Counter
Overview
The Counter
option allows you to set up a hit counter on your website, which lets you
determine how many times the web page on which the counter resides has been
visited. This counter is displayed on the web page and can be viewed in
various counter styles. Additionally, you can start the counter at any
number you set, and it will count hits and add them to that number.
Contents:
How
To Verify the Counter has been Installed on Your Website
Setting Up the Counter
Adjusting Your Counter
Verify
Counter Installation
Before performing any work with the counter on your website, first verify
that it has been installed.
How
To Verify the Counter has been Installed on Your Website:
From your hosting account
Control Panel (yourdomain.com/menu), select the Counter icon. 
The
Counter Manager displays.
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Select
the Verify Install button. A message appears indicating that
the counter utility has been installed for your domain.
Setting
up the counter
Instructions
for setting up the counter on your website are available from the Counter
Manager. To actually set up the counter on your website, follow the directions
that are provided from the hosting account Control Panel.
How
To View Counter Setup Directions
From the hosting account
Control Panel, select the Counter icon. The Counter Manager displays.
Select
the View Directions button. The Counter Setup Directions display.
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The complete
directions are not shown in this section. However, the following is
a list of topics covered by the setup directions: How do I set up a
counter? How do I change the appearance of my counter? Change the digit
style. Change the border of the counter. What if I want to use more
than one counter? Additionally, you can find complete documentation
maintained by the author of the Counter program at http://www.muquit.com/muquit/software/Count/Count_FAQ.html.
Adjusting
Your Counter
Once your
counter is installed and set up, you can adjust the number that is displayed
in your counter to any number you set.
Warning:
· You cannot adjust your counter if it has not been installed and properly
set up.
From the hosting account
Control Panel, select the Counter icon. The Counter Manager displays.
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Select
the Adjust Counter button. The How Do I Adjust My Counter
page displays.
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This page
offers step-by-step instructions for adjusting the counter display number.
From the
drop-down list in field 1, select the file which contains the
counter you would like to change. In field 2, type the number
that you would like your counter to show.
Note:
The next time you view your the counter on your web page, it will be one
digit higher than what you specify here. For instance, if you choose
1000, when you return to the counter page, the counter will read 1001.
1.
Select
the Submit button to continue. A page displays indicating that the counter
adjustment was successful.
You can
now return to the page on which the counter resides to view the adjustment.
As indicated on the screen above, if you are using Netscape, you need
to hold down your shift key and simultaneously click on the Reload button
for the change to take place.
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