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Show HN: Encursors – Make Static Sites Lively with Real-Time User Cursors

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3 points by anfragment 2 years ago · 2 comments · 1 min read

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I’m excited to share Encursors, a tool that injects a little life into static webpages by showing real-time cursor movements of visitors. It can turn your website into a fun, interactive space where you can see the activity of others as they explore your content. It’s a fun way to visualize engagement and adds a sense of communal experience, making the web just a little less lonely.

For developers interested in trying it out or contributing, Encursors is open source and free to use. Check out the demo (https://anfragment.github.io/encursors) to see it in action, or easily add it to your own site with a one-line script tag.

Leftium 2 years ago

I get this error in the dev console:

> Mixed Content: The page at 'https://anfragment.github.io/encursors/' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure resource 'http://prod-encursors-ypdi.encr.app/cursors?url=https://anfr...'. This request has been blocked; the content must be served over HTTPS.

I recall a blog that was posted to HN that used a similar feature. The other cursors looked like your own cursor so there were meta-comments about that (it was confusing!)

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edit: found it:

- post: https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/40069599

- comments: https://hw.leftium.com/#/item/40073843

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