Custom Favicon - Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| hchouhan | 27 May 2013 to 25 Jul 2025, 17 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 16 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 25 Jul 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 5.0 from 17 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 17 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 56 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 97 |
| 18 May 2026 | 110 |
| 25 May 2026 | 96 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 107 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 113 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 106 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 88 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 87 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 110 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 99 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 117 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 129 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 171 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 158 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 169 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 135 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 113 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 119 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 142 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 142 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 141 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 133 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 133 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 215 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 179 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 26 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 13% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Harish Chouhan |
| Added | 27 May 2013 |
| Last updated | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | icon, favicon, SVG icon, dark mode, site icon |
Other plugins by this author: I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts, Custom Login Logo - Easily Add a Logo to Your WordPress Login Page, Custom Branding for WooCommerce, Build Mode - Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon Page, My Plugin Information - Fetch Data from WordPress.org, Grid Overlay - Figma Style Layout Grid for WordPress
Questions
Is Custom Favicon - Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress still maintained?
Custom Favicon - Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress was last updated on 25 Jul 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.
Is Custom Favicon - Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress safe?
Custom Favicon - Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.
Who owns Custom Favicon - Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress?
The wordpress.org author is Harish Chouhan. Recent committers: hchouhan, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Custom Favicon - Easily Add a Favicon in WordPress?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts, Custom Adobe Fonts (Typekit), WP Menu Icons, Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library - 14300+ Icons, Local Google Fonts.