I use favicon.ico for my favicon on my home page and wanted to make another for my blog named walrusicon.ico. Using the same code, it won't work, so  I'm using myy home page favicon.ico in my blog too. This at least tells me the code works in the blog.

So can you change the name of favicon to something else? Maybe even favicon2.ico? Why doesn't walrusicon.ico work?

Here's my code: <.link href='http://beatlesnumber9.com/favicon.ico' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/ico'/. >

beatledave wrote:

I use favicon.ico for my favicon on my home page and wanted to make another for my blog named walrusicon.ico. Using the same code, it won't work, so  I'm using myy home page favicon.ico in my blog too. This at least tells me the code works in the blog.

So can you change the name of favicon to something else? Maybe even favicon2.ico? Why doesn't walrusicon.ico work?

Here's my code: <.link href='http://beatlesnumber9.com/favicon.ico' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/ico'/. >

not sure about thje '/.> bit, but never mind

Are you actually using an icon file? or have you just renamed an image?

one has to either convert an image to the .ico format or use slightly different code to show a .png

[i'm afraid the code for the png method escapes me, but i'm sure it's on here somewhere!]

Blogspot insisted on the slash at the end to close the code. I just renamed a bmp 16x16 image and replaced favicon.ico with walrusicon.ico - it showed up on firefox but not IE.

I actually used a generator to generate the 16x16 ico image. Here: http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/

beatledave wrote:

I use favicon.ico for my favicon on my home page and wanted to make another for my blog named walrusicon.ico. Using the same code, it won't work, so  I'm using myy home page favicon.ico in my blog too. This at least tells me the code works in the blog.

So can you change the name of favicon to something else? Maybe even favicon2.ico? Why doesn't walrusicon.ico work?

Here's my code: <.link href='http://beatlesnumber9.com/favicon.ico' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/ico'/. >

it probably doesn't work because the code you posted still points to favicon.ico not walrusicon.ico

Mutilated1 wrote:

beatledave wrote:

I use favicon.ico for my favicon on my home page and wanted to make another for my blog named walrusicon.ico. Using the same code, it won't work, so  I'm using myy home page favicon.ico in my blog too. This at least tells me the code works in the blog.

So can you change the name of favicon to something else? Maybe even favicon2.ico? Why doesn't walrusicon.ico work?

Here's my code: <.link href='http://beatlesnumber9.com/favicon.ico' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/ico'/. >

it probably doesn't work because the code you posted still points to favicon.ico not walrusicon.ico

I'm giving you the code I'm using now Mute. I did change it for walrusicon.ico and it worked in firefox but not IE. I was wondering if it only worked if the image is called favicon? Seems doubtful. Since it worked in firefox I thought after clearing my cache and rebooting and leaving the code up for a while it would kick in, but nodda. I'll just stick with the little 9, but the little cartoon walrus was cool:)

if the image is named "favicon.ico" you don't even need that code at all for internet explorer or firefox - just upload your image

the way I always do it, is upload favicon.ico for Firefox and IE, and add that scrap of code for Netscape/Mozilla

Well what I'm trying to do is use the image I have called favicon.ico for my website then make a different one for my blog. Since the blog is hosted on blogspot I uploaded the image to my webhost and use the code so blogger can find it. I can't host images at blogspot and I don't know any orher way to do it.

Not 100% sure on this, but i think IE only shows the favicon once youve bookmarked the domain.
Also, your 'type' attribute is wrong i think.

Ive had troubles with this before, so I found 2 different codes and doubled it up. doing this (apparantly) covers all browsers:

<link REL="icon" HREF="images/favicon.ico" TYPE="image/x-icon">

<link REL="shortcut icon" HREF="images/favicon.ico" TYPE="image/x-icon">

stick that in your head and see what happens. worked for me


*edit*
Typos, damn wireless keyboard

Just googled "remote favicon hosting"
Found this:
http://www.myfavatar.com/

OK, thanks griffins

Works like a charm!

Cool! Glad I could help.