At while-true-do.io, we are using shields to present information in a simple way. Shields can re-present Release Versions, Links to Chat, display followers and much more.
- easy to use
- works on website, different docs formats like Markdown or ASCII Doc
- lot's of tuning options
- no tracking
- Site: https://shields.io
- Code: https://github.com/badges/shields
- svg images
- easy on the eyes
- very huge library
- custom shields possible
You just need to create your badge at shields.io and copy the desired code snippet in your file. For markdown, this may look something like this:
And the result will be:
There is no specific integration needed, but we are using Shields in different places. For example:
- prepared shields in the template repository
- display some information in our profile README.md