TPL-FAVICON-001

favicon.ico in Joomla root wins

Favicon: root vs template

Joomla 4 template assets take over favicon resolution.

favicon.ico in Joomla root winsTemplate favicon wins on Joomla 4+

Dies at Joomla 3 → 4J3: Works nativelyJ4: Changed behaviourJ6: Changed behaviourBC plugin: not applicableYou rewrite thisTemplates

Symptoms people search

wrong favicon after upgrade · favicon.ico

Replace this code

Swap favicon.ico in Joomla root wins for Template favicon wins on Joomla 4+.

Joomla 3

Remove or stop calling this

/favicon.ico in the site root always showed

Joomla 4 / 6

Use this instead

Put favicon in the template (Cassiopeia media / joomla.asset.json). Root favicon is no longer the winner.

How to fix it

  1. 1Add the icon to the template.
  2. 2Clear browser cache after the change.

Also known as

favicon

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