Does your site have a favicon?
By CleverSage | March 1, 2008
If you have ever noticed a little image in the address bar or in the favorites/bookmark menu of your browser while you are surfing websites or bookmarking pages, you have seen an example of favicons in action. Having a favicon built into your site allows you to further brand and promote your site.
Where favicons appear
- When visitors bookmark your site in their favorites/bookmarks menu.
- To the left of your domain name in the address bar of your browser.
- Many browsers now display favicons in tabs next to the page title.
How to create a favicon
- Create an image that is 16 pixels high by 16 pixels wide.
- Save the image you just created as “favicon.ico.” However, many browsers are now supporting the .GIF and .PNG file types.
- Upload this image to your site (root directory is preferred)
- Put the piece of code below in the <head> section of your site:
<link rel=”icon” href=”http://YourSiteHere.com/favicon.ico”> - You’re done, be sure to double-check to ensure that it is now working properly
WordPress Favicon Plugins
- Admin Favicon - Creates a link to a favicon in the header of the Wordpress admin console.
- Favicon Manager - Allows you to manage the different aspects of your favicon image.
Topics: Accessibility, Branding, Usability |
March 1st, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Hi, thanks for linking to my Admin Favicon plugin. I agree that a favicon is a great tool for usability. Adding it to the backend console has saved me quite a bit of time! Nice blog, by the way, you’ve got some great info here.