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    How to create new souvenir

    in How do I...?

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    On 9/24/2019 at 3:44 PM, frostengel said:

     

    Sure I can help. :-)

     

    First step: create the image

    There are several ways to do it. Take an own picture or create one using any tool on your computer. Adding simple text (like the gc code) can be done by simple tools like MSPaint (if you use windows).

    There are websites that can help providing "better" banners (google something like banner generator). But in my opinion a simple banner created from a nice photograph of yours is often better than a generated one.

    The picture shouldn't be too big in length and width and of course you should have the rights to use it (don't take any picture from the internet).

    You can use gifs but step 2 is easier with static pictures (jpg for example).

     

    Second step: upload the image

    If it is a static picture you can upload it directly via listing to the Groundspeak server. If it is a gif (or you need it in higher resolution than the website offers) you need an external website.

    You should have the image link, say "http://www.IMAGE.jpg".

     

    Third step: put the image in the listing

    As simple as that: Use 

    <img src="http://www.IMAGE.jpg"></img>

    in the html of your listing at the position were you want the banner to be. You can add several options like width, alternate text, ... what ever you want.

    Give an explaining text that this is the banner for your cache.

     

    Fourth step: the code for others

    This seems complicated at first. Usually you want the banner to be a link to your cache listing. So when someone finds the banner in a profile he can directly go to the cache. We have to use something like 

    <a href="LINK TO YOUR CACHE"><img src="http://www.IMAGE.jpg"></img></a>

    Again, you have possibilies of using width and other options.

    The problem is: If you put this code in your listing others don't see the code. They see the image with the link. So we use 

    &gt;
&lt;

    instead of the tag symbols. The browser does not read those as < and > and therefore does not show the picture. But as these are the symbols for < and > you see the correct source code in the listing. Add any text and then it may look like: 

    If you have found the cache you may put the following banner to your profile. Just paste the following html code:

<a href="LINK TO YOUR CACHE"><img src="http://IMAGE.jpg"></img></a>

    The browser then shows the code as desired not the image itself.

     

    Hint: You can copy the code in your own profile just to see if everything is fine.

     

    I hope that helped - perhaps not only you but Burt also? Feel free to ask if anything is unclear.

     

    Best wishes

    Jochen

    Thank you!

    How to create new souvenir

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    16 hours ago, frostengel said:

    Perhaps Bert means a "banner"?

     

    Bert, a banner is a picture (it may be animated) that anyone can include in his profile (usually after he found a cache). You can use whatever software you like to create a banner (easiest banner is a static picture) and only need to insert it in your listing with an instruction how to put this in someones profile.

    A banner is nothing official like a Groundspeak souvenir but it suits the same purpose but only in the finders personal profile. And it will never appear anywhere automatically but its only a simple code...

     

    You'll find some (not many) in my profile for example. Is this what you want?

    I don't know if that's what Bert wants (it could well be what he wants), but would you mind telling me how to do it? I'm interested in creating an embeddable html snippit that has an image and text, perhaps. Is there a website that I could use for that?

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