The Weather Banner - Please read!

Scott in Ok · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 13:45:28

Adding a weather banner to your signature line.

This is how its done, in as simple a form as I can make it.

Go to Weather Underground, put in your zipcode. On your weather page, scroll down until you see "Free Weather Stickers® for Your Homepage!" Click that link.

That will take you to the Weather Banner page. Here's an example

Pick the banner you want, and click on it to show the code which will look like this:

Code Select

<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/OK/Oklahoma_City.html?bannertypeclick=big2">
<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/weathersticker/big2_cond/language/www/US/OK/Oklahoma_City.gif" 
alt="Click for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" /></a>

We need to select the important part of that code, NOT ALL OF IT. What we want is the URL to the weather banner graphic itself. We want the part right after src=" and ending in .gif

In the above example, that would be this:

Code Select

http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/weathersticker/big2_cond/language/www/US/OK/Oklahoma_City.gif

Highlight that portion, from YOUR weather banner page, and copy the text.

Go to your Profile:

Profile -> Forum Profile Information

Scroll down to the Signature line. We're going to paste that URL we copied earlier, but we have to add some IMG tags before and after it. Image tags look like this (the beginning and end)

Code Select

[img] [/img]

So we paste in our code, with IMG tags at the beginning and end. It will look like this:

Code Select

[img]http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/weathersticker/big2_cond/language/www/US/OK/Oklahoma_City.gif[/img]

The result:

Please do NOT start a new thread about the banner. Reply here if you need help, or need to ask questions. Do NOT start a new post to test the banner. If you got it right it will show up on ALL your old posts. If you click on SUMMARY in your profile, it will also show there. No need to post 4 new messages testing if it worked.

Please do NOT start a new thread about the banner. Reply here if you need help, or need to ask questions. Do NOT start a new post to test the banner. If you got it right it will show up on ALL your old posts. If you click on SUMMARY in your profile, it will also show there. No need to post 4 new messages testing if it worked.

-Scott

JDW365 · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 13:55:00

I am slowly starting to get the hang of this here new fangled technology! I like it the more I get use to it. Thanks to you and all the VRCC Staff for keeping us on the cutting edge and a float!! Look forward to meeting you this summer somewhere. JDW

ChromeDome · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 14:36:19

Scott in Ok · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 15:29:09

^

Bill Laslett · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 16:09:21

Thanks Scott...even a old man can learn a new trick

sugarbee · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 16:15:33

"Highlight that portion, from YOUR weather banner page, and copy the text."

But, like. what if I want a banner that's not mine, but YOURS? How do I know what code to use?

LOL, sorry Scott...sometimes I just crack myself up

...it's been a loooonng day....

Probie (Scooter57) · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 16:31:39

Chrome Dome only has his zip code and I don't know where that is and there are a few others that way so if you don't put a zip code finder how will everyone know where they are???

I'M JUST KIDDING SCOTT...IT'S A JOKE BUDDY

I gotta do something...Willow is after me...I can't post the girlie pictures anymore...HELP!!!

Willow just picking at ya man, Violet has been getting after me about the pictures I was posting too

Could this be the beginning of a Kinder and Gentler Scooter57??? DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH but I'll work on it

BigMac (SoCal) · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 17:04:46

What would we do without you.

Many thanks,

Dave

six2go #152 · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 17:41:03

Why all the fuss about these Weather Banner things? If I want to know what the weather is, I step out on the deck & take a look. I don't need to know what the weather is anywhere else cuz that's not where I am.

GotValk · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 17:50:19

Scott in Ok · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 19:27:42

^

sheets · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 19:34:08

I danced all around it, but not having the finite detail of the process was the problem. A clear explanation is better than just having somebody doing it for you with no explanation. All is well. Thanks!!!

wlgrice · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 20:04:57

wondering if this works.

wlgrice · Mon 09, Mar 2009, 20:15:36

trying again

Jack · Tue 10, Mar 2009, 11:47:17

bump

fudgie · Tue 10, Mar 2009, 17:29:30

Quote from: six2go #152 on Mon 09, Mar 2009, 17:41:03
Why all the fuss about these Weather Banner things? If I want to know what the weather is, I step out on the deck & take a look. I don't need to know what the weather is anywhere else cuz that's not where I am.

Thats why I put some place else on my weather banner!

I know what my weather is!

Jack · Tue 10, Mar 2009, 18:41:15

Quote from: fudgie on Tue 10, Mar 2009, 17:29:30
Quote from: six2go #152 on Mon 09, Mar 2009, 17:41:03
Why all the fuss about these Weather Banner things? If I want to know what the weather is, I step out on the deck & take a look. I don't need to know what the weather is anywhere else cuz that's not where I am.

Thats why I put some place else on my weather banner! I know what my weather is!

Actually, I think it started as a way to tic off Northerners. lol. Just joking.

Katmandu · Thu 12, Mar 2009, 15:28:11

I think I got it...

Katmandu · Thu 12, Mar 2009, 15:31:47

Trying this again....

fixnjets · Sat 28, Mar 2009, 00:19:35

test

fixnjets · Sat 28, Mar 2009, 00:23:35

Made a change.

Tonysax · Sat 28, Mar 2009, 12:22:46

Hope I got it

SteveNZ · Tue 31, Mar 2009, 19:48:33

here goes nothing.... hopefully there is a weather banner at bottom of this post....

SteveNZ · Tue 31, Mar 2009, 19:54:08

attempt no. 2

R J · Tue 31, Mar 2009, 20:07:10

Big ole question here....

Do ya'll realize that when you make a change to your profile it propagates it in all of your prior posts, so ya don't have to keep saying attempt # 2, and so on.

Make your change and post a message.

It no work, change the profile again and just look at the previous post ya made. If it worked, it will be there. If it didn't change your profile again and then go look at this same post ya made, just keep looking at that one post till ya get it done correctly.

Same thing on sending out a post that says, hey jimbob, ya got an email. Just click on the message tab and send em a message. NO need to waste band width and space......

Okay, Scottie, Connie, Carl and Lori I'll shut up, I figure I has done stepped over the limit here.. But, I just wanted to point this out to people. It was one fo the 1st things I learned about this style of board and it is a great feature.....

GOOSE · Wed 27, Oct 2010, 20:41:45

its mind boggling that i can be this computer illeterite. i still can'tget the weather banner up. i followed the directions i thought to a tee, and still nothing.

GreenLantern57 · Wed 27, Oct 2010, 21:13:23

Thanks!

R J · Wed 27, Oct 2010, 21:44:03

Quote from: GOOSE on Wed 27, Oct 2010, 20:41:45
its mind boggling that i can be this computer illeterite. i still can'tget the weather banner up. i followed the directions i thought to a tee, and still nothing.

GOOSE, try this link

http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/weathersticker/big2_cond/language/www/US/VA/Roanoke

Pick up the link to use off of the properties of the banner it displays.

grizs50 · Wed 27, Oct 2010, 22:20:53

Is it Working?

grizs50 · Wed 27, Oct 2010, 22:21:44

Quote from: grizs50 on Wed 27, Oct 2010, 22:20:53
Is it Working?

YEAH IT WORKS!!!!!!

GOOSE · Thu 28, Oct 2010, 07:48:28

i don't know if it was rj or grizzs50 that fixed my banner, but THANK-YOU very much.

old grouch · Thu 28, Oct 2010, 08:32:06

Scott
On a related subject, how do I get my "states visited" map on there? Thanks, Stan

Hef · Thu 28, Oct 2010, 09:39:11

Here is what I used.
[img]http://weathersticker.underground.com/weathersticker/big2_cond/language[img]
Anyone see the problem?

grizs50 · Thu 28, Oct 2010, 10:05:46

Quote from: hef on Thu 28, Oct 2010, 09:39:11
Here is what I used.
[img]http://weathersticker.underground.com/weathersticker/big2_cond/language[img]
Anyone see the problem?

You picked the wrong link, you need the one with your town name in it! There are 2 links in the html code

Hef · Thu 28, Oct 2010, 10:52:34

Thanks for the help Grizs
Hef

R J · Thu 28, Oct 2010, 12:27:28

Quote from: hef on Thu 28, Oct 2010, 09:39:11
Here is what I used.
[img]http://weathersticker.underground.com/weathersticker/big2_cond/language[img]
Anyone see the problem?

short some data in the link. Like state & town on the end..

Try this on for size.

http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/weathersticker/big2_cond/language/www/US/IL/Opdyke

Copy and paste into your profile

Smitty W.S. · Thu 28, Oct 2010, 12:39:22

I like the banner idea but I'm not too crazy about my weather today.

Alaskamike · Thu 28, Oct 2010, 15:56:32

Me either!

Ice · Fri 29, Oct 2010, 07:17:41

Quote from: old grouch on Thu 28, Oct 2010, 08:32:06
Scott
On a related subject, how do I get my "states visited" map on there? Thanks, Stan

I'd be interested in the States visited map also, I hope its a world map thoough since my Valk is a wordly traveler

been trying to figure that one out.

Yuri

R J · Fri 29, Oct 2010, 08:25:18

Quote from: Ice on Fri 29, Oct 2010, 07:17:41
Quote from: old grouch on Thu 28, Oct 2010, 08:32:06
Scott
On a related subject, how do I get my "states visited" map on there? Thanks, Stan

I'd be interested in the States visited map also, I hope its a world map thoough since my Valk is a wordly traveler been trying to figure that one out.

Yuri

Yuri, have you found the map site so as to fill in the states?

I don't have it right here, but if someone doesn't jump in before I do, I'll get it for ya when I get home my my Dr appt and my Therapy class.

OK?

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