+Amazingracer Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) A new little feature was made public some time last night but almost no one knows about it. Seeing that no one has said too much about, figured might be good to spread the word. We now have stats banners! Signal Stats and Icon Stats And that mysterious third one . They made their first GC.com appearance on this thread this afternoon, but weve been fiddling with them all morning on another board. They now can be seen on webpages such as this one. And for redunancy have been put on a GC.com profile or two, like mine. Hey I just like the frog! See Jeremy really is changing and adding to the site, hes just practing gradualism. Edited January 29, 2004 by Amazingracer Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Too bad we can't use them in our sig lines Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 I was wondering about that. Now I'm still wondering. Link to comment
+Amazingracer Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Too bad we can't use them in our sig lines Yeah that seem to be the only downfall. Maybe only these images could be allowed in sig lines. Link to comment
+harleycache Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 OK, I give up. Where do we find these things? Link to comment
+9Key Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 OK, I give up. Where do we find these things? http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...a3a0&txt=I+Rock In the sample URL above replace the digits that appear after "uid=" with your gc.com profile ID. Your UID is available by clicking on a cache log. Your UID will be in your browser's Address box. You can add whatever text you desire after the "&txt=", but you must remember to replace spaces with the plus sign "+". See the sample above. ^ Neat huh? Link to comment
+southdeltan Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) Editted - I figured it out. Click on a cache - then find the log you entered and click on that. You can't do it by directly clicking on the cache link from your profile. How'd you guys find out about this?? Now - how do you get to the ranking list? southdeltan Edited January 29, 2004 by southdeltan Link to comment
+planetrobert Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 South deltan here ya go http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...ssissippi+Rocks Link to comment
+flask Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 i don't actually want to display my stats; i'm interested to know how to access this feature, though, because i like to know what allt eh features are. how is it done? Link to comment
+harleycache Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Thanks 9Key, I finally got it! Harleycache stats Link to comment
+GeoSharks Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 OK, I give up. Where do we find these things? http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...a3a0&txt=I+Rock In the sample URL above replace the digits that appear after "uid=" with your gc.com profile ID. Your UID is available by clicking on a cache log. Your UID will be in your browser's Address box. You can add whatever text you desire after the "&txt=", but you must remember to replace spaces with the plus sign "+". See the sample above. ^ Neat huh? How can I change the image? I see if you add after the text a &bg= followed by a number from 1 to 4 the image changes. http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...ing+Member&bg=1 http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...ing+Member&bg=2 http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...ing+Member&bg=3 http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...ing+Member&bg=4 Link to comment
+southdeltan Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I wonder when we can get some official comment on these new image files? I'm assuming this has to do with the new 'buddy list'/stat-feature Jeremy mentioned. southdeltan Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Very Sweet Thanks Jeremy! Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 How'd you get Alabama on there? I'd like New Mexico Link to comment
+beatnik Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Wow there's a novel idea. Looks oddly familiar. Link to comment
Keystone Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I wonder when we can get some official comment on these new image files? I'm assuming this has to do with the new 'buddy list'/stat-feature Jeremy mentioned. southdeltan This was just something fun that Jeremy whipped up on Tuesday, taking a well-earned break after he completed the redesign of the pocket query generator. He previewed it to the volunteer group on Tuesday evening, knowing that we can't keep a secret. I whispered and others whispered. It is an undocumented feature. If I said more, it wouldn't be undocumented. Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 (edited) This isn't working! I'll keep trying Still not working...ok, I'll look into this later. try again! http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...xt=testing+this Mine isn't working...perhaps due to teh exclamation point at the end of my name? Edited January 30, 2004 by evergreenhiker! Link to comment
+planetrobert Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 This isn't working! I'll keep trying Still not working...ok, I'll look into this later. try again! http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...een+Stats+&bg=3 Mine isn't working...perhaps due to teh exclamation point at the end of my name? http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...ashington+Rocks Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 (edited) This isn't working! I'll keep trying Still not working...ok, I'll look into this later. try again! http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...een+Stats+&bg=3 Mine isn't working...perhaps due to teh exclamation point at the end of my name? http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...ashington+Rocks Thanks! I see what I was doing wrong now. I was copying the luid number of the log I made...not my actual uid...thanks! http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?u...Geocaching&bg=3 Edited January 30, 2004 by evergreenhiker! Link to comment
+Mopar Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Wow there's a novel idea. Looks oddly familiar. Sure does! I was just thinking that too! It looks an aweful lot like the stats sig lines and banners many of us played around with here back 2-3yrs ago. I think some newbie copied that idea a few months ago and thought it was novel. Link to comment
ju66l3r Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 This was just something fun that Jeremy whipped up on Tuesday, taking a well-earned break after he completed the redesign of the pocket query generator. He previewed it to the volunteer group on Tuesday evening, knowing that we can't keep a secret. I whispered and others whispered. It is an undocumented feature. If I said more, it wouldn't be undocumented. I would just like to point out that this story is exactly what some people ask for when it comes to development of this site. Someone says...well, how come we can't have automagically updating stats banners here at GC.com? A few days later, in a few hours of free time, poof, it appears in response. I'm not suggesting that a complete overhaul of the PQ codebase or something requiring grand scale changes should appear overnight or have everything else dropped for it. But it's clear that creation of this stats banner didn't need 3 months of planning and development. Just wanted to highlight the fact that sometimes these things work out right. BTW, someone in the General forum wondered how frequently it updates. They logged a find and said it didn't change yet. Link to comment
+Scott-N8ZUS Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 (edited) Not my Stats Well I'm getting very frustrated on this one! Here it goes I get "Signal the Frogs" stats when I us my uid#. Any body with some tips, hints, or explainations? Edited January 30, 2004 by ScttN8ZUS Link to comment
+Allen_L Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 You must have copied something wrong here is your stats Link to comment
+Scott-N8ZUS Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 (edited) Thanks! NOW these are my STATS! Thanks again, those 8's, and B's where the culprit! Edited January 30, 2004 by ScttN8ZUS Link to comment
+hydee Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 BTW, someone in the General forum wondered how frequently it updates. They logged a find and said it didn't change yet. I just tested it, I logged a find and hit refresh on the image and my numbers updated. Link to comment
Jeremy Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I'm not documenting it yet, but if I did, I would write that the images are stored in memory for around 2 hours, so the web site wouldn't get overwhelmed by image requests that hit the database every time you view Bob & Sally's geocaching page. It sometimes happens sooner than that, but 2 hours is your best bet. You'll see Signal the Frog's stats whenever your request encounters an error. He doesn't get out geocaching much. Link to comment
+WildOates Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 We are all so easily amused. Link to comment
+travisl Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Signal the Frog ... doesn't get out geocaching much. You wouldn't either, if your first experience entailed getting a nail in your head. Of course, that didn't slow Hazard down much. Link to comment
+beatnik Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Wow there's a novel idea. Looks oddly familiar. Sure does! I was just thinking that too! It looks an aweful lot like the stats sig lines and banners many of us played around with here back 2-3yrs ago. I think some newbie copied that idea a few months ago and thought it was novel. Yea, but those were not dynamic and available to everyone to use for free. You had to change them yourself. It wasn't a service. Wasn't really even a graphic either. It's just odd that dynamic images dissapeared recently. Link to comment
sarge76 Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Figured it out, but now how do I add my stats to my profile as amazingracer did? Thanks... Link to comment
+gallahad Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Jeremy, and crew, I too extend my thanks for the feature. I must admit that I am completely exhausted from figuring out how to make it work but the reward (like finding an evil cache) was worth the effort. Gotta love these folks.... Link to comment
+maleki Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 (edited) Cool!!! More to follow! Edited February 4, 2004 by maleki Link to comment
+The Navigatorz Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 The Navigatorz GC Stats Just had to check it out. Cool. Link to comment
+Oneyedjack Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Oneyedjacks Took me a while but I got it, cool............................ Link to comment
+Halden Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 How do you get your Orgs images? Are there any plans to include other ones or just the 2 available? Link to comment
Fire Eater Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Ok I can create the stats...now how can I copy this to my profile. Fire Eater Link to comment
+RuffRidr Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I'm not documenting it yet, but if I did, I would write that the images are stored in memory for around 2 hours, so the web site wouldn't get overwhelmed by image requests that hit the database every time you view Bob & Sally's geocaching page. It sometimes happens sooner than that, but 2 hours is your best bet. You'll see Signal the Frog's stats whenever your request encounters an error. He doesn't get out geocaching much. Will this be available in our profile? Any place else we might see stats pop up? --RuffRidr Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Hmmmmm, does this mean Jeremy is softening on his anti stats stance? Link to comment
+SpongeRob Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 How do I add my Navicache finds to the geocaching.com stats banner? Any planned support for that? Link to comment
+Halden Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Ummm probably not. Besides how hard is it to add 0 to a number Link to comment
+planetrobert Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 im wondering if there is any plan to allow wore backgrounds Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 (edited) Took a while.... I was using the wrong uid... Here is mine Doc-Dean's Stats Edited February 4, 2004 by Doc-Dean Link to comment
Fire Eater Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Any help out there??? I can create the stats but then what? I can't copy it into my profile. Fire Eater Link to comment
+planetrobert Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Any help out there??? I can create the stats but then what? I can't copy it into my profile. Fire Eater <img src="http://www.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?uid=30e698c6-2eb0-4586-9908-9fc89a676686&txt=Caching+With+FIRE"> insert the above into your profile Link to comment
+CompassCollector Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 FWIW; It's been brought up in ClayJar's #geocache IRC channel, that some people would like a similar function that does not build a graphic, but simply reports the numbers in text, which could then be used on a website. Link to comment
Fire Eater Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 (edited) Hey ralann, thanks for the info...who would of known that you need the secret text <img src=....not me Fire Eater Edited February 5, 2004 by Fire Eater Link to comment
Jeremy Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 ...but simply reports the numbers in text, which could then be used on a website. Don't count on it. Link to comment
+Corp Of Discovery Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 ...but simply reports the numbers in text, which could then be used on a website. Don't count on it. Very punny. Link to comment
+Hikenit Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Neat stat button. I'd love to see a GEOSET option for our members here in Tennessee. Link to comment
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