Question about the favicon
Last Post 01/29/2010 8:43 AM by Paul Taylor. 6 Replies.
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brenda
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02/14/2008 11:46 AM
    What do I need to do in order to change the favicon? Do I have to change anything in my default.aspx or web.config or can I just delete the favicon.ico in the root folder and change it with a new favicon?

    Thank you so much for the help.
    Joseph Craig
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    02/14/2008 6:13 PM
    You should actually put the favicon in the root directory for the site. What you put in Portals/_default will be the default favicon for any site that doesn't have one. Put the favicon for site 0 in Portals/0, etc.

    And, while you are at it, you can get rid of the favicon file in the root web directory.

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    Roshdy
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    02/26/2008 7:25 AM
    the portal must refresh when browse with firefox
    how to solve this problem
    i use ajax in all behavior in the site
    Joseph Craig
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    02/26/2008 6:55 PM
    The favicon is stored in the user browser's cache. Clearing the cache on the browser will fix it.

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    Rob Roberts
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    02/24/2009 5:31 PM
    No matter how I refresh, I don't get the favicon in my site with IE7 (works fine with FireFox).
    http://www.stearmangroup.com. Favicon should look like a small biplane like the logo on the template site.
    IE7 has flushed all cache and restarted the browser and DNN, but nothing seems to work.

    I'm about 2 build several sites on this same installation and want different faves for each. Suggestions?
    Paul Taylor
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    01/29/2010 7:20 AM
    I am having same problem. No matter what file I put in the portal root e.g. Portals\0 an old favicon is displayed. I have deleted all icons including defaults but this does not make any difference. The current icon is one that I placed there several months ago and it now refuses to go away. I have restarted the application and also updated the web.config file to try and flush the cache but no joy.

    I have tested on client machines that have never visited the site and they also display the old favicon.ico and not the new version. Ahhhhhhhh!!!!
    Paul Taylor
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    01/29/2010 8:43 AM
    Found a work around. I found a tip on another forum http://www.dnnskin.com/KnowledgeBas...vicon.aspx that allows you to point to a different location for the favicon.ico file. I tried this and it worked first time. Simply place the following line in the HEAD section of default.aspx and specify the new location. link rel="SHORTCUT ICON" href="/Portals/0/favicon.ico" The strange thing is that I now have the favicon back in the portal root (see above) and the new favicon displays every time. However, if I remove the line above from default.aspx the old favicon (that no longer exists) returns.


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