Customize Your Favicon

What is a Favicon? Definitions of Favicon on the Web:

• A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16x16 pixel square icon... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon
• An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site...  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/favico
• a small icon that is used by some browsers to identify a bookmarked Web site.
  
• is a small graphic that is associated with a page or Web site. The favicon allows the Web developer to customize the site in the Web browser, both... blackportdesign.com/glossary.php
• is a file type used for populating the browser address bar with a pretty branded image... netegg.co.uk/SEM_Jargon_Buster.php
• A favicon is a 16 pixel square small graphic that shows up next to website address in the address bar and next to the web page’s title in the favorites of some versions of Internet Explorer... bulletwebhosting.com/support/glossary.php
• favicons - Small, graphical icons used by Internet Explorer to identify a specific website in your favorites folder... wcrdesign.com/glossary.html
  

How to create your own custom favicon:

When your website is created, it comes with a default favicon. It is a red and white "DS! shopping" image. To create your own custom favicon is fairly simple if you know Paint, PhotoShop, Gimp, or another image maker software. It's just a 16 x 16 pixel .ico image of your logo (a portion or representation of your logo). Create a picture which represents your company and convert it into a favicon. Here is a free favicon converter. Thank you Kristi D. for sharing this website... favicongenerator.com. Please be sure to make your favicon 16 x 16 pixels in size.

How to upload your favicon to your store:

First,.. go to Content and then click on Upload Graphic Files to upload your new favicon.

Then,... click on Store Settings, followed by Set Active Theme. This is where you can select your favicon to display on your site.

If you would like a favicon created for you,... here are an example of 2 which Tara created for me.... TheChessShop.com ... and Webinue.com . If she creates your logo for you, then she will also be happy to customize a matching favicon for you for an extra $10 charge.If you need a banner or favicon, please call me at 888-841-5551 ext. #3 and I will take down the specifics Tara needs to start work on your customization.