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Tugmistress
22-Sep-07, 20:05
I uploaded a new favicon for my tugmistress website, but i am still not getting it, it 'flashes' as a page loads but then i just get the 'blank piece of paper' .... what am i missing? (it's there on the back end controls though :confused )
Mr_Me19
22-Sep-07, 23:04
As far as I can remember for your favicon, you have it in the root directory and call it "favicon.ico". It should automatically load.

Edit: Oh and make sure it is 16x16. Also, just in case your not sure about creating it, just save the image as a bitmap and rename is as a .ico file. :)
SandTiger
24-Sep-07, 19:12
Since you're using Joomla try http://www.ddapes.com/content/view/52/34/
Tugmistress
24-Sep-07, 19:45
As i said before, it is in the browser on the admin controls ... all pages, it 'flashes' up on all the front pages as they load, it is in the correct root file, but will not 'stick' :(

any more ideas?
Mr_Me19
25-Sep-07, 07:40
Try adding this:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://example.com/favicon.ico">

To the <head> tag on your main page.
NickInTheNorth
25-Sep-07, 08:13
are you certain it is in the right location?

If you try and access the file directly you get a not found error

http://tugmistress.co.uk/favicon.ico
jimbews
25-Sep-07, 14:59
are you certain it is in the right location?

If you try and access the file directly you get a not found error

http://tugmistress.co.uk/favicon.ico (http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://forum.caithness.org/go.php?url=http://tugmistress.co.uk/favicon.ico)

If you look at the source of the main page, there are 2 references for the favicon.ico

The first specifies the Joomla position as /images/favicon.ico
The second specifies /favicon.ico

This would seem to explain the icon flashing on the screen, then immediately being over-written.

Looks like a Joomla configuration problem. The page referred to by SandTiger implies that there may be multiple places where a site icon may be placed.

Are you actually running Joomla on your own server (with full root access) or on an ISP's system? If you have full access a quick hack would be to have a copy in both places. That might be quicker than trawling through all the config options.

Good luck

JimBews
jimbews
25-Sep-07, 15:34
This would seem to explain the icon flashing on the screen, then immediately being over-written.

Looks like a Joomla configuration problem. The page referred to by SandTiger implies that there may be multiple places where a site icon may be placed.

JimBews

Also now seen another reference suggesting that the problem may be caused by having a reference in a template file which specifies a non-standard (to Joomla) (i.e. /favicon.ico) path to the favicon.ico

Although not related I note that if I download favicon.ico
Resize and save (using IrfanView) as an ICO file
Manually load these into Firefox
Then click on the back arrow:
The original file shows as a 16x15 BMP file
The resaved file shows as a 16x16 ICON file

JimBews
Tugmistress
25-Sep-07, 17:00
If you look at the source of the main page, there are 2 references for the favicon.ico

The first specifies the Joomla position as /images/favicon.ico
The second specifies /favicon.ico

This would seem to explain the icon flashing on the screen, then immediately being over-written.

Looks like a Joomla configuration problem. The page referred to by SandTiger implies that there may be multiple places where a site icon may be placed.

Are you actually running Joomla on your own server (with full root access) or on an ISP's system? If you have full access a quick hack would be to have a copy in both places. That might be quicker than trawling through all the config options.

Good luck

JimBews

I have full root access and have tried dumping the file into several places including a lot of other 'image' folders and on the main root, it's still 'flashing' up then disappearing again :(
NickInTheNorth
25-Sep-07, 17:10
I have full root access and have tried dumping the file into several places including a lot of other 'image' folders and on the main root, it's still 'flashing' up then disappearing again :(

I'm now seeing the icon in the root folder, but it is 32x30 pixels.

resize to 16 x16 and you should be good to go

Also just noticed it is jpg format, should really be a .ico can email you one correctly formatted if you wish...
Tugmistress
25-Sep-07, 17:21
well it's resized, in all sorts of places that i can think of ... it's getting to be a pain in the butt!

At flipping last! ... thanks folks, messing about with the code sorted it out eventually ( i am NOT a coder lol)
NickInTheNorth
25-Sep-07, 17:29
well it's resized, in all sorts of places that i can think of ... it's getting to be a pain in the butt!

At flipping last! ... thanks folks, messing about with the code sorted it out eventually ( i am NOT a coder lol)

aye, 'tis working now :)

Well when you need coding done just ask :Razz