Default app icon replaces favicon in Google results
Installing the plugin replaces the site favicon with a default app icon that then shows in Google results for months.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
7 public reports · first reported 8 March 2024 · last reported 10 October 2025
What's going wrong
Several owners of WordPress sites say that after they installed this PWA plugin, their site icon in Google search results and some browsers was replaced by a generic Default app icon. Some had uploaded correct, recommended-size logos and still saw the replacement, and it persisted for months even after they disabled the plugin and reindexed pages. Affected owners include businesses, blogs, and agencies that rely on branded search listings. Their visibility and click-through suffer because the default icon looks untrusted. The gap is a tool that checks what search engines and browsers display for a site icon and alerts owners when a generic icon appears.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports.
Products affected
PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple.
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Who has this problem
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