Anybody know how to get my logo appear infront of the URL in the address bar and also on the tittle tab of Explorer or Firefox? I see most websites have this feature now. Thanks Mike
Yes, it is called a favicon. All you have to do is go to this website and upload your image and they will automatically save it as a .ico. Dynamic Drive- FavIcon Generator You will then upload your favicon.ico to your root folder on your server. Most browsers should detect it soon enough. Note: it must be named favicon
Or just add it like most folks do like this within the <head> ... </head>, because it doesn't have to be an ".ico" file at all. HTML: <link rel="icon" type="image/gif" href="/favicon.gif" /> The name favicon was derived, because it originally had to be in an icon format (.ico), but any modern browser will and can use just about any image as long as you define it in the declaration. The image should not be more than 16px x 16px though.
Created favicon.ico using favicon.ico Generator Uploaded favicon.ico to root directory. Added following line to layout.tpl: <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="favicon.ico" /> I can see icon in Chrome and Firefox. IE8: www.mysite.com - I can see icon mysite.com - I cannot see icon Any help is appreciated.
Is your link element AFTER your base ref declaration? You might also try putting the full http uri in your href. Typically, when there are any differences on your hosting service between displaying your site with and without the "www." means that your DNS entries aren't correct.
Thanks Mike for your reply. I added link element AFTER the base ref declaration. Changed the link element as follows: <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="{$smarty.const.URL}/favicon.ico" /> Chrome: www.mysite.com - I CAN see icon mysite.com - I CAN see icon Firefox: www.mysite.com - I CAN see icon mysite.com - I CAN see icon IE8: www.mysite.com - I CAN see icon mysite.com - I CANNOT see icon I wonder why IE8 cannot show icon.
I hate IE all flavors, but alas... This should work for you. Clear the Temporary Internet Files and the favicons should be acquired on the next visit to the site. If that still doesn't fix the issue try deleting the Browsing History screen and uncheck the "Preserve Favorites website data" box to get the incorrect favicons deleted. IE always requests the favicon which it SHOULD NOT DO, but it's made by Microsoft who makes their own rules regardless of the standards. Since you didn't have a favicon before and now you do, it most likely has already marked the site as not having one.
Hi Mike, Cleared the Temporary Internet Files. IE8: Visited mysite.com - I CANNOT see icon Deleted the Browsing History. IE8: Visited mysite.com - What a magic! Now I CAN see icon Mike, thank you for helping me.
