Add the code below (there are 2 common methods to choose from) to your own website
page and it'll
automatically display a useful, tested and informative tip about woodturning
on your page. Anytime a web surfer visits your page, they'll get a new
tip automatically generated by our Tips Server! Put the code below
anywhere you like and as often as you like. Did I mention that this is
FREE. How can we do that?!?!?! Volume, my friends ...
volume. This is NOT advertiser sponsored. No way and No
how!
The tips are fairly short right now. Especially with the GetQuickTip
(kinda gives it away, right?) method that is available publicly. It
limits the size of the returned tip to around 250 characters. In the
future, we might release other methods for more detailed tips, techniques and
other goodies.
The Turning Tips Server is constantly being updated with new
tips and fresher content. We're dedicated to providing the woodturning
web community with accurate, reliable, and proven tips to help woodturners!
Live Examples and Code
Method # 1 - Using an inline frame (Note: Some older browsers don't
support Inline Frames and this won't display)
Click here for
the example
Here's the HTML code to insert into your webpage to get you the above....
Method # 2 - Using Javascript (Note: Some browsers have Javascript turned
off and this won't display)
Click here for
the example
Here's the HTML code to insert into your webpage to get you the above....
Customization
Omitting any parameter is fine. There are defaults for everything.
Choosing a category of turning tips. That's right! The above code
will randomly serve you all of the tips in our database. But what if you
just want Finishing tips? Or just Safety tips? Here's the parameter
and possible values for it so you can customize the tips showing on your website
and to your visitors. If you want to just get everything from the
database, leave the above code alone.
| Parameter |
Values |
Description |
| Return |
(Empty defaults to FRAME) |
|
| |
FRAME |
Returns HTML for an Inline Frame display |
| |
JS |
Returns HTML Javascript code to display the tip |
| Category1 |
(Empty defaults to all categories)
|
|
| |
General |
|
| |
Safety |
|
| |
Sharpening |
|
| |
Equipment |
|
| |
Finishing |
|
| |
Technique |
|
| |
Wood |
|
| |
Sanding |
|
Text formatting options (not required but available). Separate
parameters with this character: &
| Parameter |
Values |
| TXTSize |
Any regular HTML <font size=
value. For example: TXTSize=2 or
TXTSize=5 |
| TXTColor |
Any regular HTML <font color= value.
For example: TXTColor=Red or TXTColor=%23FF0000 |
| TXTFace |
Any regular HTML <font face= value. For example:
TXTFace=Arial or TXTFace=Modern |
| TXTBold |
Either True or False. For example: TXTBold=True |
| TXTItalic |
Either True or False. For example: TXTItalic=True |
You can string together parameters in any order. Just be sure to start any
parameters with a ? just after the .wtt and
then separate each parameter with a &.
Like this ....
GetQuickTip.wtt?TXTFace=Arial&TXTSize=3&Category1=Wood&TXTItalic=True
For example, this is just showing woodturning Sharpening Tips with Green text
....
Here's the HTML code to insert into your webpage to get you the above....
The only difference between the above code and Method #2 way above is the
&Category1=Sharpening part. You can
add this little parameter and value to Method #1 too.
FAQ
Is this one of those applets like Java or ActiveX?
No. This returns to your page just plain text. HTML. No Java
applets. No ActiveX controls. Nothing like that.
Can we see a complete list of the tips instead of just getting them
one at a time?
No. Well, not at this time. Probably never. At least
not right now. Or ever. Maybe. Clear as mud? It
kind of defeats the purpose of providing this server for other woodturners
websites, doesn't it? It's here to help them and the woodturners
around the world. Makes more sense to distribute the help around, I
think.
Are there other ways that we can add a link to the server on our own
pages other than the 2 methods above?
Sure. If you have a specific idea or need for other methods than
the ones above, just let us know. We'll work with you to get it set
up on your page. In essence, you just need to call our page, GetQuickTip.wtt,
to get the text of the tip returned to you. However you can do that
should work. We'll add methods above as we come up with them.
Is there a way to add tips to the server?
That is being considered. The main problem is filtering out the
junk, spam, commercial adverts, arguments and conflicting advice.
We, and hopefully you, want this to be professional, accurate, useful and
effective tips that your webpage viewers can count on. If we can
assure that, we'll open up the database to general public input.
If I give you a tip, can I advertise my company within it?
An actual email we received from a woodturning equipment company just
as we are writing the FAQ so we thought we'd include it even though it was
the only one (so far) we've gotten yet. Here's part of our response
to this question .... "Thank you for your generous offer.
But ... NO way, NO how, NOT a chance in the slightest. Thank you for
your interest in the Turning Tips Server."
How about other language support? I'd like it in French /
Spanish / Australian.
Good question (we added the "Australian" part) !
That's something we'll look into. Not sure if an auto-translation
program would work well enough and not too sure I want to translate the
entire database manually. I can barely speak American anyway. We'll
look into that though.
Why are you doing this?
By far the most frequently asked question (then why isn't it at the
top?). The simple answer is ... world domination. Enough said.
<grin>
If you have any questions, email us.