Since mid-September, there was a bug the place some favicons weren’t displaying up in Google Search in any respect, as we reported every week or so in the past. Nicely, Google has now fastened that bug and favicons, when achieved per Google’s specs, will present up in Google Search now.
John Mueller of Google confirmed it’s now fastened, wherein Glenn Gabe double confirmed on his finish he’s seeing this resolved as effectively. John Mueller mentioned yesterday “This needs to be resolved within the meantime – are you able to double-check?” Glenn Gabe replied “YES, it’s resolved. Thanks! I can verify that primarily based on checking quite a lot of websites that have been impacted. Nice to see the difficulty resolved…”
Listed here are these tweets:
YES, it’s resolved. Thanks! I can verify that primarily based on checking quite a lot of websites that have been impacted. Nice to see the difficulty resolved, particularly with the brand new website title therapy coming to desktop quickly. 🙂
— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) October 26, 2022
Glenn Gabe even shared earlier than and after pictures:
Large heads-up. If in case you have been battling the favicon bug the place Google stopped utilizing your favicon round 9/18, I’ve unimaginable information. The bug was fastened final evening & favicons have returned for websites that have been impacted. Listed here are two examples (earlier than and after screenshots): pic.twitter.com/8qUKyopp1q
— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) October 26, 2022
So in case your favicon continues to be not displaying, ensure that to evaluate Google’s documentation on that matter.
Discussion board dialogue at Twitter.