Favicon Fun
Ever notice the little icons next to the web address on so many websites? They are called Favicons (favorite icon) and use a file extension of .ico. They are easy to create if you know how! Use Illustrator or Photoshop or any other image creating tool and make an image that is 16 pixels by 16 pixels. Yes, it's small and keep the design very simple. Think one letter or a number or one symbol. Then head over to DynamicDrive and use their free conversion tool. Upload your .jpg or .gif and then download the .ico file they create for you free.
Upload your file to your website server in the main area. If you don't do your own website, send the file to your webmaster or ask for FTP access so you can do it yourself. Once the file is there, you can see it by using your website address www.mysite.com/favicon.ico and you'll see it. Place this code on your index.html or index.php page below the header tag:
<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico">
There you go, you have a favicon icon of your very own!
Joomla instructions on inserting a favicon.ico
- Go to Tools, Template Manager.
- Click on your template and choose Edit HTML.
- Insert code above right before the <body> tag.
- Click Save.