Adds the site icon option to the general settings page
As of April 2026, Move Site Icon To Settings is a WordPress site icon plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Site Favicon.
This plugin adds the site icon option to Settings -> General.
If you disable or do not use the customizer, then you will have trouble updating the site icon. The site icon is used for favicons, and the new oEmbed feature. This plugin makes the site icon editable from the general settings page.
The plugin is a modified version of Jetpack\’s site-icon module.
Note: The plugin does not remove the ability to change the site icon from the customizer. It only adds another way to change the site icon.
| WordPress | 4.3+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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