View Poll Results: Do you use the favorite icon?
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Yes, I do
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No, and I don't plan on it either
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No, but I am going to now
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No, but only because I don't know how
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05-31-2006, 09:31 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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How many of you use the FAVICON on your sites?
Just like the title says, how many of you put a favorite icon on your websites you create? I do, it definately makes it stand out and is easier to find it in my bookmarks, especially if they are well-designed.
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05-31-2006, 09:53 PM #2Eternal Member
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I do. Easy to do, and a definite plus.
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05-31-2006, 10:18 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Care to share your icons? Here's one I just did, really stands out in the address bar and in the favorites/bookmarks. Very, very slight rounding on the corners, the three colors match the three dominant colors on the site.
Here's a site I use to convert my PNG icons to ICO files.
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05-31-2006, 10:29 PM #4Eternal Member
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Nice favicon, Fixago. Here's mine.
(Edit - BTW, how did you upload yours? I had to just take a screenshot and crop out the fav. WHT wouldn't let me upload an ico file)
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05-31-2006, 10:35 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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Mine is at portalplanet.net in firefox it should just show up. I also use several others for client sites if their logo is ok for it. It's a small branding I like to add to my site and my clients.
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05-31-2006, 10:44 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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I use it. My readers have said that they only have to look at the icon in their favorites & they know right away which site it is. They don't even have to look at the name/URL.
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05-31-2006, 10:45 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by portalplanetOriginally Posted by vito
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06-01-2006, 05:29 AM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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I add it for every site I own or design - it doesn't take too much time to design it and it's such a neat addition to every site
I'll try to compile the sheet with my favicons and upload it later.Opera 9.5 and Firefox 3.0 in VECTORS!
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06-01-2006, 06:53 AM #9
I do one for each site, and had the privelege of doing the one for WHT in use here.
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06-01-2006, 08:34 AM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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I never expected I made so many of them
Some were made for private use only (for tabs in Firefox).
Here they are.Opera 9.5 and Firefox 3.0 in VECTORS!
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06-01-2006, 11:35 AM #11WHT Addict
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I use it on all of my sites!
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06-01-2006, 02:39 PM #12WHT Addict
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Favicons are useful things. Use them where needed...
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06-01-2006, 02:53 PM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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Originally Posted by Fixago
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Yes but not with my hosting site because I can't figure out how to get the name in there or the logo in there so that it looks good. I'll plug away at it more and more, I was trying to find a good way to do it yesterday but no luck so far. The real reason I do so is so I don't have to worry about the 404 errors in the raw logs.
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06-01-2006, 05:46 PM #15Junior Guru Wannabe
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The bad thing about favicons generated by online scripts is that they include only 16x16 image. That's not enough - there should be also the 32x32 one (for desktop shortcut - otherwise it looks really bad when resized).
And the quality is usually not too good (well done favicon requires hand corrections made if not drawing from scratch in the small size).Opera 9.5 and Firefox 3.0 in VECTORS!
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06-01-2006, 05:49 PM #16Keep rockin' in the free world
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Anyone care to make one for webhostgear?
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06-01-2006, 06:33 PM #17Hmmm....
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06-01-2006, 09:15 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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You don't need a plugin for that? I don't know, I use Jasc Paint Shop Pro, I didn't even think to look in there actually *lol*
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06-01-2006, 09:50 PM #19Junior Guru Wannabe
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Here's the ICO plugin for Photoshop: www.telegraphics.com.au/sw (donationware).
Opera 9.5 and Firefox 3.0 in VECTORS!
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06-01-2006, 09:56 PM #20Junior Guru Wannabe
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Originally Posted by RamprageOpera 9.5 and Firefox 3.0 in VECTORS!
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06-01-2006, 10:48 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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Show me the code and I'll add it to my site
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Originally Posted by Fixago
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06-02-2006, 09:37 AM #22Hmmm....
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Originally Posted by portalplanetHTML Code:<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/path/to/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
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06-02-2006, 06:28 PM #23Web Hosting Master
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@ Pauly. I didn't realize there was another way to do it
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06-03-2006, 03:29 AM #24Web Hosting Guru
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I love favicons! I made one for each of my fansites and a general one for my blog
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06-06-2006, 03:03 PM #25WHT Addict
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yes I do. on one of my sites. On the others I still have to create them.