Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club

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 (http://www.wunderground.com), 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 (http://www.wunderground.com/geo/BannerPromo/US/OK/Oklahoma_City.html)

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


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:  


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

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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)


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


The result:

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


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

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 :cooldude:

 :cooldude:

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

"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?  :2funny:  :2funny:

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

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

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???  :uglystupid2:

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
 
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u83/jst8761/fant/fant13.gif) (http://www.satisfaction.com/codes/fantasy-comments-1.php)

What would we do without you.

Many thanks,

Dave

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.  :uglystupid2:

 ;D

^

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!!!  ;D 

 wondering if this works.

trying again

bump

Thats why I put some place else on my weather banner!  :D I know what my weather is!   :2funny:

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

I think I got it...

Trying this again....

test

Made a change.

Hope I got it

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

attempt no. 2

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..... :coolsmiley: :tickedoff: :2funny:

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.

Thanks!  :cooldude:

GOOSE, try this link
 

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

Is it Working?

YEAH IT WORKS!!!!!! :cooldude:

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

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

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

Thanks for the help Grizs
Hef

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

Copy and paste into your profile

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

Me either!

I'd be interested in the States visited map also, I hope its a world map thoough since my Valk is a wordly traveler  ;D been trying to figure that one out. :uglystupid2:

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?

RJ

Thanks

Yuri

Follow this link, then save the map on your computer and somewhere in cyber space, like with your pictures and or etc.

Happy Trails Bro.


http://www.epgsoft.com/VisitedStatesMap/ (http://www.epgsoft.com/VisitedStatesMap/)