Favicon Icon [GIF] on bookmark of your Site.

[bolly.beats]

This is my first thread on vBulletin.org .... Well i really dont know where to Post this thread. Admin can Move or Remove this thread as per there will.

Installation 1 : Installing "favicon.ico"

Step 1 : Make ur own favicon.ico, you need to have a software to convert your .jpg, .jpeg or .gif image to .ico. If u dont have, use this link http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/.

Step 2 : After making your own "favicon.ico" upload it to the root directory of your forum. It must show your own favicon icon in your site's title.

Step 3 : If it doesnot appear,

Paste this line into your header OR headinclude Template
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" />

And your are done with it...


Installation 2 : Installing "favicon.gif"

Step 1 : Make ur own favicon.gif using this link http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/.

Step 2 : After making your own "favicon.gif" upload it on your server ( Any path u want ).

Step 3 : Edit templete header OR headinclude-template :

Paste on top :

<link rel="icon" href="http://your-site's-path/favicon.gif" type="image/gif" >


Bolly.Beats

[Paul M]

Moved to General Articles.

[bolly.beats]

Awww... ok ok :)

[Barakat]

yes thanks a looooooooooooot

[chkdgate]

Dude, you rock!

[letsjoy]

coooooool ;) thanks

[BigJimTheLug]

This is so cool!

I've done it!

Very easy mod!

[Sexified Ninja]

wow, thanks

[BigJimTheLug]

Hey, my favicon does not appear when a browser is using Internet Explorer.

Is there a way to fix this minor problem?

Thanks.

[chkdgate]

Hey, my favicon does not appear when a browser is using Internet Explorer.
Same here. Man, IE's the worst imho.

[RedTyger]

IE is, in true IE style, one of the worst browsers at making use of favicons. Bookmarking a site should force it to pick up on the icon, but don't count on it.

[cyberphr]

You do not need software to convert images to icons, simply upload the favicon to your server using an FTP Client, then rename the file extension to .ico.

[MrPHD]

This is my first thread on vBulletin.org .... Well i really dont know where to Post this thread. Admin can Move or Remove this thread as per there will.

Installation 1 : Installing "favicon.ico"

Step 1 : Make ur own favicon.ico, you need to have a software to convert your .jpg, .jpeg or .gif image to .ico. If u dont have, use this link http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/.

Step 2 : After making your own "favicon.ico" upload it to the root directory of your forum. It must show your own favicon icon in your site's title.

Step 3 : If it doesnot appear,

Paste this line into your header OR headinclude Template
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" />

And your are done with it...

DEMO : Click Here (http://forums.bollyjaan.com/).



Installation 2 : Installing "favicon.gif"

Step 1 : Make ur own favicon.gif using this link http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/.

Step 2 : After making your own "favicon.gif" upload it on your server ( Any path u want ).

Step 3 : Edit templete header OR headinclude-template :

Paste on top :

<link rel="icon" href="http://your-site's-path/favicon.gif" type="image/gif" >

DEMO : Click Here (http://bollyjaan.com/).


Bolly.Beats

Hi, can you please where can i find this Hack or script? Please
Send a example.

[Staxed]

how do you get a transparent favicon like here at vborg?

[tankaya61]

thanks

[ociosos]

THANK YOU

any fix to make it work in the most stupid browser in the world ?? (IE)

[mrkhm]

you are a gem!!!

i know it was obvious to just replace the existing favicon.ico with whatever you custom favicon you made, but i wanted extra pizzazz with the animated favicons you can make and didn't know where to add the extra bit of code!

If anyone wants animated favicons go here: http://www.htmlkit.com/services/favicon/

when you upload your custom pic, they also generate an animated version of it which you can use optionally as well, but it requires an extra line of code beneath the usual one, and i didnt know where to put it in vb.

Thanks!

[stan111]

how come i don't see that icon on your address bar?

[amir86]

works great in Firefox but not IE7, thank you.

[RedTyger]

IE can still only handle .ico files for favicons I believe.

[rjmjr69]

I still can't get mine to appear all I see is the vb default. Where is that file stored normally?

[Princeton]

clear your cache .. close the browser

[giovannicosta]

Great, fantastic

[HeRmAn'S]

Thanks! ...bolly.beats ;)

[Luky]

Ahh, be wondering about the GIF! :D

[beduino]

tks for share
joao barroca
aka beduino

[Kaycee123]

Thanks for these instructions - our new icon looks great!

[cajunboy2208]

Awesome!
How do I add this to vBadvanced CMPS?

[Forum Lover]

thanks for sharing.

[cajunboy2208]

Awesome!
How do I add this to vBadvanced CMPS?

Anyone?

[baklash]

thanks bro ill look at this when i get homee

[cajunboy2208]

Still waiting for some help

[raja811]

thanks

[cajunboy2208]

Awesome!
How do I add this to vBadvanced CMPS?

Still waiting

[Reminisce32]

I cannot get mine to show.. I put those codes in my headinclude and header... it only shows up on the .com, doesnt show up on the .com/forums =\

[cajunboy2208]

How do I add this to vBadvanced CMPS?

[cajunboy2208]

How do I add this to vBadvanced CMPS?

[hfr-Neil]

Just rename the image "favicon.ico.gif" and work fine, no modifications code is necessary ;)

[REVHEAD]

just a question guys

I got it to validate ,but its still not working ,its failing the Could not download favicon at: xxx xxx xx

all other tests pass

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Never mind all working now

[FRANKTHETANK 2]

How do I add this to vBadvanced CMPS?



its works fine in cmps. at least on my site. forums and cmps show it

[dplevy]

how do you get this to work in the shortcut tab in firefox?

[XnaMe]

I've Some Problems! I can't view it on VBAdvanced CMS and ... on the forum with IE! Anyone knows why?
THanks

[mariocaz]

Also is not working for me in IE, help!! :(

And I have to put the complete URL to works and appears in my forum, example:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.myforum/VB/favicon.ico" />

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I did a fix and now is working also in IE.

First I rename the icon file, instead of favicon.ico for example vbulletin.ico or whatever and then I upload the icon in the images folder of my forum and in the headinclude template i Put this code in the top.

<LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="/forum/images/XXXXX.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<LINK REL="SHORTCUT" HREF="/forum/images/XXXXXX.ico" type="image/x-icon">

And wow it works!!

I hope this help somebody ok.

[intricatic]

Okay, I did this and it didn't work. Conversely, when I view the forum index, and look at the source (on Firefox: View > Page Source), I see this;

<link rel=?shortcut icon? href=?http://www.christcenteredforums.com.com/forum/favicon.ico? mce_href=?http://www.christcenteredforums.com/forum/favicon.ico?/>

:confused:

[mariocaz]

Did you use my solution ?

[IRANCITY]

Thank you
installed

[Parabellum]

How do I add this to vBadvanced CMPS?

The way I got mine to work with vBadvanced was to put one favicon.ico in my main website root directory and another in the forum root directory then add code to header.

Also if you change your favicon with a new image you can clear your browser cache so that it will display the new favicon.

[htscpl]

--------------- Added 14 Mar 2008 at 17:59 ---------------

I did a fix and now is working also in IE.

First I rename the icon file, instead of favicon.ico for example vbulletin.ico or whatever and then I upload the icon in the images folder of my forum and in the headinclude template i Put this code in the top.

<LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="/forum/images/XXXXX.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<LINK REL="SHORTCUT" HREF="/forum/images/XXXXXX.ico" type="image/x-icon">

And wow it works!!

I hope this help somebody ok.


Your little fix works great, thanks for the info! :D

[IamLoBAS]

Thanks you for your sharing.

[Atlantean]

I added this to my forum (http://opelownersclubireland.com/forum/index.php) today. It works sometimes. I have cleared the cache but the icon only appears in the URL window after I click Reload. I am using Safari 3.1.1.

Could it be that I have entered the code on the wrong place?

[swindsor]

Hi.
Iv added this great code
<LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="/forum/images/vbulletin.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<LINK REL="SHORTCUT" HREF="/forum/images/vbulletin.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.theexpat.me/VB/vbulletin.ico" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="vbulletin.ico" />

to the top of header and incheader and uploaded the image ... In the forum page it shows my icon but in IE it doent show up so once people are in the forum its lost.

Can any one help please.. pleaseeeeeeeee

[abqtj]

Thanks for this tip!

[creative-friend]

Great
Thanks Alot...

[mariocaz]

is this working in the final version of IE ?

[edytwinky]

Works great. Thanks!

[mmmender]

I still can't get this to work, can anyone help me??

http://www.cocteautwinsforums.com

[Merlinii]

I put the favicon.ico file in the website root and the forums folder.

I added these lines to the top of header and headinclude and the favicon.ico now shows up in IE!

<link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">