tiny url icons?
October 15, 2006 1:54 PM Subscribe
What are those tiny icons on the left part of the box that shows a site's url?
What are they called, how can I get one for my (Blogger) blog, and how do I put it there?
What are they called, how can I get one for my (Blogger) blog, and how do I put it there?
They're called favicons. They're like little icons. If you're running a website, you just put them in your main directory and the browser will auto-detect them. I'm not sure how to go about this if you're running a Blogger site, but now that you know what they're called, you can try google!
posted by unexpected at 1:58 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by unexpected at 1:58 PM on October 15, 2006
I don't think you can do it for Blogger. They already have their own favicon. You don't have the level of access required to implement a custom favicon.
posted by roomwithaview at 1:59 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by roomwithaview at 1:59 PM on October 15, 2006
They're called "favicons". To make them, you just create a 16 x 16 graphic, title it "favicon.ico", "favicon.gif", or "favicon.png", and put it in your root directory. It takes a little refreshing to show up, so don't worry if you don't see it displayed right away.
posted by Bugbread at 1:59 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by Bugbread at 1:59 PM on October 15, 2006
It's called a favicon. I think you can get all you need to know here.
posted by cda at 2:00 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by cda at 2:00 PM on October 15, 2006
Response by poster: thanks! will the link you posted tell me how to add it to a blogger blog?
posted by lisaj32 at 2:08 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by lisaj32 at 2:08 PM on October 15, 2006
Response by poster: and why does it take a few days to show up?
posted by lisaj32 at 2:10 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by lisaj32 at 2:10 PM on October 15, 2006
Yes - if you know how to edit your blog's html.
1. in blogger choose "edit html"
2. copy the whole thing to a seperate text file in case you screw up (not likely but be safe)
3. make your favicon
4.upload it somewhere like your own website or photobucket. you can not store a favicon at flickr. I use photobucket, works just fine.
5. insert the text from the dynamic drive directions just under the word in the blogger html
6. may not show up for awhile, you will need to refresh and clear your cache, doesn't work at all in some browsers.
posted by cda at 2:19 PM on October 15, 2006
1. in blogger choose "edit html"
2. copy the whole thing to a seperate text file in case you screw up (not likely but be safe)
3. make your favicon
4.upload it somewhere like your own website or photobucket. you can not store a favicon at flickr. I use photobucket, works just fine.
5. insert the text from the dynamic drive directions just under the word in the blogger html
6. may not show up for awhile, you will need to refresh and clear your cache, doesn't work at all in some browsers.
posted by cda at 2:19 PM on October 15, 2006
if you use photobucket the code will look like this , for example:
(or similar)
I don't know why it takes sometimes days.
posted by cda at 2:22 PM on October 15, 2006
(or similar)
I don't know why it takes sometimes days.
posted by cda at 2:22 PM on October 15, 2006
ok, my photobucket example didn't show. All I wanted to say is you will need to use the complete address instead of just favicon.ico like the directions show.
posted by cda at 2:31 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by cda at 2:31 PM on October 15, 2006
in number 5 that should be insert under the word "head" which is in brackets and I can't write here because it won't show.
not sure how to write code here on askmefi, sorry
posted by cda at 2:34 PM on October 15, 2006
not sure how to write code here on askmefi, sorry
posted by cda at 2:34 PM on October 15, 2006
Response by poster: that's ok, i appreciate your help.
posted by lisaj32 at 2:42 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by lisaj32 at 2:42 PM on October 15, 2006
not sure how to write code here on askmefi, sorry
when you take the spaces out of and the quotes off of "& lt ;" and "& gt ;" you get < and >, and whatever you write between looks like <html>.
posted by carsonb at 6:59 PM on October 15, 2006
when you take the spaces out of and the quotes off of "& lt ;" and "& gt ;" you get < and >, and whatever you write between looks like <html>.
posted by carsonb at 6:59 PM on October 15, 2006
Response by poster: Hey, hey! I got it to work! I just made a quick'n'dirty icon to try it with--I still need to work on that part. But I got it to show up!! Cooooooooooooool!
posted by lisaj32 at 7:34 PM on October 15, 2006
posted by lisaj32 at 7:34 PM on October 15, 2006
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