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If you’re curious about where your favicon is displayed, just follow along, and you’ll find out.

To do this, I’ll give you the URLs of two websites. They are two of my favorites, but most of you have probably never been to either one before. If you have, then choose the one you have never visited. That way you can see the favicon appearing suddenly, when the browser finds and displays it. Here are the URLs, but don’t go there yet! Wait a minute!

URL1: www.stormcarib.com

URL2: www.triddlers.com

1st Place: the Address Bar

All right. Let’s go. The first thing I want you to do is open a new tab ( or new window if you have to ). Now type in your URL in the Address Bar. Look quick – there’s the favicon! It’s just to the left of what you just typed in.

2nd Place: the Tab Bar

Are you using a tabbed browser, like Firefox or a later version of Internet Explorer? Then you should also see the favicon to the left of the website title in the tab bar.

3rd Place: Bookmarks or Favorites

If you’ve never been to this URL before, it obviously won’t be in your bookmarks yet. So click on ‘Favorites’, then ‘Add to Favorites’. Now just click ‘Add’. Go back to ‘Favorites’, and you should see your new favorite at the bottom of the list, with its favicon just to the left.

If you recently created your own favicon, but you can’t find it in any of its locations, don’t worry! This is a frequent occurrence. Keep reading:

1) Clear your cache.

2) If you still can’t find your favicon, close and reopen your browser.

3) If that still doesn’t work, there are only two possibilities left: a) Your browser doesn’t support favicons, which is highly unlikely, or b) You don’t really HAVE a favicon!

Just because is says ‘favicon.ico’, that doesn’t make it a REAL favicon. Make sure that you create a favicon properly, so that it can work properly. See below for more information.

I can show you where to go to create a favicon to use on your own website. Visit my blog at ScriptsForYourWebsite.com for lots of great easy-to-use plugins and scripts for your own blog.

Scripts can be a great way to increase the quality of your website. There are many different types of scripts that you can choose from. You can use scripts for your website to perform many different types of functions. You can pay for your scripts or search for decent scripts online for free. Some open source scripts can be excellent.

You can get scripts to make your site more functional, or you can get scripts to help your online business. There are scripts that make it easy for you to sell pictures or other kinds of online products. You can add search engine scripts to your website that make your site appear more professional and make it easier to navigate. You can even add scripts to provide music for your visitors. You can use scripts to insert movie-streaming capabilities into your website too. Scripts are also useful for hosting files and sharing other types of information.

Scripts are great if you want to let your users communicate with each other. Scripts are necessary for forums. Scripts can make it simple to navigate and find information on any website. Scripts also make it easier for webmasters to share information with their clients.

Scripts are a great way to create a complex website. Even if you are building a complex site, you can make your website very easy to use. Scripts can make the navigation of your site simple and easy. They can also be used to create a unique presentation. Scripts allow users to easily create websites that are very difficult to design, because they make the whole web-designing process much easier.

People who have no experience in building websites can use scripts and build websites that are comparable to what web gurus have. Scripts take the hassle out of designing and organizing websites. But should you have trouble with installation, there are professionals who will be happy to do this task for you at a reasonable fee.

The value that you can get by using a good script may be extensive. Just by using one script, you could increase your profits. Experiment a bit with different kinds of scripts to help you decide what you really want on your website.

One thing that webmasters use scripts for is to discover what visitors are doing and where they are going on their website. Once this is known, then ads can be placed right in the path that visitors are travelling on the site, leading to more profitability. Statistics provided by scripts may even show that some pages are not producing well, and should be revised or done away with.

There are many different types of scripts available. Any type of script you want can be implemented. You just need to decide what part of your website you want to enhance. By implementing a single money-making script, you could be on your way to earning a greater profits. Whatever script you choose will be based on your present needs, but you can always use more or better scripts in the future to enhance your site. If you need help in choosing the proper script, you can visit a website that will make it easy for you to find scripts that are hassle-free. Just look in the box below.

Do you need scripts for your website? I only recommend scripts that I have personally tested and that I can vouch for. You can see lots of them in use right on my own scripts for websites blog.

What are the advantages to having a forum?

Forums permit your customers and potential customers to discuss issues. They get the chance to ask questions and make comments while reading the responses from others. This will probably relieve your support/customer service departments of some unnecessary work, and users find it to be convenient.

In addition, it’s a great way to obtain free links for Search Engine Ranking.

Why phpBB?

There is no charge. Licenses do not need to be purchased. phpBB is free to the public. Besides the program (source code) being unencrypted, the license allows you to alter it or add new code as desired. To make more major alterations, you will need to possess some PHP expertise.

Setting up phpBB

Once you download it you can immediately start to install. Unless your website host provides Fantastico on the server, you must have a bit of knowledge for the initial installation. In a matter of seconds, Fantastico can install phpBB automatically, and once you do a bit of configuring, your forum will be ready for use. If you prefer to do the installation on your own, you will have to familiarize yourself with the concepts of file and folder permissions, FTP, and setting up a MySQL database, if you are not already knowledgeable with regard to these.

Personalizing, Altering the appearance.

You can change the appearance of your forum using various themes. The majority of them are free but some request donations. Or if you are up for a challenge, you can make your own or alter your current theme.

Assistance is readily available on the phpBB user forums. You can pay a programmer to make the desired changes. Qualified PHP programmers are not hard to locate and are cost effective — especially if you do not already have a working knowledge of PHP.

What are the advantages to having a forum?

Forums permit your customers and potential customers to discuss issues. They get the chance to ask questions and make comments while reading the responses from others. This will probably relieve your support/customer service departments of some unnecessary work, and users find it to be convenient.

In addition, it’s a great way to obtain free links for Search Engine Ranking.

Why phpBB?

There is no fee. It’s not necessary to purchase a license — phpBB is open to the public. The source code (program) is not encrypted, you can change code as you much as you want, as you own the license. However, you will need to know how to use PHP to make any major alterations.

Installation and Configuration

It’s pretty straightforward to install the phpBB. Unless Fantastico is installed on the server by your website host, a little bit of familiarity is necessary for you to perform the initial installation. PhpBB can be automatically installed by Fantastico; after which a bit of configuration is needed before you can start your forum. If you prefer to do the installation yourself, you will need to grasp, or learn, how to change file and folder permissions; FTP; as well as the MySQL database setup process.

Personalizing and altering the appearance.

You can change the appearance of your forum using various themes. The majority of them are free but some request donations. Or if you are up for a challenge, you can make your own or alter your current theme.

Assistance is readily available on the phpBB user forums. You can pay a programmer to make the desired changes. Qualified PHP programmers are not hard to locate and are cost effective — especially if you do not already have a working knowledge of PHP.