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WP Favicons plug-in

BETA - Show Favicons in front of links in content, comments, widgets; scan pages, roots, google s2, geticons for favicons; apply image filters to favi …

By cogmios·Post·Free
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·20 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Favicons plug-in is a WordPress post plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 18K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.

0/5Rating
20active installs
18K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

This plugin puts a recognizable icon before each link; it makes your website lively and
recognizable: Compare listings of dull links to listings with an icon before it: users will
instantly recognize the familiar icons to your benefit. Compare this with the desktop on your
computer: 100 links in plain text or 100 links with app icons, what do you prefer? Exactly!

  • Note 1: this plugin only supports PHP version 5.3 or later (see FAQ)
  • Note 2: this plugin is still in BETA until it is at version 1.0

Features:

  • includes a server component and a client component, so you can have a single icon server on
    a high power machine and lots of clients just requesting icons, you could even set up a server
    for your friends (or as a business functionality). However ofcourse you can enable both the client
    a…
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Ratings & Reviews

00 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

  • v.0.1 initial version
  • v.0.2 adds widget support
  • v.0.3 cache support + file types exclusions + static css
  • v.0.4.0 I18n, added plugins support, new plugin framework
  • v.0.4.5 app.facebook.com icons are now supported
  • v.0.4.7 comment author link added and fixes for icons with different extensions
  • v.0.4.8 temporary disabled the cache
  • v.0.4.9 new db hash fix
  • v.0.5.4 adds status icons
  • v.0.5.7 quick fix for wp3.3
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

cogmioscogmios
Plugin Info
Version
0.6.6
Last Updated
Jun 20, 2012
WP Requires
3.3+
Tested Up To
3.3.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
20
Downloads
18K+
Added
Jan 27, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

postlinksgooglefaviconsidebar

Developer

C
cogmios
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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