[Tutorial] How to put favicon on a phpbb forum?

Hi all,

I just put a favicon on my phpbb forum and I thought I should let others know how to do it.

1. Go to this site http://www.iconj.com/generator.php

2. Upload the favicon.ico file in there

3. They will generate two codes, you should use their direct linking code

4. Put their code on your "Overall_header.html" file and upload it.

5. Go to ACP > Purge the cache

That's it

Note: If you don't know how to make a favicon you can get it done easily from this website http://www.favicongenerator.com/

You can see how the favicon is appearing on my forum at www.smsbucket.com/forums


Hope my little tutorial will help lots of people

Good luck
Glitto

 

The really simple way is to just place the favicon.ico in your root folder. Most modern browsers will pick it up on their own without being told where it is. The only time I use the code to call a favicon is if I have a sub folder (domain.com/folder/) and I want a different favicon.

Mark

 

Yes I agree with Mark. You do not need to modify any code. I have uploaded the favicon.ico in the root folder and I could see it in my browser.

Kailash

 

where is the overal_header html
and how do i download the folder with overal header html

 

Me too tried it but it didn't work. I even put the favicon on root > forums folder but it didn't work.

That's why I used this method.

Root > Forums > Styles > Style Name > Templates > overall_header.html

 

Not sure why it was not working for you but you may need to clear your browser cache after uploading favicon.

Kailash

 

It does take sometime for IE to pickup favicons if they are not linked. The one way I get them to be picked up is by making a bookmark.

Mark