Change icon in url? [Archive] - Hostmonster Forums

tj1182

12-15-2007, 07:16 PM

I want to change the icon on my url. I mean when you type the url in your browser it has the HM (hostmonster) I want to change it to something related to my site.

Thanks.

Depeche

12-15-2007, 07:39 PM

You have to make one and replace it with favicon.ico in the public_html folder. And it has to be 16x16.

tj1182

12-15-2007, 09:52 PM

Thanks for the info.

tj1182

12-15-2007, 10:47 PM

For some reason it's not working. I replaced it, even deleted the old one and it still shows the hostmonster logo.

RDM

12-15-2007, 11:59 PM

Your browser usually caches this. Clear your browsers cache and try again.

tj1182

12-18-2007, 01:21 PM

Your browser usually caches this. Clear your browsers cache and try again.

Yep, that did it.:)

REVHEAD

01-01-2008, 11:41 AM

Hi guys

I came across this thread and made my own url icon ,but the trouble is ,the HM one didnt work ,so i thought ill make mine and try it and that doesnt work either ,I just get a IE logo in the browser ,but here is the thing ,when I go here I get a VB icon,so it cant be my end .

Oh and yahoo goole ect icons work but mine wont ,any ideas guys?

eskimoet

01-01-2008, 05:37 PM

I'm just going to say what you've probably already heard (And done by the sounds of it.) one thousand times before.. Create an image 16X16, call it favicon.ico, remove the Host Monster one/replace it with yours, make sure its in the public_html folder... If that doesn't work clear you browser cache and try again.

But that probably wont help as I suck at answering question and you've most likely already tried that. But you never know..

REVHEAD

01-02-2008, 06:47 AM

Right I can see why mine isnt working.

I tested it on http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/ and I am missing the html code as instructed here
To add this favicon to your web page:
Click "Download FavIcon" and open the package. favicon.ico is included in it.

Upload the favicon.ico file to the folder on your web site where you have the web page.

Add the following HTML tag to your web page after the <head> tag, before the </head> tag:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" >
That's it! To test your new favicon in Internet Explorer, add your site to Favorites and reopen the page. To test it in Firefox or other Mozilla-based browser, simply open your web page and watch the address bar or the page tab. More information is available on the help page and the Favicon Validator page.

Now I am running a surreal media template for my homepage ,and dont know much ,were in the hell do I insert this code?

REVHEAD

01-02-2008, 07:36 AM

Its ok guys I worked out I had to insert it into my template header,doh ,haha ,I am such a noob.

eskimoet

01-02-2008, 12:20 PM

We're all noobs at one time. Some of use still are :D