Sharepoint how to change the icon url

To change the link in the url icon in the master page you need to follow these instructions.

Open the site in Sharepoint designer and go to master pages.

Click on the v4.master page. These is the defualt sharepoint 2010 master page. In case you have a custom master page, you need to open the custom master page.

Select yes to check out the master page.

Right click on the sharepoint icon and select properties

On the right bottom, change the navigation url from ~site/ to the url that you need for example http://taniv.co.il

Save the new master page.

We are almost done. Now we need to check in and approve the master page and eventually reset all subsites to use this master page.

We go to site actions- site settings -> master pages and check in as a major version the updated master page and approve it.

Now we go to the url http://servername/_Layouts/ChangeSiteMasterPage.aspx and reset all subsites to use this master page.

We are done. All subsites have now the new link in the icon.