Date: 07/26/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: html, java, web

I was browsing An Inconvenient Truth website and found this neat "widget" - that's what they called it anyway - that could track how many sign-ups your own website has triggered.

Now I have no idea what a widget is except for those that are on the Mac so could someone help explain how it works? I know rudimentary Flash but I'm not sure if it is enough for this...

I signed up and they emailed me back the code below to be pasted in between the HTML code.

STANDARD WEB PAGE (that supports JavaScript) <script src="http://www.climatecrisis.net/includes/widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">writeWidget('m4qu9vcpzf');</script> STANDARD WEB PAGE (that DOES NOT support JavaScript) <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="200" height="138"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.climatecrisis.net/downloads/widget/widget.swf?key=m4qu9vcpzf" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#333333" /> <param name="menu" value="false" /> <param name="wmode" value="opaque" /> <embed src="http://www.climatecrisis.net/downloads/widget/widget.swf?key=m4qu9vcpzf" quality="high" bgcolor="#333333" width="200" height="138" menu="false" wmode="opaque" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object>

Is there any similar (simpler) script to help track "sign-ups" and then display the result automatically? Like the above? I would really appreciate any help or links pointing me to the right direction.

Thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1143712.html