PAGE ICON (FAVICON) DESIGN AND INSTALLATION |
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PAGE ICON (FAVICON) FAQ:What is FavIcon (Page Icon)? It's a small graphic or special logo associated with website. It's showed
in browser Address bar when you add website to Favorites. Do I need favicon? Yes, favicon is the great way to make your website stand out of the crowd. "Brand your favorites." msdn.microsoft.com What browsers support FavIcons (Page Icons)? Internet Explorer 5+ What is FavIcon.ico / Error 404? When somebody adds your website to Favorites Internet Explorer 5+ searches
for your FavIcon.ico and if it can't find it - "Each time your Web page is added to a user's favorites, Internet
Explorer automatically searches for this file and places the icon next
to all the favorites and quick links originating from your site."
msdn.microsoft.com How can I add FavIcon to my website? 1. You need to create icon with one of the many icon editors available. Size must be set to 16x16 pixels. > Do not resize your logo - draw it in icon editor, pixel by pixel 2. Give your icon default name (favicon.ico) and upload it to your website's root directory or/and add following line of code between <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags. Example:
Replace http://www.mywebsite.com with your website address and
myicon.ico with your icon's name. If you haven't changed default name of your icon (favicon.ico) and uploaded it to your website's root directory this line of code must look like this:
Why FavIcon (Page Icon) disappears from Favorites? FavIcon disappears when user empties his/her cache. Why I can't see FavIcon (Page Icon) on my site? 1. Add website to Favorites. 2. If website already in Favorites - delete it and add it again. 3. Check path to icon. 4. If path is okay, ask your hosting support - do they support .ICO files. |