Favicon
Version
1.13 (last update on Apr 19, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
43
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
34021
Date Added
27 April 2011
Google, Yahoo and most of the other big boys use multiple favicons for different sections of their services. This functionality has now been delivered to Joomla!
The interesting thing about favicons, is that when you drag a favorite from Internet Explorer onto your desktop, Windows creates the icon from the favicon file associated with the bookmark. When your only favicon image is a 16x16, the resulting desktop shortcut is U-G-L-Y!
Using this component, you can assign different color depths and sizes so the resulting shortcut icon will be appropriately sized and use the correct color depth so it looks as good on the desktop as it does in the browser address bar.
Create your favicons by importing other favicon files, and whatever image formats your PHP installation supports (PNG, GIF, JPG, and sometimes BMP or XCF! It depends on your server.) This extension does preserve transparency in image types that support it, but does not resize, resample, scale or crop images, so you must import images in the appropriate size and color depth.
This component/plugin package can be used in one of two ways.
1. Using only the component, you can author your favicon and publish it to your template. When published to the template, your existing favicon can be backed up and edited with the component.
2. Using the component and plugin combination, you can author many favicons and assign them to individual menu items. The plugin allows child items to inherit the favicon of their parent menu items, all the way to the menu root. If a favicon assignment isn't found in the parent items, the configured default icon is used.
When you're happy with your Favicon (menu or template assignments), you can disable the component to un-clutter your admin backend menus. All menu assignments are stored in the plugin configuration, so the plugin runs lightning fast!
This extension makes use of the floIcon class by Joshua Hatfield - http://www.flobi.com
Update 1.13 resolves an issue when using the plugin and no default icon is set. Now the template icon is left untouched when this scenario occurs.
4/26/2012 - Joomla 1.6/1.7 availability and support withdrawn.
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With age, after many years of not using Joomla I have forgotten most of what I learned where Joomla was concerned, oddly! Digging into the depths of grey matter to find the quickest way, what files to access YAWN! Then having to resort to using Google to find the answer I came across this amazing little component. In a minute, it was installed and the favicon I had created earlier was up and running int he browser. This is the kind of simplicity I look for. Amazing. Thank you.
Owner's reply
I love to hear success stories like this!
Downloaded and installed. Figured it would set a single favicon for my whole site.
Pleasantly surprised to find that I could configure a favicon for each and every page via the menu structures. Awesome.
Only 1 suggestion. One has to remove a favicon in one screen (then save), before "assigning" a new icon to the same menu item. Combining these 2 steps in one would be great.
Highly recommend the product.
Pleasantly surprised to find that I could configure a favicon for each and every page via the menu structures. Awesome.
Only 1 suggestion. One has to remove a favicon in one screen (then save), before "assigning" a new icon to the same menu item. Combining these 2 steps in one would be great.
Highly recommend the product.
Owner's reply
I'm not sure I understand - but I want to! Please email me with a more detailed description and I will add it to the extension if it makes sense to do so.
I have been making favicons manually for sites for a few years, it was always something I had to relearn every time. I wish I had found this plugin long ago. Literally had it downloaded, installed, published and configured in less than 5 minutes. Can't believe how easy it is and how great it is to know that I have all the right size files for a favicon that will work cross platform for all uses. Plus, I hadn't even thought of having a different favicon on different pages, how cool is that?
I took the time to register for an account just so I could say how great this plugin is if that tells you anything. You should get it too. Thanks to the developers!!
I took the time to register for an account just so I could say how great this plugin is if that tells you anything. You should get it too. Thanks to the developers!!
Owner's reply
Developers? Nah, it's just one guy - me.
I had been struggling with the favicon for my site and I replaced the favicon.ico on the server but had no luck. I found this extension by chance and decided to try it out. I love this extension!! I modified the jpg before uploading it so it was the right size and then was able to set my icon. Thank you so much!!!
Like other reviewers, I was tired of having to move or reload my favicon when I changed my template. This does what I want - creates and places my favicon regardless of template. Haven't tried the option of different favicons for different pages, but I can see that this would be useful on large sites. Thanks!
You don't often see a component that works out the box and that is so simple to use (or it was for me) Before when I changed template vendor, they seemed to have the favicon in different places, but with this, it makes it so simple.
Hats off to the developer here
Hats off to the developer here
Owner's reply
And my hat is off to you for the great review!
I had so many issues getting the default favicon to go away. This componenet took somewhere around 4 seconds to implement. The best part is my favicon was changed instantly! I also how love you can make a favicon for each page of your site! That's killer! I'm in Love!
Owner's reply
I'm glad you like it! 4 seconds huh, that's got to be a record.
Brilliant plug-in. Took less than ten minutes to set up, having never paid a whole lot of attention to favicons before. And now I can provide the detail that people expect. Thank you!
Owner's reply
I'm glad you like it. Surely your users will notice and appreciate the extra little touches. I often see sites that are well made, but still have the default Joomla favicon and I can't help but wonder why they didn't change it.
This is VERY helpful, unfortunately I had to modify it slightly to get it working on my site. It uses the short "ake sure "short_open_tag" is set to "On" in your php.ini file.
However, once I got that working this was an excellent plugin. If only for the favicon by menu item. Keep up the good work.
However, once I got that working this was an excellent plugin. If only for the favicon by menu item. Keep up the good work.
Owner's reply
Resolved in version 1.10. There goes my perfect 5 star rating.
I like this component!
But it only need for site with multi favicon for special pages!
But it only need for site with multi favicon for special pages!
Owner's reply
It can be used in more than one way.
To make a multi-sized icon for the template, or multiple icons for the site. Other favicon extensions in the JED only allow you to add 1 image to your icon.
Brilliant, Creative, Simple to use, Inventive, Easy to Assign Different page icons. Users ensure most current version of RoknavMenus for 1.6 if using RT templates. J.16 Auto updater may not recognize need for template/template extensions updates or this extension update.
Thank you for your time developing this extension.
Thank you for your time developing this extension.
If you have a complex site, using different templates, this gem is a must, allowing you to assign different favicons to different menu items! Excellent extension, and if you need any help Mike is available through his site, and very quick to come to your aid. First class support, and a well thought out extension. Thanks!
Doug
Doug