inunzi Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Hey I was wondering if it was possible to change the favicon on my site in the search engines, like how other businesses have it? Like, is it possible to change rhe globe icon, to my logo, like how it is on fort burches site? Thanks!🙂 I put a photo down below to give you a better image of what I mean. Link to comment
tuanphan Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 See this. https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206542527-Adding-a-favicon-or-browser-icon Email me if you have need any help (free, of course.). Answer within 24 hours. Or send to forum message How to: Setup Password & Share url - Insert Custom CSS - Page Header - Upload Custom Font - Upload File - Find Block ID - Contact Customer Care Link to comment
inunzi Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 15 hours ago, tuanphan said: See this. https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/206542527-Adding-a-favicon-or-browser-icon Thank you. I have a favicon on my site already, but for some reason it’s not showing in the search results? Why is this happening? Link to comment
TC_Dave Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) try these: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/favicon-in-search?hl=en&visit_id=638061335449967963-4021124665&rd=1 https://www.sanctuarymg.com/academy/seo/favicons-in-google-search-results/ Edited December 8, 2022 by TC_Dave added link Link to comment
hedderhq Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) Hello - the favicon of my site doesn't show up in Google Search results (see attached). I already followed this discussion and also define a favicon using code injection per Google's documentation -- (see code injection screenshot attached). I uploaded a png file to Design > Browser Icon, and it's a 96x96 pixel file. I'll be grateful for any suggestion! The url of my favicon is https://www.hedder.com/favicon.ico, which will direct traffic to: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/62260e6f8b4b4c7cd6a30d8f/33130e09-63ec-4fc3-8c5b-a5079527fddc/android-chrome-96x96y.png?content-type=image%2Fpng Edited April 20 by hedderhq To add more information about what I have tried Link to comment
Mike_Sorrentino Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I know that this is old, but none of the solutions offered worked for me and I wanted to share my experience. I contacted Squarespace's support on two separate occasions but neither of the two agents I spoke with could help with it either, and both blamed Google for it. The point is that the actual path (URI) to the resource is required by Google for the image to show up in the search results. Support told me that they do not disclose this kind of information, so I set out on a quest to find it myself. This is how I did it: (on Chrome) Open the dev console (F12); Click on the three vertical dots on the bottom-left of the console to "Search..." Search for the term "favicon" You will find it someplace in the HTML, mine was line 10 but your mileage may vary: <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62839a4f1318fc72022107b0/6dc4c692-1811-4d9a-9ced-1436a6d19390/favicon.ico?format=100w"/> Once you find it, simply isolate the URI and then: Go to the Squarespace editor Click on the cog icon beside your homepage -> Advanced -> and enter the code as suggested by @TC_Dave before me: <link rel="icon" href="/path/to/favicon.ico"> My guess is that Google does not like the query string used by Squarespace and rather needs the simple URI, but I am a music producer and not a web developer, so who knows... DoctorHobel 1 Link to comment
jannikbln Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Hi, By now, I am clueless. I had already contacted Squarespace support, they couldn't help me (or referred me to Google support). Google Support does not exist on the subject. So I hope to get further with some good advice on here. The following situation: no matter what favicon I upload (transparent or non-transparent, 48x48px or smaller/larger multiples) it doesn't show up in Google search. However, as soon as I change it, it shows up without problem at the top of the tab and also, if you have the page bookmarked. I have already uploaded the favicons with different names, waited a few weeks each time and also had the page reindexed several times via Google Search Console. Nothing happens. The search console also shows the default favicon from Squarespace. (German site) I really hope that someone can help me. Thanks in advance. Link to comment
ChristineDarby Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 This is a new site. You need to leave the favicon file stable and wait. ★ Official Squarespace Specialist since 2014 ★ SEO Consulting and Training ★ Link to comment
mel12345 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Hello, My favicon is not appearing on Google search results. I have tried all the recommendations and followed all requirements by Squarespace and Google, and it still does not appear. Perhaps I should try injecting an HTML code but (1) I am unsure where/how to do that on Squarespace, and (2) apparently I need to upgrade my Squarespace in order to do that (please correct me if I am wrong). I do not want to upgrade because I have another website on another platform (Wordpress) and I do not have this favicon issue - I may switch to Wordpress if this does not resolve, but would appreciate any and all advice on this. Thank you! Link to comment
OCAtechman Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Hi all, I have a issue with my favicon which does not show in the google search, It has been a few weeks since publishing the website yet the image is still not showing up. The favicon I uploaded is a png if that matters with transparent background Any ideas on how make it appear? Thank you!, Ernest Link to comment
FlyDresser Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) Several important things to ensure favicons on a Squarespace-hosted site get rendered correctly in Google search: 1) Favicon must be a multiple of 48 pixels square (e.g. 48, 96, 144 pixels on a side) for Google to render it. The Squarespace requirement of multiples of 16 pixels is needed only for Squarespace, and is inadequate for Google. See https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/favicon-in-search 2) Favicon should be created in Paint such that its color palette can meet the rendering requirements. I recommend creating the image (see item 1) and zooming out to see how it will look at 16x16 px, the size it will actually appear on the browser tab, and at 32x32 px as it will appear in Google (may be scaled slightly smaller). When you think you are done, save the image as a .bmp with 8 bit depth (a favicon requirement of some browsers). Then exit Paint and open the .bmp file and inspect the image to make sure the colors are as you expect them, given the reduced color palette. If OK save the file as a .jpg. 3) Favicons are cached in the browser, which means that they don't get refreshed often if at all. To help, make your favicon a different filename than the last one you used. Set the new icon in Squarespace (Design->Browser Icon) to the .jpg file created in step2. Note Squarespace will create the .ico file and include the appropriate reference in your website html. Next, you should log out of Squarespace, clear the browser cache using the settings menu or similar, then load your website page. The new favicon should appear on the browser tab. You may need to fiddle with this several times. 4) You need to nudge Google to update its database of websites. See https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/ask-google-to-recrawl For a big website I suggest this, since Squarespace automatically generates an XML sitemap in proper form: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/build-sitemap#addsitemap This may take a few days to a few weeks to actually happen. Edited May 16 by FlyDresser minor error fix Link to comment
FlyDresser Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 See Favicon not appearing on Google Search results - Appearance in search engines and Social - Squarespace Forum No code injection should be needed. Link to comment
DoctorHobel Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 5/3/2023 at 11:38 AM, Mike_Sorrentino said: I know that this is old, but none of the solutions offered worked for me and I wanted to share my experience. I contacted Squarespace's support on two separate occasions but neither of the two agents I spoke with could help with it either, and both blamed Google for it. The point is that the actual path (URI) to the resource is required by Google for the image to show up in the search results. Support told me that they do not disclose this kind of information, so I set out on a quest to find it myself. This is how I did it: (on Chrome) Open the dev console (F12); Click on the three vertical dots on the bottom-left of the console to "Search..." Search for the term "favicon" You will find it someplace in the HTML, mine was line 10 but your mileage may vary: <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62839a4f1318fc72022107b0/6dc4c692-1811-4d9a-9ced-1436a6d19390/favicon.ico?format=100w"/> Once you find it, simply isolate the URI and then: Go to the Squarespace editor Click on the cog icon beside your homepage -> Advanced -> and enter the code as suggested by @TC_Dave before me: <link rel="icon" href="/path/to/favicon.ico"> My guess is that Google does not like the query string used by Squarespace and rather needs the simple URI, but I am a music producer and not a web developer, so who knows... Thanks man! Link to comment
Lmun Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Thanks! I am having the same problem so what you have written is very helpful but what do you mean by isolate the URI and I can't find the 'advanced' section! Please clarify. Thanks! Link to comment
hedderhq Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 OP here - I tried all methods and also contacted Squarespace support but there is still no solution to this. I am 100% certain it's an issue with Squarespace and not Google because we have a separate sub-domain not built with Squarespace (we built it with custom code and hosted it differently) and favicon appeared just fine in Google search (screenshots attached). Its a shame that Squarespace support kept saying its a problem with Google. I decided to just give up on this issue. Link to comment
Z2A Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Same issue here as OP. I have built a few other websites with other hosting services, and this is the first time I had such an issue of favicon not showing up on Google search results. I'm pretty sure it is an issue with Squarespace. Unfortunately, it is a deal breaker for me, and we will not use Squarespace anymore until this issue is resolved. Link to comment
OGA88 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Hi all, When my Squarespace site was first indexed, the Favicon displayed in search results. It is no longer doing so and is just displaying the Squarespace cube Favicon. Does anyone have any guidance on how to deal with this issue? Generic Favicons or a lack thereof can affect CTRs. This is pretty frustrating. Link to comment
paul2009 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 For the benefit of newer posters to this thread, here are some of the important points already mentioned: Have you checked the size of the image file you are using? It must be a multiple of 48px square, for example, 48 x 48px, 96 x 96px or 144 x 144px. Unfortunately this isn't mentioned in the Squarespace support guide. Did you change the icon recently? The icon should remain stable as stable as possible (not be changed frequently) but if you did make changes, you may want to manually request indexing of your site. This is because the crawler will only check it very occasionally. Google produce guidelines that explain how to be eligible for a favicon in Google Search results. Did this help? Please give feedback by clicking an icon below ⬇️ florencepicol 1 About: Squarespace Circle Leader since 2017. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and great design ♥.Work: Squarespace Developer and founder of SF Digital, building the features Squarespace didn't include™. Content: Links in my posts may refer to SF Digital products or may be affiliate links. Catch up on all the release notes and announcements 2023 [for Circle members only]. There's a public version here too!If I helped, you can thank me by clicking one of the emojis below. If you prefer, you can buy me a coffee.Improve your online store with our extensions. Link to comment
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