IE doesn't follow the rules. I've done everything I'm supposed to do. I have a file called favicon.ico in the root I have the code HTML: <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"> in the header. It works fine in FireFox, Opera, Chrome and Safari. Blame MS for playing by their own rules and not following WC3 conventions. To test I made the path wrong, refreshed FireFox and it was gone. Fixed the path, refreshed again and it was back. :incazzato: MSFT
Suggestions to try, based upon this Microsoft document: Capitalize "shortcut icon" to "SHORTCUT ICON" Put the full URL in instead of just /favicon.ico (i.e. use http://www.motoringalliance.com/favicon.ico) Worth a try, and neither change should break the other browsers.
Nope, that didn't work either. File is in spec as well at 16x16px and 12,133 bytes in size. I even deleted temp files and browsing history, along with clearing the cache. I've asked for help on an admin forum...
Nate, try this. <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="http://www.motoringalliance.com/favicon.ico"> Like edge said. Coincidentally, when naming it explicitly, you don't have to name the file favicon.ico. Just look at the soure for Home - LA Daily News
NM. That did not work. Just tested it on my site. I will try to find out from my work guru's tomorrow what the deal is.
I use png for all my favicons. Its nice to have a favicon with transparency. Works in all browsers, even that IE crap