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Favicon Rotator v1.3.0

Favicon Rotator makes it easy to customize the favicon for your site. Just add a favicon via the administration page and it will be displayed whenever someone visits your site. Highlights New: Set ico...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 9 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 8.2+
  • Requires WordPress 6.6+
  • Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 15% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 118 Passed
  • 6 Warnings
  • 1 Failed
Security 97/100
Excellent

36 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 93/100
Excellent

57 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

43.6 KB

113.5 KB unzipped

Total files

15

across all file types

Lines of PHP

2,612

in 5 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • CSS
  • JS
  • PNG
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 0 High
  • 7 Medium
  • 3 Low

How scores changed across versions

Across 9 audited versions of Favicon Rotator, Performance improved the most (+17). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 64% in size.

Audited 1.0 → 1.3.0 · 9 versions

0 50 100 1.0 1.3.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 85 170 1.0 1.3.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

269

downloads

Today

39

downloads

Week over week

−9%

vs previous week

Month over month

−20%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

85% of installs run an older version

≈ 17K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • v1.2
  • v1.3

Ratings

12 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 9
  • 4 1
  • 3 0
  • 2 1
  • 1 1

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

2 mo ago

Jun 18, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 337 days

average between releases

Total releases

9

since Aug 2010 · 16 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Favicon Rotator in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Favicon Rotator v1.3.0 flagged 10 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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