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Topic Started: Feb 3 2009, 10:20 AM (648 Views)
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seen other sites have such photo beside the url tab so can I have such for the forum?
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HelenaZF
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You want a favicon.

You can make one here from a picture you have in your computer :
http://www.favicon.co.uk/
Upload your file, then choose the 16x16 size.

Make sure you crop it square first, or the image will distort.

That will produce an .ico file, which is what you need to install. Copy the URL they give you there.

Host your icon file on your ZetaBoard, and then install it in the Themes section of your ACP.

If youhave an IF board, host the file at a free hosting service like Ripway.com or Boxstr.com and install the hosted URL in this code:

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<link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href=" http://-----------favicon.ico" />


Install the code in the MetaTags of your Board Wrappers.
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where does the favigon go in zeta?
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Click on "Themes" in the ACP menu. That will take you to the Skin Manager.

Then scroll to the bottom of the page to Board Favicon. You can upload the favicon there
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my forum is IF. when i upload the image file in favicon, i didn't find any url link of the uploaded file but there is a download button so i download it in my computer as .ico file. Then i tried to upload the favicon.ico file in ripway but nothing gets uploaded instead the same upload page loads up. How do i host the .ico file?
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I managed to install it and put the code on meta but favicon is not showing up!! whats wrong?
here is the code:
<link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href=" http://boxstr.com/files/4773655_kwd3l/favicon.ico" />
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It looks to me like the file host is having trouble delivering the image. I installed it on my test board and the image did appear for a moment and then was gone.

It didn't seem to change anything for me, but try removing the space between the " and http, and remove the slash at the end and see what happens. Install this:
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<link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="http://boxstr.com/files/4773655_kwd3l/favicon.ico">


Then clear your cache and refresh the forum page.

If that does not work, use this code. I've hosted the ico image on my ZB board for you.
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<link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="http://z3.ifrm.com/2/81/0/p116474/stfavicon.ico">
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I used this <link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="http://z3.ifrm.com/2/81/0/p116474/stfavicon.ico"> becuase other one isn't working, thanks for hosting it on my behalf. How do i host favicon on ZB? do i first need to upload in on favicon.co.uk? what is the step?
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ZB boards are actually very good file hosts, and accept all kinds of file types not accepted for upload by Invisionfree boards. You have the added benefit of not having to worry about logging in once a month, or exceeding your bandwidth.

To host your favicon on a ZB Board, (I'm assuming you have a ZB board) go to make a post on your board in a forum in which you have upload permissions. (You do that in the permission masks in the ACP for your user group and in that forum).

The file you upload must be on your computer, so if you haven't already saved it, right click on your favicon image that you got from the favicon maker site, and "save as" to a folder where you will be able to find it. you can just title the image" favicon.ico" Make sure the drop down below where you assign the image name is set to "all file types". then save it.

In your post, click the "browse" button and find the image .ico file you just saved. Open it. Now, submit the post and your image will be hosted on the Zetaboard. Right click the link and copy the link location. That is the URL for your hosted favicon that you can place in the code.
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favicon is not showing anymore, can you please check whether it shows in your browser?
http://z14.invisionfree.com/McMahon_Levesque

if I host file from ZB will it work in IF forum? does it takes bandwidth of ZB?
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yes, the favicon is showing up for me in both FF and IE. Have you tried clearing your cache?

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if I host file from ZB will it work in IF forum? does it takes bandwidth of ZB?

yes. if you host it from your ZetaBoards board, it will show up anywhere. You have unlimited bandwidth with ZB.
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You actually don't need an ico file for a favicon in most browsers. Gif's and png's are both acceptable, although unfortunately IE doesn't allow them yet =\
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yes, that's true.

Unfortunately, most of the world still uses IE though, so you do need to accomodate that if you want your board to be user-friendly to most people.

Favicons are even trickier in IE6. Once installed, you have to delete your old bookmarks and re-add them to see the favicons in your favorites list.
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Ya to fix that you need a favicon.
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