Statcounter for New Blogger. ~ Dummies Guide to Google Blogger Beta

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Statcounter is a free web tracker, highly configurable hit counter with real-time detailed web stats. Insert a simple piece of our code on your web page and you will be able to analyse and monitor all the visitors to your website in real-time!

This post describes how to modify the statcounter code so that it works in the New Blogger layouts templates.......

GET STATCOUNTER CODE

Go to the statcounter site. Register and click on Add New Project. Follow all the steps by adding your blog url until you come to "Do you use a web page editor?" Check Radio button No, I want the default install guide. Click Next button and you will get the code. Copy and paste this into a Notepad file.

MODIFYING STATCOUNTER CODE

Open the Notepad file containing the statcounter code. In the second part of the code there is a img src tag which looks like the code below :

In the above code replace every occurrence of "&" with "& a m p ;" without the quotes and without the spaces.

Also at the end of the code add a space and a closing backward slash like this :

.....alt="cool hit counter" border="0" />

Save this code.

PASTING CODE IN BLOGGER LAYOUTS TEMPLATE

Copy all the code you have saved after modification. Login to Dashboard of Blogger and click on Layouts link next to the blog you want to add the code to. Then click on Edit Html subtab of Template tab. First backup template to PC using the Download Full Teplate link provided.

Scroll down in Edit Template text box till you come to the end. Paste the modified statcounter code just above the </body> tag. save Template. Refresh Cache and View Blog.

See the extreme foot of this page for my working statcounter.

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8 comments:

spavel said...: You say:

"add a space and a closing backward slash like this :

.....alt="cool hit counter" border="0" />"

Isn't / a slash and \ a backward slash or backslash? I see this commonly around blogging and figure everyone must use Windows and think backwards.

Tom; 6/11/2007 8:17 PM
BJ_Art said...: I have tried this several times and the stat counter does not show up on my page. The img code that I got does not read the same-there are no & signs. I tried to paste it as is but it doesn't show.
Darn...these things are frustrating...; 7/24/2007 7:47 PM
vin said...: bj_art,

When adding the code choose the preference at the statcounter site whether to show or hide the counter.; 7/25/2007 8:50 AM
berale said...: Hi. I tried installing a counter on my blog (not this particular one, another free one I found in my online travels) but found that every time I viewed my own blog, it counted this as a visit, so I ended up deleting the link as it was useless to me. I wonder if you know if the counter you are recommending behaves in the same way, or if it is able to distinguish the owner of the blog and not count their own visits.; 8/30/2007 7:51 PM
vin said...: Berale,

Statcounter has this feature and you can activate it during the customization of your code before putting it in template.; 8/31/2007 3:50 AM
Ab said...: you said: Statcounter has this feature and you can activate it during the customization of your code before putting it in template.

I ask: ok...i see i can ignore a given IP address...but this will work only if you can rely upon a static IP...it won't work if my IP is dinamic, I am correct?

Thanks in advance; 12/23/2007 4:22 PM
Vin said...: Ab,

Login at statcounter.com and go to My Projects and click the 'Blocking Cookie' link under it.

A blocking cookie is stored in your browser to prevent your own visits to your websites from being logged by StatCounter - this ensures that your sites' stats are not skewed by your own visits.; 12/24/2007 8:21 PM
Anonymous said...: I've found that GoStats is a much better alternative. There are much fewer data limits - and a better overall feature set. :); 1/29/2008 6:15 AM