Lost my favicon...

**PC101** · 01-16-2008, 06:24 PM

Evenin,

I was trying to change my favicon and seem to have gotten rid of the old one and now can't get the new one loaded. Following the directions found here...

Favicon Generator

Scroll down to "How to use a favicon in your site" ... I put the following code...

Code:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.pc101.com/forum/images/favicon.ico" />
<link rel="icon" http://www.pc101.com/forum/images/favicon.ico" />

under the

Code:

<head>

section of my forumhome template but it doesn't seem to be working. I thought this was how I did it before but it doesn't appear to be the case. So... where did I go wrong? :waiting2:

Thanks! :patriot:

Lyte

**Brandon Sheley** · 01-16-2008, 06:26 PM

I don't think you need to put that code anywhere, just upload the ico to the root ?

**PC101** · 01-16-2008, 06:27 PM

Yeah, I thought that but wasn't sure... there's no

Code:

<head>

section there. Lemme give that a shot too.... I'll report back!

Lyte

**Brandon Sheley** · 01-16-2008, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC101

Yeah, I thought that but wasn't sure... there's no

Code:

<head>

section there. Lemme give that a shot too.... I'll report back!

Lyte

sounds good,

btw.. I like that "class in session" area with the clickable images

**PC101** · 01-16-2008, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon

sounds good, btw.. I like that "class in session" area with the clickable images

Thanks, it's different.

Well, I stuck this...

Code:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.pc101.com/forum/images/favicon.ico" />
<link rel="icon" http://www.pc101.com/forum/images/favicon.ico" />

in the header template, right at the top, before anything else. It still doesn't appear to be working.

Lyte

**ARealRedneck** · 01-16-2008, 07:01 PM

Quote:

The original means of defining a favicon was by placing a file called favicon.ico in the root directory of a webserver. This would then automatically be used in Internet Explorer's favorites (bookmarks) display. Later, however, a more flexible system was created, using HTML to indicate the location of an icon for any given page. This is achieved using the link element like: <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" /> in the <head> section of the document. In this way, any appropriately sized (16×16 pixels or larger) image can be used, and although many still use the .ico format, other browsers now also support the GIF and PNG image formats.

For optimal browser support, the following rules should be obeyed:

Include both element types:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://example.com/favicon.ico" />
<link rel="icon" href="http://example.com/favicon.ico" />
The link elements must be inside the head element (between <head> and </head>) in the HTML.
For XHTML, the link element must be empty (terminated by /> )
The href can, but need not, point to the location /favicon.ico. It could equally well point anywhere else on your site that is convenient.
The image can be an ICO, PNG or GIF.
The .ico file format will be read correctly by most browsers.

Note: A file called favicon.ico and located in the document root directory will also be found by some browsers which do not process the link elements, even if it is not linked from anywhere on your site.

I am sure you still have to upload to your root directory..

**PC101** · 01-16-2008, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ARealRedneck

I am sure you still have to upload to your root directory..

I uploaded it to...

Code:

http://www.pc101.com/favicon.ico

and also to...

Code:

http://www.pc101.com/forum/images/favicon.ico

Did I put it in the wrong place?

Lyte

**ARealRedneck** · 01-16-2008, 07:10 PM

This link shows your icon. So it must be in the right place..

http://www.pc101.com/forum/images/favicon.ico

What browser are you using, because mine would show up in FF but not IE....

**PC101** · 01-16-2008, 07:16 PM

EDIT...

Okay, I just realized something! It's showing up for the forum...

PC101 - Free Tech Help for Windows XP, Vista, 2000, 98 and more!

but not the homepage!

So, it has to be something to do with VBAdvanced. Any suggestions??

Thanks!

Lyte

**Brandon Sheley** · 01-16-2008, 08:24 PM

If you want the .ico image to show on the root page, you'll want to put it in the root directory.
If you want it to show in the forums folder, well you'll place it in the forum folder/

If you look, you'll see we have a blue orb on the forums pages, and a blue swoosh on the home page.
I have one in the root, and another in the forum/ folder

**PC101** · 01-17-2008, 06:31 AM

Well, I've got one here...

Code:

http://www.pc101.com/favicon.ico

and here...

Code:

http://www.pc101.com/forum/favicon.ico

and here....

Code:

http://www.pc101.com/forum/images/favicon.ico

How many other places can I put it?! It's still not showing up on the home page of

Code:

www.pc101.com

Thanks.

Lyte

**Brandon Sheley** · 01-17-2008, 02:02 PM

I see it on pc101.com

**PC101** · 01-18-2008, 02:01 AM

Got it working... I had to clear the memory/cookies/cache/etc from my browsers. Doh!

Lyte

**Magnumutz** · 01-18-2008, 02:56 AM

Glad to hear that Lyte. I had this problem a while ago with a forum... though it didn't bother my client that much.

**PC101** · 01-18-2008, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

Glad to hear that Lyte. I had this problem a while ago with a forum... though it didn't bother my client that much.

Oh, I can get a tad OCD/Type A when things don't work right. I'm pretty patient 'bout getting them fixed though... asking questions... figuring something out... but one way or another, I GOTTA get the thing fixed!

Lyte