[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47398: Remove wp_favicon_request

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#47398: Remove wp_favicon_request
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp                     |       Owner:
                                               |  SergeyBiryukov
     Type:  enhancement                        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                             |   Milestone:  5.4
Component:  Bootstrap/Load                     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                             |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch seo commit has-dev-note  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by keepmovingdk):

 I just read the dev notes on make.wordpress.org, and I wonder why it was
 decided to use the WordPress icon as a default fallback icon?

 I think site owners will be surprised to suddenly see the WordPress logo
 show up for their website. Also, it might be confusing for visitors to
 such sites to see the WordPress' logo show up (especially since they might
 also show up in Google search results, as described in the introduction to
 the issue).

 Is it considered a good idea to so publicly display to visitors that a
 site is running WordPress?

 I know that I can use the new filters to reset the favicon to a blank file
 for any of my client sites that don't have a favicon. But I wanted to
 bring this up to make sure that the consequences of this change has been
 thoroughly considered.

 Thanks.

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