How to replace favicon.ico in PP 3.1 skin?

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lstinson
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How to replace favicon.ico in PP 3.1 skin?

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I'm using a PP v.3.1 skin. I have replaced favicon.ico with my own version in the skin's baggage, but the default H+M favicon continues to display on the final webhelp. What am I missing?
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Laura
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Martin Wynne
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Re: How to replace favicon.ico in PP 3.1 skin?

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lstinson wrote:I'm using a PP v.3.1 skin. I have replaced favicon.ico with my own version in the skin's baggage, but the default H+M favicon continues to display on the final webhelp. What am I missing?
Hi Laura,

Persuading the browser to replace a cached favicon file is hard work. A convenient way is to modify the URL in the page header, like this:

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<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico?v=2">
You can do that by modifying the PP3 page template like this:

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<link rel="shortcut icon" href="<%FAVICON_PATH%><%FAVICON_FILE%>?v=2"

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You also need to tick this box:
favicon_option.png
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lstinson
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Re: How to replace favicon.ico in PP 3.1 skin?

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Dumping the browser cache worked a treat. :D
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