[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3426: Should include default favicon

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#3426: Should include default favicon
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 Reporter:  robertaccettura  |        Owner:  cpoteet 
     Type:  defect (bug)     |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |    Milestone:  2.9     
Component:  Performance      |      Version:  2.8     
 Severity:  normal           |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  favicon          |  
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Changes (by lloydbudd):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * severity:  trivial => normal
  * type:  enhancement => defect (bug)
  * component:  General => Performance
  * version:  => 2.8
  * milestone:  => 2.9
  * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:11 mrmist]:
 >
 > Absolutely -1 to just dropping the .ico file in regardless, potentially
 undoing people's work.

 I'm calling this a defect and think this should be revisited. Although, it
 is not common for a heavily trafficked site not to have a favicon it seems
 to be a significant problem for web hosts:

 http://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2009/06/16/quick-wordpress-performance-
 tip-create-a-favicon/

 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2009/06/10/faviconico-favicongif-and-
 robotstxt-update/


 Possible Solution:

 If the request gets to WordPress then a favicon does not exist, so
 WordPress can serve up WordPress's logo favicon from wp-includes/images/

 Generally I want to stay away from adding / modifying the favicon
 information in the <header>

 To Investigate:

 Any solution would want to confirm that it works with popular caching
 solutions such as supercache and batcache.

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