favicons

[gaydemon_jr]

Does anybody know what's going on here...?

I have IE7 (yes, I managed to get rid of 8 ;)) and I have Firefox. This forum's favicon shows in firefox, but not IE7. Yet some favicons do show in IE7.

The reason I ask is this...

I always use: <link rel="shortcut icon" href="xxxx.xxx/favicon.ico"> is that right? Is this just yet another problem with IE7, or am I too fussy for noticing? :D

[Gaystoryman]

Try adding a close to the tag /> as sometimes that helps me when it doesn't show up all the time. just a space after the quote marks, then the slash.

[gaydemon]

damn lol.. is that what i forgot to do!!

I thought it was just the cache in my IE that was messed up and wouldnt display the icon.. but no i forgot to add the meta tag for IE. :bang:

Thanks for pointing that out!

[gaydemon_jr]

I assumed the cache or something too!

Well now I know />

:D

[gaydemon]

Can anyone see the Icon for gaydemon.biz now in IE? I cant... but im sure i got it right this time.. well almost.

[fetishlad]

I can't see it

[Nicedreams]

No.

Add this in addition to the shortcut icon tag you have.


<link rel="icon" href="http://www.gaydemon.biz/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

Jimmy

[gaydemon]

Thanks,

I added that instead of the old one. Just to test. So currently its what you mentioned. It still doesnt show up in my IE.

Firefox is fine. Just dont get it.

Also checked the code and its correct, no faults found on W3C.


No.

Add this in addition to the shortcut icon tag you have.


<link rel="icon" href="http://www.gaydemon.biz/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

Jimmy

[Nicedreams]

No, you need both lines for it to work.

Jimmy

[gaydemon_jr]

I still dont see the favicon either. The code Bjorn is using is identical to the ones where I can see the favicon, so it can't be the code.

Bloody IE thats what it is!

[Nicedreams]

I still dont see the favicon either. The code Bjorn is using is identical to the ones where I can see the favicon, so it can't be the code.

Bloody IE thats what it is!

He didn't add both favicon lines in the head like I said. I believe there is a bug in IE that requires both lines to be used. When I have only 1 of those lines on a site, it doesn't work. Switch back and forth to test, doesn't work. Have both lines, works.

Jimmy

[Johnny]

My understanding that (ironically) favicons don't play nice with IE. They work better when you bookmark the page, but normally there are issues. Check out some of the Google pages that you don't normally go to (e.g. Google Shopping). The favicon doesn't always show up.

[gaydemon]

I think you are right, ive tried all kinds of code but still nothing in IE. Then again almost all sites in my own IE6 does not show any Icons even if they have them.

I'm wondering if its not down to the code but incorrect format of the image.

I bascially greated a GIF image and saved it as .ICO


My understanding that (ironically) favicons don't play nice with IE. They work better when you bookmark the page, but normally there are issues. Check out some of the Google pages that you don't normally go to (e.g. Google Shopping). The favicon doesn't always show up.

[Johnny]

I just checked Microsoft (MSN) and they are having the same problem. If MSN and Google can't figure it out, I figure this is one thing I can let slip.

:)

[gaydemon_jr]

I bascially greated a GIF image and saved it as .ICO

That sounds right to me. It works in firefox, just not in IE. My IE doesn't want to show any favicons today. Lazy browser.

[RDude]

I can see all mine in Opera and FF but not in IE7. Hmmm...I'll see if I can fix this but seeing as there are issues I don't know. I mean, if MSN and Google can't figure it out then perhaps it's out of our control.

By any chance are you guys having this problem in Word Press? I see the original favicon that came with my theme in IE7, but my new one shows up in FF and Opera.