Setting the site icon (favicon) for your Plone Site

by David Bain — last modified Dec 30, 2008 03:02 PM
How to change the icon (favicon) that shows up in the browser tab of Firefox or the address bar of IE when a user visits a plone site.
  • Create a 16 x 16 png (that looks nice at 16 x 16 ).
  • Then convert it to a 16x16 .ico file (I use this online tool: http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/ )
  • Place the finished favicon.ico file in your '{site_root}/portal_skins/custom/' folder (you can also place it in a suitable folder of a filesystem based skin).

You may need to force a refresh before you see a difference (also some older browsers don't support favicons.)

Screenshot showing custom Favicons for various sites

You can place a custom favicon.ico file in your plone skin. A favicon will show up in browser tabs and in the address bar of you browser.