Adding a favicon to vbulletin and index.php?

Discussion in 'Skinning, Design and Graphics' started by Okenyon, Jun 16, 2009.

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  1. Ak Worm

    Ak Worm Grand Master

    Its The Only Favicon I Have On My Computer.

    Im Pretty Sure Its The Right One.
     
    Ak Worm, Jun 20, 2009
    #21
  2. SRBuckey5266

    SRBuckey5266 Newcomer

    That's how you do it with vBulletin? Huh...weird.
     
    SRBuckey5266, Jun 20, 2009
    #22
  3. Chris

    Chris Regular Member

    Yes, that's how you do it with vBulletin - it's easy.
     
    Chris, Jun 20, 2009
    #23
  4. FullMetalBabe

    FullMetalBabe Zealot

    xD ._. I really just prefer my favicon being PNG.
     
    FullMetalBabe, Jun 20, 2009
    #24
  5. Ak Worm

    Ak Worm Grand Master

    PNG Is Nice, But My Forums Favicon Is UP :D YAY!

    Gaming Center - Home

    Im Working On A Home Page For The .info
     
    Ak Worm, Jun 21, 2009
    #25
  6. MsJac

    MsJac Adept

    Nice job!

    Jacquii.
     
    MsJac, Jun 21, 2009
    #26
  7. Jim McClain

    Jim McClain Regular Member

    Although it's possible to just upload a favicon.ico file to the domain root, I feel it's better to use the proper link code between the <head> and </head> tags:
    HTML:
    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.thefloorpro.com/favicon.ico" />
    Also, you can't just rename an image file to *.ico and expect it to work. An icon file is a special format and an image has to be saved as or converted to *.ico by a program that supports that format. That file type is capable of storing the icon in more than one size and configuration (some icons are 32x32 and some are even animated). My favicon is 32x32 and displays as a 16x16 in the browser, but as 32x32 when the shortcut to my site is placed on your desktop.

    Now I realize some of you will counter with something like, "my favicon works fine after I just renamed it." Well, try finding it on someone else's computer. Or just listen to those who are having trouble after following the advice of those who say just rename a 16x16 image.

    If you have changed your favicon and can't see it, even though you know you have used a valid file and linked to it in your headers, you may have to clear your browser's cache. Even then some people may not see it for several days. It's the magic of Windows. ;)

    R'gards,

    Jim
     
    Jim McClain, Jun 27, 2009
    #27
  8. OneUpDave

    OneUpDave Guest

    In Firefox, CTRL+F5 is your friend. :D It forces your browser to clear the cache for the current page and completely reload all the files.
     
    OneUpDave, Jun 27, 2009
    #28
  9. Jim McClain

    Jim McClain Regular Member

    I believe Ctrl+F5 works the same on all browsers - it does a hard refresh of the page, but it does not clear the browser's cache of files. It's not the same.

    Jim
     
    Jim McClain, Jun 27, 2009
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  10. OneUpDave

    OneUpDave Guest

    I believe Opera is different, last I checked. It does work on IE7, though.
     
    OneUpDave, Jun 27, 2009
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  11. Soliloquy

    Soliloquy Regular Member

    I always wondered if other sizes should be included in the .ico file... guess so!
     
    Soliloquy, Jun 27, 2009
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  12. OneUpDave

    OneUpDave Guest

    Yeah. You want a size for the browser, and one or two sizes in case someone makes a shortcut on their desktop to your site, or for various features that some browsers/addons implement.
     
    OneUpDave, Jun 27, 2009
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