# Firefox web shortcuts do not show an icon

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**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 4, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/firefox-web-shortcuts-do-not-show-an-icon/3296 "2020-04-04T15:24:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/firefox-web-shortcuts-do-not-show-an-icon/3296/16 "2020-04-05T16:47:01Z")

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Looks reasonable. So the issue here is that the icon= is a default value … the favicon isnt downloaded somewhere and then the path to the icon downloaded location isnt updated in the desktop file.

It’s an interesting thing to investigate. I suppose there could be many ways to slice this.

I would still dare to suggest that an extension for firefox would be the best way to address this in the interim. Such an extension would create a .desktop with the contents of the above and also download the favicon it’s available … both will need to be to a known location.

Bonus points would be for the extension to update plank if its running… or harder, add to the icon task list applet.

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