A favicon is a small graphic (usually 16 by 16 pixels) that is used for various purposes related to the page it belongs to. In Internet Explorer, it shows up with a bookmark and in the address bar, but only after a site has been bookmarked. On most other browsers, it shows up in tabs, bookmarks, and the address bar, and although support varies from browser to browser, it is usually automatically loaded with the page.

Simply replace the favicon.ico image file at the root of your wiki with the .ico image file you want. Alternatively edit the $wgFavicon setting in LocalSettings.php and add $wgFavicon = "$wgScriptPath/path/to/your/favicon.ico"; If you are using a rewrite rule in .htaccess to remove "index.php" from the URL, you will also need to add an exception for .ico files. Simply add the following rule to your .htaccess: RewriteRule .*\.

Just go to the Ulimit Members page (you can get to it from Ulimit's main menu) and click on "Change your Meta Tags."

you can change it in /includes/Skin.php file. Change the line from 'href' => '/favicon.ico' to 'href' => '/path/to/your/favicon.ico'. you can simply replace the favicon.ico image file at the root of your wiki with whatever .ico image file you want. in MediaWiki 1.6.3 there is a variable in /includes/DefaultSettings.php that can be overloaded in LocalSettings.php - $wgFavicon = /path/to/your/favicon.ico The wiki will output a <link> which references the traditional /favicon.

No. But Internet Explorer currently only supports .ico files, so it is suggested that this format is used if one wishes for it to appear in IE. Mozilla, supports any image type that it can digest normally for a favicon.

No. But Internet Explorer only accepts this file name, so, again, it is suggested that "favicon.ico" is used if one wishes for it to appear in IE. Mozilla supports any name.

Some browsers do/used to fetch a favicon automatically from the root of the web server, but it is best to specify the favicon for a page in the following way: Both lines are needed to ensure compatibility with the greatest number of browsers. The first is for Internet Explorer; the second speaks to Mozilla and most others.

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Save the favicon.ico file in the root directory of your domain. For example, if your domain is called www.my-domain.com, your favicon should be uploaded to www.my-domain.com/favicon.ico using whatever program you use to upload your other files. Every time your web site is added to a user's favorites list (bookmarked), Internet Explorer** and other browsers automatically locates the favicon.ico file, downloads it, then appends the favicon to all the locations where favicons can appear.

No, they can have any file name if the extension is still ".ico". However, it is advisable to name them favicon.ico because this obviates the need to add code to your site to inform the browser what your favicon is called. If your favicon has another name, associate the favicon with your web site by adding a line of HTML code (shaded purple for clarity in the example below) into the head section of your web site.

Having one is a nice way to customize your site a little bit more. Adding one to your network is pretty easy. Here's how: You'll need to create a file named favicon.ico and in the proper format. There are some great online resources for creating favicons, such as this one. Place the new favicon.ico file into the top level directory of your network. You can get to that directory by using our hidden file system link at: http://www.ning.com/?view=apps&op=edit&appUrl=yournetworknamehere

To create a favicon using FavIcon from Pics, select a picture, logo or other graphic for the "Source Image" and click "Generate FavIcon.ico" Within a few seconds, you'll get a favicon file that's based on the selected image and instructions on how to add it to your web page.

There are some minor differences in the way browsers display favicons. For example, Firefox 1+ (Mozilla-based) browsers display the favicon on the address bar and browser tabs. Internet Explorer 5/6+ browsers display the favicon on the Favorites menu and on the address bar. Mozilla/Firefox and most other supported browsers will start displaying the favicon on the browser address bar, the very first time you visit a web page that has a favicon (specified using the favicon HTML tag).

Yes, you can display the FavIcon from Pics control panel on your site and make it easier for visitors to create favicons. Simply copy and paste the following HTML tags in your page: <form action="http://www.html-kit.com/e/favicon.

Favicons named favicon.ico should be recognized automatically. As an additional safeguard, though, you may wish to add the following code (shaded purple for clarity in the example below) into every page's head section: lt;link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> New favicons may not show up if Internet Explorer's cache of temporary Internet files is bloated, even if the cached files do not exceed the preset limit.

In Mozilla-based browsers (like Firefox), Internet Explorer, and Safari, it is possible to customize a little icon that shows up in the address field and in the Favorites list of the browser. Next time a visitor adds your page to their favorites, they will see your fancy little Favicon next to the text.

You can check the favicon and the favicon link tags on your web page using the Favicon Validator. In addition to validating the favicon files and tags, it can also provide suggestions on how to improve compatibility with older and upcoming browser versions.

No, you have to explicitly submit each favicon that you'd like to add to the FavIcon from Pics Gallery. Favicons you create using FavIcon from Pics are automatically deleted once your session ends. If you'd like to add your favicons to the Gallery, please use the form that appears once you generate the favicon.

Putting the following lines within your <head> tag will add a Favicon to your site: <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

First of all, create your picture (size : 16x16 pixels, format : bmp). Next, save it with the 'ico" extension. Then insert the following code between the [head] tags in the inc/hpage.inc file. Be careful : you have to replace the brackets by the signs inferior to and superior to in the line below : you put your text in html mode (source code) and use the DIV tag (the openin one at the beginning, the closing one at the end) like this :

Add a line of code (shaded purple for clarity in the example below) specifying the location and name of the favicon file. For example: lt;link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.my-domain.com/myfavicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

If your browser does not display it after you upload the favicon to your root directory, it may nevertheless be there and visible to others who visit your site. If I upload a new favicon and it does not appear in Internet Explorer, I switch to Firefox. 99 times out of 100, the favicon is there. shows the favicon. It will be enlarged and more grainy than it actually is, but at least you will know that the favicon is where it should be.