favicon and index.htm problem

[dylon2010]

hello guys once again. i would like to put a favicon for my website but i really dont have any idea how to do it. and whenever i click home on my website i have this "index" name on my browser tab and im annoyed by it.. can i rename it so it will appear like "homepage" perhaps? and if i can, how? many thanks...

[bb2]

Hi

Regarding the favicon, please see http://webdesigner.xara.com/bhavtest/favicon/. Ive added a favicon and documented the steps I took.


Regarding your second question, this is controlled from the Page tab of web properties. Enter the title you wish to display within the Page title field.

Thanks

[gwpriester]

Hello dylon

In the Website Properties > Website section give your website a title. This is what appears in the browser tab.

I use a program called IcoFX to create favicons http://icofx.ro/

Create the ico image to 16 x 16 pixels. Then save your file as favicon.ico

Upload the favicon.ico file to the same directory on your web host's server that your index file is in.

[jwhitham]

Upload the favicon.ico file to the same directory on your web host's server that your index file is in.

Still won't always work for anyone still using IE6, and there are a few, unless you include in the head section:

<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">

[gwpriester]

Good point.

[bb2]

I thought a page must be added as a bookmark for the icon to show in IE6?

[gwpriester]

Not sure about that bb2. Only one way to find out, eh?