emilesteenkamp Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 How can I put my business icon in the address bar where people would type my URL? Like the Oscommerce icon is in the address bar now? No outside links in signature allowed. See forum rules please.
multimixer Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 search for favicon, there are generators out there and instructions My community profile | Template system for osCommerce - New: Responsive | Feedback channel
emilesteenkamp Posted February 13, 2010 Author Posted February 13, 2010 search for favicon, there are generators out there and instructions OK, so I searched for this. I created the favicon.ico and uploaded it to my root. I included this code: <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> and <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"> the second time round as it didn't work. I included the code in this section of the index.php file: ?> <base href="<?php echo (($request_type == 'SSL') ? HTTPS_SERVER : HTTP_SERVER) . DIR_WS_CATALOG; ?>"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"> </head> <body marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" topmargin="0" bottommargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0"> <!-- header //--> Nothing is working. No icon is appearing in the search bar. Please help... No outside links in signature allowed. See forum rules please.
♥mdtaylorlrim Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 OK, so I searched for this. I created the favicon.ico and uploaded it to my root. I included this code: <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> and <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"> the second time round as it didn't work. I included the code in this section of the index.php file: ?> <base href="<?php echo (($request_type == 'SSL') ? HTTPS_SERVER : HTTP_SERVER) . DIR_WS_CATALOG; ?>"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"> </head> <body marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" topmargin="0" bottommargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0"> <!-- header //--> Nothing is working. No icon is appearing in the search bar. Please help... You really have to understand how they work, and I don't know anyone that really does. First, you don't have to do anything other than put the image in your document root. Second, most browsers only update the image when the page is bookmarked. Third, different browsers handle them differently. And finally, it is almost never instantaneous. Put it there and give it a day or two. If it conforms to the favicon standards it will eventually show. Community Bootstrap Edition, Edge Avoid the most asked question. See How to Secure My Site and How do I...?
MrPhil Posted February 13, 2010 Posted February 13, 2010 You only need the <link> tag if it's not in the site root (/) and/or it's not named favicon.ico. If it is in that place and has that name, you don't need to do anything. Remember: all lower case file name. You can test it by displaying it: http://www.yoursite.com/favicon.ico Don't make the common mistake of creating a bmp, gif, or jpeg image and renaming it to .ico. You have to save it as ICON format. Almost any "paint" program can do this. It must be 16 x 16 pixels. Different browsers handle favicons in different ways. Some may take a while to pick them up. Some may require you to bookmark (or re-bookmark) a page in order to pick up the favicon. Some seem to have no rhyme or reason.
jhande Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 If I remember correctly, I even had to clear my browsers cache (temporary internet files & cookies) before IE7 recongnized mine when I bookmarked it. - :: Jim :: - - My Toolbox ~ Adobe Web Bundle, XAMPP & WinMerge | Install ~ osC v2.3.3.4 -
emilesteenkamp Posted February 14, 2010 Author Posted February 14, 2010 If I remember correctly, I even had to clear my browsers cache (temporary internet files & cookies) before IE7 recongnized mine when I bookmarked it. I/m testing in FF, IE and just loaded chrome, none recognizes it, I'll just wait a few days No outside links in signature allowed. See forum rules please.
MrPhil Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 I went to your site (FF3.6) and your "3TS" logo favicon shows up fine in my browser address bar. It's working.
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