how to Change Favicon?

[snoweye]

Ive honestly tried everything and I dont know why my favicon still wont change.

I added the <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" /> code everywhere and nothing happens
also my forums didnt come with a default favicon for some reason so I couldnt just replace it with a new one :/ maybe there is but under a different name!

some help would be appreciated thanks!

[Don Jajo]

Honestly, you don't need to add any code

Just replace your favicon.ico with the one in your SMF directory

[Don Jajo]

my forums didnt come with a default favicon for some reason

I don't get that, all SMF has SMF default favicon

[kat]

'course, for the new favicon to show, you might need to clear both your browser's cache and your forum cache (Forum Maintenance).

[snoweye]

I tried what you said with the cache but it didnt work

[Sir Osis of Liver]

- Remove the code you added 'everywhere'.

- Delete any .ico files in your forum root.

- Upload your new favicon .ico file to forum root.

- Admin -> Forum Maintenance -> Empty the file cache

- Clear your browser cache.

[snoweye]

Tried that, still hasnt changed It didnt work :/

my sites www.codemagic.x10host.com if you wanna check out the favicon

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Don't know what you're doing/not doing, but try this -

In index.template.php:

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// Show all the relative links, such as help, search, contents, and the like.
echo '
<link rel="help" href="', $scripturl, '?action=help" />
<link rel="search" href="', $scripturl, '?action=search" />
<link rel="contents" href="', $scripturl, '" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon-e.ico" />';



The .ico file must be in forum root, not theme directory.

[Bigguy]

It takes a bit of time for it to change but it will if you just wait for it.

[Oldiesmann]

www.codemagic.x10host.com/favicon.ico returns a "404 not found" error for me...

[uny2bld]

www.codemagic.x10host.com/favicon.ico returns a "404 not found" error for me...

I get the same message when I enter this at teh end of my forum name "/favicon.ico"

[br360]

If all else fails, there is always this mod that will easily add a favicon- http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1510

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Either the file name is incorrect, or you put the file in the wrong place.

[uny2bld]

^ Nice!  I'll try that on my forums when I get home

[Oldiesmann]

If all else fails, there is always this mod that will easily add a favicon- http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1510

That mod simply adds a setting for you to enter the URL to your favicon. If you put a favicon.ico file in the root of your forum directory, 99% of browsers will pick it up automatically with no extra code needed.

[snoweye]

If all else fails, there is always this mod that will easily add a favicon- http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1510

That mod simply adds a setting for you to enter the URL to your favicon. If you put a favicon.ico file in the root of your forum directory, 99% of browsers will pick it up automatically with no extra code needed.

I already had that mod installed with the link to my favicon which is www.co.do.am/favicon1.ico

www.codemagic.x10host.com/favicon.ico returns a "404 not found" error for me...

for some reason it was doing the same thing to me... it would make sense if i put www.codemagic.x10host.com/"a file that i have" would bring me to it but i always get that page so I had to get a different host to upload pictures so i made the site www.co.do.am to have short links for some of my stuff.

[Arantor]

Cross domain favicons usually don't work out.

The only real way to do this is to actually pay for hosting where you have proper control of such things.

[snoweye]

Don't know what you're doing/not doing, but try this -

In index.template.php:

Code Select Expand



// Show all the relative links, such as help, search, contents, and the like.
echo '
<link rel="help" href="', $scripturl, '?action=help" />
<link rel="search" href="', $scripturl, '?action=search" />
<link rel="contents" href="', $scripturl, '" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon-e.ico" />';



The .ico file must be in forum root, not theme directory.

Just tried that, I have the .ico file on the first page that I can possibly have if thats what you mean by forum root?
I searched for index.template but I could only find it in the default theme section are you saying that  im supposed to have one outside of the themes too or something? 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

If you put the .ico file in the forum root (where agreement.txt is), browsers should pick it up without any code.  I use that code in index.template.php if I have theme specific favicons, so that each theme shows a matching favicon.

[Arantor]

So I actually went to the site to see what was going on and was confronted by an obnoxiously large background image that 95% of which can't be seen anyway.

But I don't see any code, which means we're back to putting favicon.ico on the site in the same folder where index.php and SSI.php are (and agreement.txt)

[snoweye]

So I actually went to the site to see what was going on and was confronted by an obnoxiously large background image that 95% of which can't be seen anyway.

But I don't see any code, which means we're back to putting favicon.ico on the site in the same folder where index.php and SSI.php are (and agreement.txt)

can you show me a picture of this because I've tried my site on 3 different browsers and it all comes up fine :/

If you put the .ico file in the forum root (where agreement.txt is), browsers should pick it up without any code.  I use that code in index.template.php if I have theme specific favicons, so that each theme shows a matching favicon.

just moved it where agreement.txt is and still no favicon, Im not joking like I used to have a different site the exact same 2 years ago and changing the favicon was the least of my problems. I figured it out by myself pretty quick I donno whats going on now

can one of you possibly connect with me on TeamViewer and check it out?

[Sir Osis of Liver]

What is the url to the favicon file?

[snoweye]

What is the url to the favicon file?

http://www.codemagic.x10host.com/favicon.ico

[Arantor]

Which now exists and now works. It just might take time to show up.

As for the background picture, do you *really* need a 1.2MB picture in the background? I run a narrowish screen (about 1000px wide) and I don't even see the sides of the image lurking outside the forum frame.

1.2MB for an image is ridiculously oversized and for anyone going to your site it's going to take time to download and slow everything down.

[Kindred]

wow....   no image used for a website should be larger than a few hundred KB at most....

[snoweye]

Which now exists and now works. It just might take time to show up.

As for the background picture, do you *really* need a 1.2MB picture in the background? I run a narrowish screen (about 1000px wide) and I don't even see the sides of the image lurking outside the forum frame.

1.2MB for an image is ridiculously oversized and for anyone going to your site it's going to take time to download and slow everything down.

lol my bad im fixing that right now. that came straight from photoshop so thats probably why lol

[snoweye]

The background is 400kb now ill probably be making it smaller

my favicon shows up now tho! thanks for the help !

[Sudhakar Arjunan]

thank you for the post.

Changed favicon on root folder and emptied the cache under maintanance menu , bottom

And new favicon loaded in few seconds.

[Irisado]

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