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Shortcut Icon in Address Bar · **Released**: 03-28-2006

(not sure which 'prefix' to use here)
I hadn't seen this anywhere when I did a search, so here goes...:

Add a unique Shortcut Icon (related to your forum content) in the browser address bar in front of the 'http://...." CNN has it, NOAA has it,IMDB has it.... lots of folks have it... why not YOUR forum!

just add this code below/after the </title> tag in the templates (ie FORUMHOME, FORUMDISPLAY, GENERIC SHELL, search_forums, search_results....etc)

Code:

<link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="http://*****.***/*****/imagename.gif" />

just insert the path (in red above) to the image you want to use.

examples below:

DementedMindz · #12 03-29-2006, 09:07 PM

every vbulletin comes stock with there icon as default well 3.5 and up.... im not sure about other version like 3.0 and stuff i never used them....

DementedMindz · #13 03-29-2006, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtremeoff-road

Are you sure about that?

I just placed my favicon in my forum's root and it does not do anything???

also you need to check where you upload it too your not in your root..... your in your forums folder if this is your link look here
http://www.weapondepot.com/forums/favicon.ico

Trana · #14 03-29-2006, 10:11 PM

I put a copy in my forum root and my absolute root just to be sure.

Rukbat · #15 03-30-2006, 12:49 AM

I tried doing the favicon.ico thing (and I *did* upload to the correct place) but it didn't change anything. The only way it worked was to add the Shortcut Icon code with the path to a gif/jpg/png/etc image to the various templates...

DementedMindz · #16 03-30-2006, 01:19 AM

nah it will work as long as its in the root... i had my vbulletin one in there for months... i-e sometimes dont show it until you book mark it but firefox will

Trana · #17 03-30-2006, 01:28 AM

You need to bookmark it as most browsers seem to cache it. If you add the bookmark it will usually display it properly (IE is still a bit wierd about it).

MrNase · #18 03-30-2006, 09:13 AM

Why don't you just put your file with the name 'favicon.ico' into you forum's folder? The browser will automatically search for it and display it when needed.

Borimikan · #19 03-30-2006, 02:19 PM

how can i create my own favicon?

Tralala · #20 03-30-2006, 02:31 PM

Not sure what this hack does, but I previously customized my favicon by following these instructions:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....40&postcount=2

I copied a new favico into my webtoot and then I pasted this line into my headinclude-template:

Code:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" />

That's the only way I got it to work for all browsers.

bada_bing · #21 03-31-2006, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tralala

Not sure what this hack does, but I previously customized my favicon by following these instructions:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....40&postcount=2

I copied a new favico into my webtoot and then I pasted this line into my headinclude-template:

Code:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" />

That's the only way I got it to work for all browsers.

This did not work for me either.. Copied the new favicon to my forums root directory and added this above code in my headinclude-template: and saved exit the browser and back in and the icon did not show up in either Firefox or IE..

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