP creates it for you, in the "Customizer", under the Site Icon field.
But what if you are using an alternate CMS, or just uploading raw HTML files (like I am here at CMSbyCW and CW Simple Site)?
Below are the simple steps:
1) Upload your image file, for example "image-logo.png" (you can name it anything you want).
2) Know the direct path to your image location.
- Example for CW Simple Site, you can just upload the image via FTP directly under the "public_html" folder.
- In your browser's URL address bar, double check the exact location of your image file:
Example: "https://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/image-logo-png "
3) On your HTML file, example "index.html", below the <head> section, put the code below:
<link rel="icon" href="https://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/image-logo-png" style="border-radius: 20px;">
4) You can also put the same code above, if you use a separate header.php file, so your png favicon will display in all the php pages that uses your header.php file.
5) Upload your index.html file back to your website via FTP.
6) Refresh the page or click Shift +F5 twice to get the latest version of the webpage index.html. You should then see your "site icon" or favicon on the page.
7) Enjoy! :-)
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