Faviconize your WordPress admin
The WordPress admin doesn’t have a favicon. That means that when you’re working with a bunch of tabs open, it’s hard to identify which one is for your WordPress admin. Well, Simply Basic has the solution – simply add one line to wp-admin/admin-header.php that calls the favicon of your choice:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/favicon.ico" >
The only drawback is that you have to remember to redo this change every time you upgrade. It might be helpful if there was a plugin that did this for you (hint, hint).
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Thanks for linking to my article! A plugin is a great idea, I may have to look into it.
Hi John – with pleasure! If you do end up putting together a plugin for this, that would be great!
Miriam, just thought I’d let you know I turned this tip into a simple WordPress plugin. Thought you might be interested. You can check it out here: http://simply-basic.com/posts/194178
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