Weird favicon-related problem

  • Hello Forum,

    I track blog hits using Sitemeter, which shows the Visit Entry Page. I keep getting hits to my blog’s favicon page, as follows: https://www.myblog/favicon.ico

    When I click on this I get the “Error 404” page (my “404.php” theme file).

    Can anybody suggest a reason why so many viewers are landing on this page?

    Thanks

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  • Maybe your theme points to a favicon, but you might not have one (btw did you leave out the tld on purpose or by mistake?). It’s always a good idea to have a favicon; try to create a small, simple, square image, create a favicon from it using a favicon generator and upload it to the root of your domain.

    Thread Starter stevieontario

    (@stevieontario)

    Thanks Funkphenomenon,

    tld… I left it out out of ignorance. Does it stand for Tag Library Descriptor?

    I suspect you’re right, that my theme points to a favicon, but I can’t figure out how or why. The Sitemeter Visit Details page gives the referring URL as “Unknown.” So I can’t tell how the visitor has arrived at my Error page.

    It may be useful to know the theme you are using and a true link to your blog … if you are having trouble finding the information my plugin BNS Support may be useful.

    PS: I read TLD as referring to “Top Level Domain” in these cases, such as: .com; .org; or, .net as examples.

    Thread Starter stevieontario

    (@stevieontario)

    oh, sorry I should have provided that. my blog: https://www.canadianenergyissues.com

    The theme is News Flash 2.0

    @stevieontario – I would strongly recommend you review you source code / theme files as there are well over 100 spam links showing in the source of your “About” page.

    Just an FYI …

    Thread Starter stevieontario

    (@stevieontario)

    bloody hell, you’re right … how did these things get in there??

    When you suggest I “review source code” what do you mean?

    I suggested reviewing your source code as in looking at the “page source” (right-click | view source) on the page.

    Since you also have found the “spam” links, I would suggest looking at all of the files in the active theme folder, or simply replace the theme with a “clean” version. This will work based on the idea the current active theme version is where the issue lies. Otherwise you have a much more serious issue to contend with …

    Thread Starter stevieontario

    (@stevieontario)

    okay, I’ll take your advice. While I’m at it, I probably should also update my version of WP, since I’m running 2.3.3.

    yup….that would explain the spam links. older versions of WP are quite susceptible to being hacked

    Absolutely! I have yet to find a reason why a WordPress installation should not be running the most current stable released version … and I should have noticed your version was posted in the sidebar of this topic, too.

    Thread Starter stevieontario

    (@stevieontario)

    thanks. too bad this is so complicated but I guess that’s life on the net.

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