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Ever wanted to get rid of the standard Joomla favicon, this article will show you how... it is actually rather simple. This article describes step-by-step how it is done.
- First you need to create you favicon.
Your image will need to be 16 pixels by 16 pixels and be saved as a bitmap (.bmp). You have a few options on how to create it:
- You can create it in paint (select image-->attributes, and then enter 16 x 16), zoom in, and proceed to draw your favicon.
- If you have photoshop, fireworks, gimp or any other advanced graphics program you can use that as well, just be sure to save the image as favicon.bmp
- Finally, there are quick a few web apps that let you create/import one of the fly. I personally like favicon.cc
- Next you need to rename favicon.bmp to favicon.ico
If you have any problems here, favicon.cc allows you to import you bitmap favicon and they will generate a working .ico for you.
- Last, you have to upload your favicon.ico file to your Joomla installation.
To do this you should browse to your templates directory: It should be:
/your_root_dir/templates/your_template_name/
Change the values in green to your settings, and upload your favicon.ico file.
- Your new favicon should be working
Go back to the main page and force it to refresh (some browsers take longer)
- Optional:
You may want to upload it t your root directory as well for various reasons (I host separate pages not generated by the template, and I'd still like my favicon to be visible).
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