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Overview

Status.cafe is a real-time status updates service that lets you share what you’re currently doing or thinking. The site integrates Status.cafe to display live status updates on the homepage.
Status.cafe provides a simple way to share your current mood, activity, or thoughts without the overhead of a full social media platform.

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How It Works

The integration uses Status.cafe’s JavaScript API to dynamically load and display the current status:

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Script Integration

The status is loaded via a script tag that fetches the current status for the username raster: 
<script src="https://status.cafe/current-status.js?name=raster" defer></script>

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HTML Structure

The status is displayed using a three-layer div structure: 
<div>
  <div id="statuscafe">
    <div id="statuscafe-username"></div>
    <div id="statuscafe-content"></div>
  </div>
</div>
The Status.cafe script automatically populates the #statuscafe-username and #statuscafe-content divs with the latest status information.

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Complete Implementation

Here’s the full implementation from index.html:12-13: 
<div>
  <div id="statuscafe">
    <div id="statuscafe-username"></div>
    <div id="statuscafe-content"></div>
  </div>
</div>
<script src="https://status.cafe/current-status.js?name=raster" defer></script>
The footer includes a direct link to view the full status history: 
<a href="https://status.cafe/users/raster" class="ftr">status</a>
This allows visitors to see all past status updates on the Status.cafe platform.

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Key Features

Real-time Updates

Status updates appear instantly without page reload

Simple Integration

Just one script tag and three divs needed

No Backend Required

Status.cafe handles all the data storage

Minimal Footprint

Lightweight JavaScript with no dependencies

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Customization

To use Status.cafe on your own site:
1

Create an account

Sign up at status.cafe
2

Add the HTML structure

Include the three-div structure shown above
3

Load the script

Add the script tag with your username: ?name=YOUR_USERNAME
4

Style it

Add custom CSS to match your site’s design
Make sure to replace raster with your actual Status.cafe username in both the script URL and the footer link.

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