Shockingly Simple Favicon (WP Plugin)

The “Shockingly simple favicon” changes the favicon of your blog without having to edit the theme files, and put a WordPress icon in the admin interface, so you can easily spot the admin tab in your browser. This changes are fixed so you dont have to mess with theme code everytime you change theme.

Download

Instalattion

  1. Upload shockingly-simple-favicon.X.X.X.zip through Wordpress interface or install it directly from the plugin area
  2. Activate it through the ‘Plugins’ menu
  3. Visit the settings page in the admin area at Settings > S. Simple Favicon and configure it

Notes

In version 1.7.3 the favicon will be loaded on the configured location, by default /favicon.ico, if lefted blank the default favicon that is shipped with the plugin will be used.

Changelog

  • 1.8.1
    • Blank Options Page finally fixed! (i hope so!), thanks for everyone that helped!
  • 1.7.8
    • Blank Options Page fixed(?)
    • Minor code fixes
  • 1.7.6
    • Some options page styles fixed
  • 1.7.5
    • Ready for localization (pt_BR already done)
    • Now the plugin shows a warning when the icon can’t be finded (under test, shouldn’t influence with the plugin functionality)
  • 1.7.3
    • Favicon file detection code removed
    • Some code optimization
  • 1.7.2
    • Estetical changes in the option page and readme.txt
  • 1.7.1
    • Some code fix
    • New plugin homepage
  • 1.7.0
    • Settings accessible via plugin page
    • Minor code change
    • Now with 3 options for admin page favicon: none, default or blog
  • 1.6.8
    • Minor code fix

Screenshots

favi_01

Observation

I’m no professional programmer, this plugin is mantained in the little spare time that I have between work and university and neither is english my native language so ANY suggestion for the plugin coding or text will be appreciated.

Donation

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  1. Theresa
    March 11th, 2010 at 19:28 | #1

    login to wordpress
    Plugins: find new shockingly-simple-favicon
    install then activate
    go to admin settings: none / default / blog

    How do we upload the favicon?

  2. Theresa
    March 10th, 2010 at 17:05 | #2

    How do I upload the favicon to blog root directory?

    Thanks!

  3. Theresa
    March 7th, 2010 at 22:07 | #3

    Thanks for creating this plugin! Instructions: I login to WordPress Blog Admin. Plugins/Add New /Search Term: Shockingly-Simple-Favicon. Install. Activate.

    The default favicon (a red box) will appear? Or I can select blog and upload another symbol? I wonder how this is done? From the over 50k favicons, I can download a favicon, but it is lost in my pictures; unable to find it after downloading. Unable to upload, not knowing where it is at in the pictures gallery.

    Thank you!

  4. March 1st, 2010 at 10:23 | #4

    It doesn’t get any simplier than this. Amazing plug-in. Thanks.

  5. February 25th, 2010 at 12:32 | #5

    i am currently using a .png because when i uploaded .ico it would not show on firefox (the browser i use).

  6. February 19th, 2010 at 06:52 | #6

    Thank’s for the smart little program, giving my site a favicon.
    Tried to hack the code, but themn found out the easy way.

    /JohanL

  7. February 1st, 2010 at 13:39 | #7

    Excuse if I’m dumb but I’m not getting this to work. I have the Thesis theme with my WordPress blog and I uploaded my ico file to my FTP under my theme’s custom folder. How do I know the URL for the image? For this option which option from the drop down do I choose none or blog? Sorry, I’m new to web developing. And apparently I’m not very good at it. Any help would be useful.

  8. January 14th, 2010 at 16:04 | #8

    So sad. Im having the very same problem. The admin area favicon.ico is showing nicely.

    But in the front end area is no appearing (http://www.brevismo.com/).

    Any ideas?

    Thanks!

  9. January 10th, 2010 at 00:54 | #9

    Olá, se aceita sugestões de um plugin que está em falta e fazendo as pessoas passarem nervoso com plugins mal-feitos, minha sugestão é um plugin para gerenciar quizzes e testes.

    O melhorzinho do mercado é o Quizzin. O problema é que ele é muito limitado. Só aceita alternativas do tipo CertoXErrado, nãoo tem como usar valores nas alternativas, também não gera ranking nem sorteia as alternativas para exibi-las.

    Minha idéia é que o visitante informe os dados que quando se comenta e esses dados sirvam para gerar o ranking de pontuação.

    Acho que umas modificações no plugin do indiano já seria alguma coisa.

  10. pesiiin
    January 7th, 2010 at 14:51 | #10

    @Matias S.
    Sorry, I clean cash and start new session and its workyng, thanx

  11. pesiiin
    January 7th, 2010 at 14:35 | #11

    Hi, it seems only admin favicon works in 2.9.1 WP, not site favicon :o(

    • January 7th, 2010 at 14:42 | #12

      hi! im using the 2.9.1 in this blog and its working. in two weeks i am strating my vacation and i will update the plugins and test them with the last version of WP.

  12. December 15th, 2009 at 13:36 | #13

    A great plugin, thanks!

    Just an idea: the favicon.ico file could be located in the wp-content directory, not the top dir. Then backups of site content are easier.
    Thanks,
    Rick

  13. November 6th, 2009 at 03:51 | #14

    Hi there

    I just installed this plugin and created a 16×16 favicon. However it does not show up, even after refreshing the site. Im using Firefox.
    Any ideas why it wouldn’t work?

  14. November 4th, 2009 at 15:28 | #15

    HI,
    i use this plugine till it commes out and i love it.
    That’s why i translate the plugin in the Albanian language and would like that You include it in the next release.
    It will be nice from you to get in touch with me in order to send you the .po and .mo file of the albanian language :)

    Thanks a lot and keep going

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