My Drupal Blog

I spend a fair bit of time every day looking at various Drupal based sites, often of people who have posted on drupal.org, and it still amazes me how many of them haven't changed their favicon.

For those that don't know, a favicon (short for favorite icon) is the little 16px x 16px icon which appears in the address bar of your web browser just before the actual address, and also in bookmark lists and on tabs. It's really quick to make one, and there are many great tutorials on the web. I'd recommend you check out this tutorial on Photoshop Support for some guidance, as it's both clear and concise.

Now you might not think this is a big deal. After all, it's only a little icon right? Well, perhaps. But I think that there are two good reasons for getting your favicon sorted:

• 1. It just looks more professional. And as I've already said on this blog, and will continue to say, like it or not people are going to judge you and your product based upon their impression of your website.
• 2. The thing you have to remember with Drupal themes is that they'll often have a default favicon setup which, ordinarily, will be the Druplicon. So, this means that if you don't change the favicon in your theme, your site will have the little Druplicon up there in the address bar - not terrible admittedly, but not professional either.

Ultimately, I definitely reckon it's worth taking a few minutes to change your favicon, and if you come across any Drupal sites which have forgotten to do so why not drop them a quick e-mail to let them know.