one of the most advanced and comprehensive guestbooks available

based on a GDBM database for speed and efficiency

sends e-mail notifications to the webmaster when entries are added (optional)

converts "smileys" to animated icons

real-time censorship of vulgarities against an adjustable database (optional)

allows user to preview their entry prior to submission

automatically converts URL's and e-mail addresses to hyperlinks

dynamic display: user selects number of entries to display on each page

powerful guestbook navigation - access any page or record directly

keyword search facility

administration module for database maintenance (providing edit and delete controls for guestbook entries)

all configuration performed in the web-browser (no "config" file to manually edit)

customisable output via page templates and configuration panel

totally portable database (move from one host to another without compromising the guestbook)

comprehensive error trapping and reporting

NT / Unix Compatible

installation: addressing one of the most troublesome aspects of the original Digital Guestbook, we have tried to make tdg installation as simple as possible. There is no longer any need to manually edit a configuration file prior to running tdg. The software runs "right out of the box", with web-based configuration for controlling the application's options (changes are applied on-the-fly). There are no paths to configure; tdg automatically adapts itself to match your server environment. Furthermore, the appearance of tdg can be completely customised to fit in with the look-and-feel of your website by editing a few document templates.

the GDBM database allows us to manipulate the guestbook in ways we were never able to with the original: tdg displays a user-selectable number of entries per page with pages generated dynamically; this results in the guestbook being quicker and more presentable (you never have to scroll through an interminably long document with tdg). The GDBM database is searchable, allowing us to find keywords in the guestbook.

guestbook maintenance is a point-and-click operation: it was never easy maintaining the guestbook with the original program. The only way to edit and/or remove records was to manually edit the HTML document that the guestbook wrote its entries to; on a popular site this was often a very large file. The procedure was further complicated by the fact that each entry could be one of two colours - this meant that if entries were deleted, all of the remaining entries would have to have their colour codes edited in order to maintain the cosmetics of the guestbook page. tdg benefits from having an administration module that allows you to edit and/or delete records with ease and all from within your web-browser. As all tdg pages are dynamically generated, the colour-scheme is properly applied regardless of any changes you make.