The Pledge-a-thon thermometer URL is normally used to embed an image of a single Pledge-a-thon or Category thermometer into your website, which is updated instantly when donations occur.
With a minor modification to the link, these Thermometer URLs can also be used to automatically retrieve the updated amount raised through your Pledge-a-thon with a data request. This allows you to use the total amount raised in a variety of ways, such as in a flash widget or displayed with a javascript function in your web pages.
How do I automatically pull Pledge-a-thon fundraising data from GiftTool to my application or website with a data request?
For a single Pledge-a-thon:
- From the Setup menu of the Pledge-a-thon service, click Manage Pledge-a-thons
- Click Profile next to the name of your desired Pledge-a-thon
- Locate the Thermometer Source URL link and copy the full http:// address (double click the URL link to highlight the text and right-click on the mouse selecting Copy).
- To see what the URL responds with, paste the link into a web browser, adding either &Format=dollars or &Format=cents to the end of the link.
- Adding &Format=dollars to the end of the link will retrieve the amount raised in dollars or other currency as specified in the Pledge-a-thon setup.
- Adding &Format=cents to the end of the link will retrieve the amount raised in cents or other currency as specified in the Pledge-a-thon setup.
- This modified link URL allows you to use the total value of the thermometer, such as in a flash widget or be displayed with a javascript function in your web pages.
For a Pledge-a-thon Category (which includes multiple Pledge-a-thons):
- From the Setup menu of the Pledge-a-thon service, click Manage Categories
- Click Profile next to the name of your desired Pledge-a-thon Category
- Locate the Thermometer Source URL link and copy the full http:// address (double click the URL link to highlight the text and right-click on the mouse selecting Copy). Alternatively, you can copy the Thermometer Image Tag and paste it directly into the HTML code of your web page.
- To see what the URL responds with, paste the link into a web browser, adding either &Format=dollars or &Format=cents to the end of the link.
- Adding &Format=dollars to the end of the link will retrieve the amount raised in dollars or other currency as specified in the Pledge-a-thon setup.
- Adding &Format=cents to the end of the link will retrieve the amount raised in cents or other currency as specified in the Pledge-a-thon setup.
- This modified link URL allows you to use the total value of the thermometer, such as in a flash widget or be displayed with a javascript function in your web pages.