Embed

<div id="vc-widget" style="display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:10px 16px;background:#fbf8f2;border:1px solid #e7e0d2;border-radius:12px;font-family:sans-serif;">
  <span id="vc-number" style="font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#5b7a68;transition:color 0.2s ease;">500,000</span>
  <span style="font-size:12px;color:#9a8f7a;text-transform:uppercase;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;">
    <span style="width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:#7ba98c;display:inline-block;animation:vc-breathe 2s ease-in-out infinite;"></span>
    visitors
  </span>
  <img id="vc-flag" src="https://flagcdn.com/24x18/us.png" style="border-radius:2px;" />
  <span id="vc-location" style="font-size:13px;color:#7c7566;">United States</span>
</div>

<style>
  @keyframes vc-breathe {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.4; transform: scale(0.85); }
    50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
  }
  @keyframes vc-pulse {
    0% { transform: scale(1); }
    35% { transform: scale(1.12); color: #82a08f; }
    100% { transform: scale(1); }
  }
  #vc-number.vc-pulse { animation: vc-pulse 0.5s ease; }
</style>

<script>
(function () {
  // ---------- CONFIG ----------
  var START_VALUE = 500000;
  var HOURLY_INCREASE = 1;   // +1 per hour
  var HOURS_PER_DAY = 24;    // full day's worth = 24 (not 25)
  var START_DATE = "2026-08-02"; // the date the count begins at START_VALUE (YYYY-MM-DD)
  var TIMEZONE = "America/Los_Angeles"; // Seattle time, handles PST/PDT automatically

  var numberEl = document.getElementById("vc-number");
  var flagEl = document.getElementById("vc-flag");
  var locationEl = document.getElementById("vc-location");

  function seattleDateString(date) {
    // en-CA locale reliably formats as YYYY-MM-DD
    return date.toLocaleDateString("en-CA", { timeZone: TIMEZONE });
  }

  function seattleHour(date) {
    var hourStr = date.toLocaleString("en-US", {
      timeZone: TIMEZONE,
      hour: "2-digit",
      hourCycle: "h23"
    });
    return parseInt(hourStr, 10);
  }

  function computeCount() {
    var now = new Date();
    var todayStr = seattleDateString(now);

    // Both parsed as plain UTC-midnight dates, so subtracting gives an
    // exact whole-day count with no timezone/DST edge cases.
    var daysElapsed = Math.floor(
      (Date.parse(todayStr) - Date.parse(START_DATE)) / 86400000
    );
    if (daysElapsed < 0) daysElapsed = 0; // safety: never count backwards

    var currentHour = seattleHour(now); // 0-23

    return (
      START_VALUE +
      HOURS_PER_DAY * daysElapsed +
      HOURLY_INCREASE * currentHour
    );
  }

  var lastShown = null;

  function updateDisplay() {
    var count = computeCount();
    numberEl.textContent = count.toLocaleString("en-US");
    if (lastShown !== null && count !== lastShown) {
      numberEl.classList.remove("vc-pulse");
      void numberEl.offsetWidth; // restart animation
      numberEl.classList.add("vc-pulse");
    }
    lastShown = count;
  }

  updateDisplay();
  setInterval(updateDisplay, 60 * 1000); // re-check every minute

  // Location + flag (still real, still per-visitor) — country only, no city
  fetch("https://ipapi.co/json/")
    .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
    .then(function (data) {
      if (data && data.country_code) {
        flagEl.src = "https://flagcdn.com/24x18/" + data.country_code.toLowerCase() + ".png";
        locationEl.textContent = data.country_name;
      }
    })
    .catch(function () {}); // leave default "United States" showing
})();
</script>

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