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Use Reload Favicon when a child site favicon changed but MainWP Dashboard still shows the old icon, a missing icon, or the default WordPress icon.

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Prerequisites

  • MainWP Dashboard installed and activated
  • At least one connected child site
  • Administrator access to MainWP Dashboard

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Reload the Favicon

1

Open Manage Sites

In MainWP Dashboard, go to Sites > Manage Sites.
2

Select the child site

Select the checkbox next to each child site whose favicon you want to reload. To select all visible child sites, click the checkbox in the table header.
3

Choose Reload Favicon

Open the bulk actions menu and select Reload Favicon.Manage Sites bulk actions menu with Reload Favicon selected
4

Apply the bulk action

Click Apply and wait for the progress modal to finish.
After the task completes, MainWP Dashboard reloads the Manage Sites page and displays the refreshed favicon when one is available.

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What Happens

MainWP Dashboard asks the selected MainWP Child site for its current favicon URL, downloads the icon, saves it in the Dashboard icons directory, and updates the saved favicon for that site. MainWP Child checks the WordPress Site Icon first, then favicon.ico or favicon.png, and then icon links in the site’s homepage HTML. Reloading the favicon does not change the favicon on the child site. It only refreshes the favicon stored and displayed in MainWP Dashboard.
If the site has a custom uploaded site icon, that custom icon is shown before the fetched favicon. Reloading the favicon can still succeed, but the visible icon may not change until the custom uploaded icon is removed from the site settings.

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If the Favicon Does Not Update

  • Confirm the child site is connected and can sync with MainWP Dashboard.
  • Confirm the child site has a favicon that is publicly reachable.
  • Check whether the site has a custom uploaded site icon in MainWP Dashboard.
  • Run Reload Favicon again for only the affected site.