How to Put an Icon in the Address Bar on a WordPress Blog

Make and Upload an Icon
1. Open an image in Microsoft Paint or another graphics editing program. Reduce the image's size to 16 by 16 pixels. Save the image with the name 'favicon,' using the JPG, GIF or PNG format.
2. Log into your website using Windows Explorer or an FTP client. Enter the username, password and port settings provided by your Web host.

3. Open the 'wp-conent' folder. Open the 'themes' subfolder. Drag and and drop the favicon icon image into the folder for your WordPress blog's theme to upload it to your website.
Direct WordPress to the Icon
4. Log in to your WordPress administrative dashboard.
5. Click 'Design,' which is located on the left-hand side of the window. Click 'Theme Editor.'
6. Click 'Header' to edit the 'header.php' file. Highlight the line of code that includes the words 'shortcut icon,' if it is present in the header.
7. Delete the entire line of code, beginning with '
.' Replace the line with this code:
/favicon.jpg' />If there is no 'shortcut icon' line, type this code beneath the
tag. Replace 'favicon.jpg' with the name of your file.
8. Click 'Save.' Open your WordPress blog in a new window. Click 'Refresh' to see your new icon in the address bar.