Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator

86 Quality Score

Active Installs

24/30

With 200,000 active installs, this is one of the most widely deployed favicon solutions in the WordPress ecosystem, earning a strong popularity score of 79.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated July 2026 and tested against WordPress 7.0.1, the maintenance score of 100 reflects an actively maintained plugin that keeps pace with core releases.

User Rating

15/15

A 98 out of 100 rating across 801 reviews indicates near-universal user satisfaction with very few complaints.

Support Health

8/15

Support health scores only 50 because the single tracked support thread has a 0.0% resolution rate, which is a meaningful concern given how small the support footprint is.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks for compatibility, running on WordPress 3.5 and up and confirmed against the latest 7.0.1 release.

Scores higher than 96% of indexed plugins

About

Create and install your favicon for all platforms: PC/Mac, iPhone/iPad, Android devices, Windows 8 tablets...

Active Installs 200k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-09-20 2:22pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.5+

Tested Up To 7.1.1

Security History

4 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 High 2 Medium

Most recent: May 30, 2026

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What It Does

Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator lets you design a favicon through the RealFaviconGenerator web service and then automatically injects the correct icon markup for every major platform into your WordPress site. It handles the messy bits of cross-device favicons, including Apple Touch icons, Android Chrome assets, Windows tiles, and the standard browser tab icon. The plugin stays out of your way after setup, serving the right file to the right device.

Who It's For

This plugin is for site owners who want their favicon to look correct on iOS home screens, Android Chrome, Windows Start tiles, and standard browsers without hand-coding a dozen link tags. It is especially useful for businesses and bloggers who care about polish and branding consistency across devices but do not want to learn the favicon specification. Designers and small agencies can also use it as a quick, dependable solution for client sites.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need a single 16x16 favicon in the browser tab, this is overkill and a manual upload to your theme root will do the job. Anyone uncomfortable with their images being processed by a third-party web service should also look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator does one thing and does it well, earning a Quality Score of 85.94 out of 100 and a 98% user rating across 801 reviews. The lone weak spot is the support thread situation, where zero of one thread is resolved, though the low volume suggests most users do not need help. For a polished, device-correct favicon with zero manual coding, this plugin is the obvious choice.

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Go with Icon Element when your site is built on Elementor and you need a large icon library for page design, not favicon management.

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