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Posted September 5, 200618 yr I'd like to see both the favicon included with each download removed and the "(Powered by Invision Power Board)" in every page title removed. I understand that the Favicon spreads your company logo around a bit, and the title helps increase your search engine rank. But, I do think that it makes what could be a very easy upgrade somewhat of an annoyance. It might sound lazy of me that I cannot delete a favicon and edit a PHP file, but it would make my life that bit easier. :)Of course I understand and accept completly if IPS doesn't wish to do this. :)
September 5, 200618 yr I agree about the favicon, I don't mind the powered by invision power board (in fact when it wasn't there I would add that in myself :))
September 5, 200618 yr I just feel it isn't helping my search engine rankings nor the professional image of my site to have "(Powered by Invision Power Board)" in the title. Perhaps a compromise solution would be to have it in the base board but as an AdminCP setting that defaulted to on. Then, once I turn it off when I upgrade it won't revert back to showing it.
September 5, 200618 yr there was already answer that option to remove "powered by " will be in ipb 2.2.and it is easy to change favicon. just make new one and put to same spot or just remove old one.
September 5, 200618 yr there was already answer that option to remove "powered by " will be in ipb 2.2.and it is easy to change favicon. just make new one and put to same spot or just remove old one.No, ability to remove the version is in 2.2
September 6, 200618 yr If I remember rightly, the copy write is illegal to remove, and will get your sites closed UNLESS you pay $275 to 'legally' remove it.
September 6, 200618 yr If I remember rightly, the copy write is illegal to remove, and will get your sites closed UNLESS you pay $275 to 'legally' remove it.You can remove the title text but not the copyright.You have always been able to remove the title text.
September 6, 200618 yr It should be a general setting, to be able to change the "Powered By.." text in the settings.
September 6, 200618 yr I agree about favicon. It really should be an icon/logo specific to the site not the forum engine the site is using (at the moment). I understand that it's not hard to not upload it, but I just don't see why it should be put there in the first place.About the "powered by". I personally don't mind and it's a good indicator of the popularity of IPB (just google for that phrase and see how many results you get).The cons what I can think of right now, is that 1) the page title gets too long when it could've been shorter. 2) It messes the content of the page title a bit with unneeded information for the user. 3) There could be more space for subforum names or thread names to be included.But, as I said, I'm not against it very much and rather keep it than do an extra skin edit (for each upgrade and skin). If it was an ACP option I might remove it though.
September 6, 200618 yr My real problem is that it's an edit in the source files, as opposed to a skin edit.
September 7, 200618 yr the powered by text can be removed by finding it in sources/action_public/boards.php you can even change it to what ever you want it will be in there as Find about line 191 $cp = " (Powered by Invision Power Board)"; Change to: $cp = "";Im fairily sure it was said before that its okay to do that.
September 7, 200618 yr What he's saying is that even if he REMOVES that from boards.php file, it'll come back after another upgrade. And then AGAIN he'll have to do it. So why not have a setting in ACP which when turned off, STAYS off even after an upgrade.
September 7, 200618 yr I agree about the "Powered by Invision Power Board" part, that should be easier to remove (i.e via the ACP if necc) but to be honest the favicon doesn't bother me at all since ive got the option to upload it or not :)
September 7, 200618 yr I agree about the "Powered by Invision Power Board" part, that should be easier to remove (i.e via the ACP if necc) but to be honest the favicon doesn't bother me at all since ive got the option to upload it or not :)Yeah, but I usually just extract the new zip over the old files, forgetting about the favicon. Then it stays around in my cache for ages. :unsure:
September 7, 200618 yr I fully agree on this idea that Antony that has put forth, both on the favicon in the download and the (Powered by Invision Power Board) text should be removed by default from the downloads. So, +1 to both of these ideas. :)
September 7, 200618 yr Put your OWN favicon :D no cache problems, no nothing, even if it's a blank ICO
September 9, 200618 yr Put your OWN favicon :D no cache problems, no nothing, even if it's a blank ICOI just extract the files over the existing board from the zip archive, overwriting all existing files. Therefore, the IPB favicon overwrites my board favicon. Therefore, I have to remember to change the favicon with my own, and usually I only think about it after the upgrade is complete. :(
September 10, 200618 yr I just extract the files over the existing board from the zip archive, overwriting all existing files. Therefore, the IPB favicon overwrites my board favicon. Therefore, I have to remember to change the favicon with my own, and usually I only think about it after the upgrade is complete. :(Heh thats how it is for ALL forum software, I hoped a buddy upgrade his vBulletin site, and accidently overwrote his banner...The origional one is still on my laptop, and it was never re-uploaded... oops :whistle:
September 10, 200618 yr I agree about the favicon, I find it rather pointless, but I don't mind the powered by line at all.
September 11, 200618 yr I think that they should replace the link to invision power on the 403 forbidden pages ( the index files in directories such as Sources, Cache, etc. ) to the boards index page.
September 11, 200618 yr I think that they should replace the link to invision power on the 403 forbidden pages ( the index files in directories such as Sources, Cache, etc. ) to the boards index page.I agree, never noticed that before!
September 11, 200618 yr There is also the IPS logo on nophoto.gif - why on earth is that there!?Matt must like the look of IPB's Logo.You can't blame them for sticking branding wherever they can, afterall, they are out to sell their product..
September 11, 200618 yr And they have, nobody is excavtly going to see the nophoto image or the favicon and think "I know! I'll buy IPB!". No, They think "why has this site got another companies logo?"
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