How to change URL icon

dune3000

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#1 09-15-2007, 08:43 AM

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How to change URL icon

How I can change icon in URL address from explorer to something else ?

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#2 09-15-2007, 10:10 AM

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Re: How to change URL icon

the favicon ?

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#3 09-15-2007, 12:37 PM

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Re: How to change URL icon

I think he is thinking the favicon.

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dune3000

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#4 09-15-2007, 02:45 PM

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Re: How to change URL icon

Yes, you are correct

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Re: How to change URL icon

take the image you want and upload it to your root directory as favicon.ico

This site is great to help make one.
http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/

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#6 10-13-2007, 02:19 AM

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Re: How to change URL icon

This was my next question. Thanks for providing the link. I now have favicon, but is it better to have a graphic or the initials of your forum?

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#7 10-13-2007, 05:03 AM

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Re: How to change URL icon

Personally, I use part of my site's logo as a favicon. On my blog, I use my initials. It depends on your taste but for recgonizablity I'd use a logo.

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#8 10-16-2007, 02:25 PM

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Re: How to change URL icon

The pixel amount is so small for a favi icon, it's hard to incorporate a good logo in the space, even with the pic to icon converter. But you're definitely right a logo as the favi icon works well in branding your site.

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se_p800

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#9 11-10-2007, 10:46 AM

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Re: How to change URL icon

Hi thanks for this, i made a favicon and put it in the root of my memory, but nothing happened? Any ideas guys?

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#10 11-10-2007, 12:25 PM

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Re: How to change URL icon

To activate your favicon, you must modify the source of your web page. Add this line to the <head> section of your page:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico">

Go to admincp > styles and templates > edit > insert above at the end of your header.

Here's more info about it: Favicon - icon for webpage

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