Wix Editor: Saving Your Site on the Homescreen of a Mobile Device or Tablet

There are several ways for visitors to save your mobile site on their device or tablet. They can bookmark your site on their browser or create a shortcut that appears on their home screen for even easier access.

Add an extra touch of branding by changing the icon that appears next to your site's name on bookmarks and home screens.

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Bookmarking your site

Visitors can bookmark your site on their device's browser for easy access in the future. This creates a bookmark that displays your site's name and icon.

Depending on the device they're using, visitors can follow the instructions below to bookmark your site:

iPhones, iPads and iPods

1. Open the site in Safari on your device.

2. Tap the Share icon

   

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   Note: The Share icon appears next to the browser bar at the top on iPads and on the bottom bar for iPhones and iPods.

3. Tap Add Bookmark.

4. Enter a name for the bookmark.

5. (Optional) Save your bookmark in a different folder by tapping the current folder's name under Location.

6. Click Save.

Android

1. Open the site in Chrome on your device.

2. Tap the Menu button

   

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3. Tap the Add Bookmark icon

   

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Adding your site to a home screen

Visitors can add your site to their device's home screen so that it's always within reach. This creates a shortcut that looks just like any an app with your site's name and icon.

Depending on the device they're using, visitors must follow the instructions below to add a shortcut to your site:

iPhones, iPads and iPods

1. Open the site in Safari on your device.

2. Tap the Share icon

   

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   Note: The Share icon appears next to the browser bar at the top on iPads and on the bottom bar for iPhones and iPods.

3. Tap Add to Home Screen.

4. Enter a name for the shortcut.

5. Click Add.

Android

1. Open the site in Chrome on your device.

2. Tap the Menu button

   

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3. Tap Add to homescreen.

4. Enter a name for the shortcut.

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Changing your site's icon

Bookmarks, home screen shortcuts, and social media posts display an icon that you can customize at any point. Use your business logo or any other image that fits your branding needs.

To change the site icon:

1. Open your site's settings.

2. Click Website settings.

3. Scroll down to General social image and click Upload Image.

4. Select an image or click + Upload Media to upload a new one.

5. Click Add Icon.

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FAQs

Click a question below to learn more about saving your site on the homescreen of a mobile device or tablet.

What size should my site icon be?

The recommended image sizes are:

• For Apple devices: 180 X 180 pixels

• For Android devices: 192 X 192 pixels

Where should my icon file be hosted?

Your icon file must be hosted at Wix. It can be either an image stored in your Media Manager or a free image from Wix.

Learn more about retrieving the URL of an image or file.

What happens if I don't add an icon?

If you do not add an icon, an image from your site is automatically displayed as the icon. For free sites, the image is always the Wix logo unless you change it.

Why can't I see my new icon on my iOS device?

You may need to clear your Safari cache to see if it's working on your iOS device. Unfortunately, we're unable to provide additional support for this matter including troubleshooting your images.

This article is credited to the Wix team - https://support.wix.com/ and we thank them for that!