Custom favicon not working

[swpd]

Putting custom favicon.ico into hexo-site/source didn't work after updating to NexT v6.0.0.

[ivan-nginx]

You put your favicon into hexo-site/source/ or hexo-site/source/images?

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There is documentation in config file:

To get or check favicons visit: https://realfavicongenerator.net
Put your favicons into hexo-site/source/ (recommend) or hexo-site/themes/next/source/images/ directory.

Default NexT favicons placed in hexo-site/themes/next/source/images/ directory.
And if you want to place your icons in hexo-site/source/ root directory, you must remove /images prefix from pathes.

For example, you put your favicons into hexo-site/source/images directory.
Then need to rename & redefine they on any other names, otherwise icons from Next will rewrite your custom icons in Hexo.

favicon:
  small: /images/favicon-16x16-yoursite.png
  medium: /images/favicon-32x32-yoursite.png

[swpd]

I put my favicon.ico under the hexo-site/source/ root directory, should I update the favicon path in _config.yml as well?
Such as:

favicon:
     small : /favicon.ico

An earlier release version of NexT doesn't require such an update though.

[ivan-nginx]

An earlier release version of NexT

What earlier version? This version have no breaking changes in favicon between 5.1.3 / 5.1.4. New favicon style was added in 5.1.3 version, see here releases notes.

should I update the favicon path

Of cource u should. Try to:

1. Put your favicons into hexo-site/source/images directory. For example, your icon named swpd.ico, so, path will be hexo-site/source/images/swpd.ico.
2. Then in NexT config section:

favicon:
  small: /images/swpd.ico

3. After that to check icon use https://realfavicongenerator.net (your browser may cache previous NexT icon, so, need to clear cache).

[swpd]

What earlier version?

v5.1.2. The only config of favicon was favicon: /favicon.ico in this version.

So after new favicon style was added, I only need to config favicon>small if I don't care about responsive favicon, right?

[ivan-nginx]

I only need to config favicon>small if I don't care about responsive favicon, right?

U can set only 1 icon, right.

U can also see here about favicon.

[swpd]

OK. Thank you.