diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+# 7.4.3
+
+## Fixes
+
+* Load icons that live only in `share/pixmaps` (for example VS Code and
+  Joplin) by name. GTK's `iconThemeHasIcon` ignores these unthemed icons, so
+  they previously missed the theme lookup, logged
+  `Failed to load icon from filepath ...` on every workspace refresh, and
+  showed no icon on Hyprland (#607).
+* Icon names from desktop entries are only loaded as files when they are
+  absolute paths.
+
 # 7.4.2
 
 ## Packaging
diff --git a/doc/contrib.md b/doc/contrib.md
--- a/doc/contrib.md
+++ b/doc/contrib.md
@@ -8,3 +8,19 @@
 - [Help Wanted](https://github.com/taffybar/taffybar/labels/help%20wanted)
 - [Easy](https://github.com/taffybar/taffybar/labels/easy)
 
+## Building local WirePlumber bindings
+
+The default `cabal.project` leaves `gi-wireplumber` out of the local package
+list so that disabling Taffybar's `wireplumber` flag also removes the need for
+WirePlumber development libraries. When the flag is enabled, Cabal uses the
+published bindings from Hackage.
+
+To develop against the bindings in `packages/gi-wireplumber`, use the development
+project (requires Cabal 3.8 or newer and the WirePlumber development libraries):
+
+```sh
+cabal build all --project-file=cabal.project.dev
+```
+
+The Nix flake always uses the local bindings.
+
diff --git a/doc/install.md b/doc/install.md
--- a/doc/install.md
+++ b/doc/install.md
@@ -75,3 +75,14 @@
 ```
 cabal install taffybar
 ```
+
+To install from a checkout without WirePlumber/PipeWire audio support, disable
+the `wireplumber` flag:
+
+```sh
+cabal install -f -wireplumber
+```
+
+This does not require the WirePlumber development libraries. With the flag
+enabled (the default), Cabal obtains `gi-wireplumber` from Hackage and requires
+the `wireplumber-0.5` system library.
diff --git a/src/System/Taffybar/Util.hs b/src/System/Taffybar/Util.hs
--- a/src/System/Taffybar/Util.hs
+++ b/src/System/Taffybar/Util.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
     -- * GLib
     catchGErrorsAsLeft,
+    catchGErrorsAsNothing,
 
     -- * Logging
     logPrintF,
diff --git a/src/System/Taffybar/Widget/Util.hs b/src/System/Taffybar/Widget/Util.hs
--- a/src/System/Taffybar/Widget/Util.hs
+++ b/src/System/Taffybar/Widget/Util.hs
@@ -307,21 +307,21 @@
 
 -- | Resolve and load an icon by theme name or filesystem path.
 getImageForIconName :: T.Text -> Int32 -> IO (Maybe GI.Pixbuf)
-getImageForIconName iconName size =
-  maybeTCombine
-    (loadPixbufByName size iconName)
-    ( getPixbufFromFilePath (T.unpack iconName)
+getImageForIconName iconName size
+  | isAbsolute iconPath =
+      getPixbufFromFilePath iconPath
         >>= traverse (scalePixbufToSize size Gtk.OrientationHorizontal)
-    )
+  | otherwise = loadPixbufByName size iconName
+  where
+    iconPath = T.unpack iconName
 
 -- | Load an icon pixbuf from the current icon theme by symbolic name.
 loadPixbufByName :: Int32 -> T.Text -> IO (Maybe GI.Pixbuf)
 loadPixbufByName size name = do
   iconTheme <- Gtk.iconThemeGetDefault
-  hasIcon <- Gtk.iconThemeHasIcon iconTheme name
-  if hasIcon
-    then Gtk.iconThemeLoadIcon iconTheme name size themeLoadFlags
-    else return Nothing
+  -- iconThemeHasIcon ignores unthemed icons (e.g. share/pixmaps); lookup does not.
+  Gtk.iconThemeLookupIcon iconTheme name size themeLoadFlags
+    >>= fmap join . traverse (catchGErrorsAsNothing . Gtk.iconInfoLoadIcon)
 
 -- | Center a widget in both axes.
 alignCenter :: (Gtk.IsWidget o, MonadIO m) => o -> m ()
diff --git a/taffybar.cabal b/taffybar.cabal
--- a/taffybar.cabal
+++ b/taffybar.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 3.4
 name: taffybar
-version: 7.4.2
+version: 7.4.3
 synopsis: A desktop bar similar to xmobar, but with more GUI
 description: Taffybar is a desktop status bar with GTK widgets for window
   manager state, system information, tray icons, and custom user modules.