Hi
Could you advise since setting up admin tools I get 403 Forbidden when trying to access https://www.stay4you.com/favicon.ico file permissions set to 644, google has given this as a possible reason the icon is not showing on Google search pages.
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Latest post by nicholas on Thursday, 24 April 2025 01:13 CDT
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Thursday, 24 April 2025 01:13 CDT
nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
No, the favicon not being accessible is definitely NOT a valid reason to be excluded from Search results. Not being able to access the favicon simply results in no favicon being used when presenting your site in a search page, a browser tab, etc. That's all.
In any case, you can go to .htaccess Maker, find “Allow direct access to these files” and add a new line which reads
favicon.ico
Click on Save & Create .htaccess and you can now access the /favicon.ico URL on your site.
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