where's favicon?

Hi All
Can someone tell me how to get the favicon.ico to show (in any browser) please. I don't have access to the root so if I placed it in catalog/ what would the Define look like in metatags? Is it this?

define('FAVICON', DIR_WS_CATALOG.'favicon.ico');

Thanks, Steve

Your question suggests that you have read the FAQ on this topic. It is referring to your site's root folder (i.e. the with the admin, includes, images, etc folders), not the server root. It would be extremely unlikely that you don't have access to this. That's also where the browsers will look for it.

Hi Kuroi
Thanks for the help. After you clarified that I should be using the site root, a combination of deleting the bookmark, clearing private data and restarting the browser eventually solved it in Firefox. Similarly with Internet Explorer.
Cheers,
Steve

Good to hear. :thumbsup:

A restart of the browser makes it work :smile:

... depends upon the browser and even the version of the browser.

I am unable to animate my favicon.

It is my understanding that in Firefox you can have an animated gif favicon. I also understand that in IE this animation is not yet possible.

First, I placed a new file called animated_favicon.gif in my root where my favicon.ico is also located.

Next, I thought that I could simply add an additional line in my html_header.php and the animated gif would show in FF.  However, this was not the case.

Below are the particulars:

File location: Includes/templates/MY TEMPLATE/common/html_header.php

Location of attempted code addition: - about Line 34

Original code```php
<?php if (defined('FAVICON')) { ?>
<link rel="icon" href="<?php echo FAVICON; ?>" type="image/x-icon" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php echo FAVICON; ?>" type="image/x-icon" />
<?php } //endif FAVICON ?>

    **Added code **```php
    <?php if (defined('FAVICON')) { ?>
    <link rel="icon" href="<?php echo FAVICON; ?>" type="image/x-icon" />
    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php echo FAVICON; ?>" type="image/x-icon" />
    <!-- added animated favicon gif -->
    <link rel="icon" href="animated_favicon.gif" type="image/gif" >
  <?php } //endif FAVICON ?>
```
    Has anyone had any luck with making their favicon animate?
  
  Thanks
  Sawhorse

I believe I have the answer. Using information found in the following thread http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107099&highlight=animate+favicon I was able to animate my favicon.

First, go to includes/languages/english/MY_TEMPLATE/mets_tags.php at about line 63 you will see the following:

Original code:php // favicon setting // There is usually NO need to enable this unless you need to specify a path and/or a different filename define('FAVICON','favicon.ico'); replace/add code:```php
// favicon setting
// There is usually NO need to enable this unless you need to specify a path and/or a different filename
define('FAVICON','favicon.ico');
define('FAVICON2','animated_favicon.gif');

[/SIZE]Location of code addition: - about Line 34 
  
  **Original code**```php
<?php if (defined('FAVICON')) { ?>
<link rel="icon" href="<?php echo FAVICON; ?>" type="image/x-icon" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php echo FAVICON; ?>" type="image/x-icon" />
<?php } //endif FAVICON ?>

replace/add code:```php

Sawhorse

Ok, everything works in FF but now I have lost the favicon in IE.

I just now remove the animated gif (committed out) in both includes/languages/english/MY_TEMPLATE/mets_tags.php and includes/templates/MY TEMPLATE/common/html_header.php but still no favicon in IE. I believe I had it before but not now.

I have rebooted. Just to clear everything and still no favicon in IE.

Do you have any thoughts?

Sawhorse

After some research, I have come to the conclusion that it was my IE that was the problem and not ZC.

This problem seems to be a relatively common one.

I now have both my FF & IE seeing the correct favicon.

I believe that one must clear out all of your temporary IE internet files, etc...... Then close and then reopen your IE. If you already have your site saved in your favorites, the favicon will NOT show up until you close and reopen internet explorer!

Since I tried a number of things to get my favicon showing in IE the above discussion is my best guess.

Sawhorse

You always have to clear your browser cache when changing favicon images/settings. Especially in IE.

Thanks Sawhorse your code works great!

Now I have my animated favicon working with ZenCart :).

Also if anyone is interested here is a great site in which you can create your own working animated Favicon.

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

You can also create a static Favicon from the above site as well.

Glad it worked for you. And thanks for the site.

Sawhorse

I used freefavicon for mine, can choose if you want animated or not, if you do animated you get both in the download anyway :)

This worked for firefox but not for IE (or do the still not support animated favicons?)

Anyway, thanks for the info on getting it working!