[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33597: Use the site icon on the login screen

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#33597: Use the site icon on the login screen
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 Reporter:  johnbillion             |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  4.4
Component:  Login and Registration  |     Version:  4.3
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:                          |     Focuses:  multisite
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Comment (by benoitchantre):

 Replying to [comment:6 obenland]:
 > Site Icon !== Site Logo. We discourage themes from using site icons as
 logos, I think we should avoid using them as such on the login screen.
 (Unrelated to [34124] btw).
 >
 > Maybe I'm being too pedantic about the purpose of Site Icons here, but
 in my mind they serve in a representative role outside of the context of
 the site itself, rather than as a logo within that context. Does that make
 sense?

 +1

 It makes sense. To expand a bit: I think the context changes when the
 login page is personalized or not.

 The default login page uses the WordPress icon. In this context, the image
 relates to the software that runs your website. When you log in, you enter
 the the software UI that runs your site.

 When you personalize the login page, the image needs to relate to the
 brand of the website, but outside of the website (ex: home screen of
 mobile devices, favorites websites in your browser), the icon is a better
 choice.

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