No, free favicons are not like free radicals...nor flavonoids.
I recently had need to create a favicon. Only I didn't know it was a favicon I needed. I think, perhaps, I've been away from the blogosphere too long....
Anyway, if you've been a little cyberspacey lately, too, and you want to create one of those little icons that are always appearing in your address bar, you want to create a favicon. It is called a favicon because the icon also shows up in your "favorites" when you bookmark it.
You can easily create your favicon for free by using an online generator like this one: http://www.graphicsguru.com/favicon.php. Simply browse for the image on your PC or use the Web address for one on your site. Click "generate" and voila!, you have a cute, little 16x16 pixel favicon.ico.
Now all you have to do is upload it to your root directory and add the following HTML after <head> on your home page:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://example.com/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon">
That's pretty much it. If you have a virtual domain (domain forwarding), you may have to make a modification in your control panel. I know at domaindirect, you need to go to the "Meta Tags" section and add
http://www.yoursite.com/favicon.ico in the "Shortcut Icon" box.'Pretty durn simple.
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