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fishead · Feb 09, 2005

I can't find the mod to add my ico fav icon. I really don't have time to do much with my forum just yet but I wish I could at least get this icon in place. Anyone have a simple answer, don't go through any trouble, just point in a direction. Thanks.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Try this page, fishead, they tell you how to make one and a link to a utility that will get it where it belongs. LOL

http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/favicon.shtml

Or here

http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/

I hope that helps.

sunny

fishead · Feb 09, 2005

Thanks rb, I do already have one made and i have one on my website already, but not my forum. I already have the code also, I just need to figure out where it goes. I guess I can go in a add the code to the head tag manually but seems it should be a mod that I should be able to add with ftp instead of manually going in and pasting the code, thats what I was asking. I'll have to put it off till I get ready to start working with mods, no biggy, but might be years before I get time.

rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Dave, there is a discussion about it over here:

http://phpbbmodders.net/viewtopic.php?p=1934

They kind of lose me but I bet you will know just what they are talking about. Let me know if that's what you were looking for.

sunny

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

Fishead, do this. I created a MOD that you can use to add the favicon.ico that you create to your forum. Download the attached Favicon2Header.zip file, extract it maintaining the directory structure, store your favicon.ico file to the Favicon2Header folder, then upload the entire Favicon2Header folder and contents to your phpBB forum admin/mods folder. Then you can install it using EM. This will be a good way for you to get to know how EM works too...

headbang

Jaddon · Oct 12, 2005

wow NR thats great what a nice mod! Did you post it over at the phpbb forums?

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

No, I won't be submitting that MOD to phpBB.com because of the favicon.ico file. I doubt that everyone wants to use the same favicon that I would have to include before I could submit the MOD...

dontknow

Jaddon · Oct 12, 2005

its only good for one favicon? I was thinking it worked with any icon.

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

The MOD copies the favicon.ico file up to the phpBB images folder, so the favicon.ico file needs to be included with the MOD when it is installed. So in order to submit the MOD to phpBB.com, the MOD would have to include a favicon.ico file. But most people would prefer to use their own favicon.ico file, so there would need to be instructions to replace the favicon.ico file included with the MOD with their own. Unfortunately, few people read instructions, so there would be a lot of confused people after installing this MOD. I don't think it's worth it...

munky2

Karen · Jan 06, 2006

I just tried this, but I got an error Sad

Critical Error

Function Trace: open_files[1]->modio_open[3]

Could not open [./mods/favicon/processed/templates/subSilver/overall_header.tpl.txt] for writing.
MOD script line #41 :: FAQ :: Report

Is it to do with folder permissions? Because a couple of them got changed when we changed servers.
Also do I need to do this to my Diddle template too?

Cool mod NR headbang