Favicon gone in Google and Edge search results

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Hi,

After the Upgrade 4.19.1.SP2 - 4.20.1
our Favicon is gone from Google and Edge search results.
It is only shown in the images section.

And it is not only our website without the Favicon in the search results.

Anyone an idea or solution?

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Hello
The most likely cause is that the upgrade re-created the favicon file, so its URL changed. CS-Cart serves it from a dynamic path (/images/logos//favicon.ico, not a fixed /favicon.ico), and Google still has the old URL cached and needs to re-crawl.

What to do:

  1. View source on your home page, find , open that URL and confirm it returns 200 over HTTPS.
  2. Upload a 48x48 (or larger) favicon under Design > Logos. Google now recommends 48x48; the CS-Cart default is only 16x16.
  3. In Search Console, run URL Inspection on your home page and click Request Indexing.

Best regards
Robert

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Thanks again Robert,

enjoy your Sunday.

@CS-Cart_team in theme settings, favicon 16x16 is required. Please change the numbers.

favicon 12072026
favicon 12072026888×386 32.9 KB

Kind regards,

Chris

4

Hello

You are welcome :slight_smile:

Best regards
Robert

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According to the Google Guidelines:
https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/favicon-in-search#guidelines

Your favicon must be a square (1:1 aspect ratio) that’s at least 8x8px. While the minimum size requirement is 8x8px, we recommend using a favicon that’s larger than 48x48px so that it looks good on various surfaces.

There is no requirement for the favicon to be a different size to the stated one, but it is recommended that it is at least 48x48px.

Anyway, I’ve created a task for the developers to update this language variable.

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