DuckDuckGo browser requires favicon.ico
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Various bits of documentation suggest that this is not the case. Favicons can have different file formats and any name you like. They are declared using a Which browser are you using to access your site that produces the 404s? Can you make this reproducible so we might have a look at it? Also, note that the browser seems to be looking for |
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Weird, something has to create this mkdocs-material/src/templates/base.html Lines 79 to 80 in 9d901a3 However, testing on my Firefox browser and local example defining a |
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Issue(Original)When following the instructions for changing the favicon, users should be aware that the file name must befavicon.png
.Originally, this didn't used to matter. However, recently we noticed a bunch of failed requests utilizing the development server. For example, this is how we used to configure the favicon in our documentation:Issue (Updated)
The DuckDuckGo browser submits multiple requests for a
favicon.ico
file, which throws warning messages when utilizing the development server.Reproduction
test-favicon.zip
Fix
The solution is to rename the file tofavicon.png
and adjust the file name in themkdocs.yml
configuration as well.The solution was to create a
favicon.ico
file in the/docs
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