Scripts For Your Website

October 20, 2009

I have been making and using favicons for my websites now for some time, and up to now, it hasn’t been a particularly easy process. The other day I found a wonderful website that has a favicon script to do it for you in one easy step!

What is a Favicon? A favicon ( an abbreviation for favorites icon ) is a tiny image that is displayed next to the Address Bar in your browser. If you take a look right now at the top of your window, you’ll see mine up there right next to the web address. I made it from the larger icon that’s next to the title of this blog.

A favicon allows you to “brand” your website so it becomes recognizable to your viewers. In most browsers, your favicon will also show up next to your website in the Favorites or Bookmarks menu, so people can quickly spot your site.

All you need to do to create a favicon is go to Favicon from Pics, where there is a form for you to enter the image you want to use. Then just click the button, and “shazaam” … your favicon is right there in front of you!

The ZIP file that you download contains easy-to-understand instructions for placing it on your website, and also has links to get help ( you won’t need this ). There is even a favicon validator. This may be necessary because some browsers don’t show your favicon right away, so validation will let you know if you’ve installed it correctly.

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