Best site icon plugins for WordPress
The most popular site icon plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Favicon leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Site Favicon (5K+) and Forma Favicon (200+). All 12 plugins tagged “site icon” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 site icon plugins
- 1.
Custom FaviconThe most installed site icon plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 17 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Site Favicon5K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Forma Favicon200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Login Site Icon200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
Move Site Icon To Settings40+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 6.
Alada Favicon30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
Huntsman Dark Mode Site Icon10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Vanilla Bean10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 9.
Site Icon Widget10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 10.
Replai FaviconFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 12 plugins tagged “site icon”
Custom Favicon
Up in the last 7 days:1#3,061by Harish Chouhan1 year ago
Easily add a custom favicon and Apple touch icon to your WordPress site, including support for dark mode, SVG icons, and admin dashboard branding.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(17)
- Downloads
- 26/day
Site Favicon
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,198by Web Guy9 months ago
Add a favicon.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 21/day
Forma Favicon
Up in the last 7 days:15#11,833by Justus Deitert6 months ago
Favicon generator — upload a source, customize styling, and generate all required favicon sizes including ICO, Apple Touch, and Android Chrome.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Login Site Icon
Up in the last 7 days:46#11,959by Nick Halsey3 months ago
Login site icon is a simple way to brand your site's WordPress login screen. Rather than the WordPress mark, linked to WordPress.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Move Site Icon To Settings
Down in the last 7 days:308#22,883by gregreindel11 years ago
Adds the site icon option to the general settings page
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Alada Favicon
Up in the last 7 days:164#23,423by Jewel Rana5 months ago
Show a different favicon on any page, post, category, or tag — without touching files or .htaccess.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Huntsman Dark Mode Site Icon
Up in the last 7 days:3,819#29,871by Josh Hunt18 days ago
Set separate site icons for light and dark mode based on the visitor’s system theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vanilla Bean
Down in the last 7 days:337#31,438by vsmash6 years ago
Icon Setter (Iconifier) is a simple set-site-icon plugin for all devices.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Site Icon Widget
Up in the last 7 days:9,538#38,338by Nick Halsey10 years ago
The site icon widget is a simple way to display your site icon on your site itself. By default, site icons aren't displayed anywhere on your site …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Replai Favicon
Up in the last 7 days:9,130#54,717by REPLAI2 months ago
Generate a complete favicon set for every browser and device from one image. Generated on your own site, no external service.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TearSnow Site Icon Cleaner
#56,451by TearSnow2 months ago
TearSnow Site Icon Cleaner is a lightweight WordPress plugin that permanently removes unused site icon attachments from your media library.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dev Favicon Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:2,037#65,395by karasunouta4 months ago
Automatically switches your favicon (site icon) between production and development environments to prevent confusion.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day