Thread: Adding 3rd party counter to Blue Voda page

My domain name is recipesdietsandmore.com. I added a Javascript to my page for a counter from Stat-Tracker. Here is the code, which I entered in a "script" element box:

<!-- Start of StatCounter Code -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var sc_project=2950750;
var sc_invisible=0;
var sc_partition=26;
var sc_security="424c0f0d";
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="<A href="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js"></script><noscript><div">http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js"></script><noscript><div class="statcounter"><a class="statcounter" href="<A href="http://www.statcounter.com/"><img">http://www.statcounter.com/"><img class="statcounter" src="http://c27.statcounter.com/2950750/0/424c0f0d/0/" alt="free hit counter" /></a></div></noscript>
<!-- End of StatCounter Code -->

In preview mode, the counter works fine, but Internet Explorer pops up one of those warnings about "protecting" my computer by preventing this page from running Active-X scripts. If I click on that warning and tell it to "allow blocked content", my perfectly good counter changes to this error message:

Code corrupted. Insert fresh copy. -->

And when I publish the page, what shows up instead of my counter is that error message. I know it probably has something to do with Internet Explorers attempts to "protect" me (and I DO wish Explorer wouldn't try to be so "helpful", as it usually ends up only being a nuisance!)

I've entered all my domain names under "internet options" as "trusted sites". Explorer simply ignores that. I tried changing the security options to stop it from trying to block Active-X scripts and it got hysterical about "you have changed your security settings! Your computer is at risk!" and became such a nuisance that I had to put the settings back just to shut it up."

Does anybody have any idea how I can prevent Explorer from trashing my counter script, or whatever is happening, so that my counter will work and I won't get that error message showing up on my published web pages?

Thanks,
Basketseller

You don't need to put it in a javascript box - just put it in either an html box - or open the home pages html (right click on the page, click for html and add it to the body of the page.)

I hope you aren't putting a visible counter on the site - it's unprofessional for a professional site - but statcounter has excellent stats if that's what you're using it for :)

Invisible counters - but I have to have them on the pages to get the stats. Thanks for the help!
Basketseller

Originally Posted by Basketseller

Invisible counters - but I have to have them on the pages to get the stats. Thanks for the help!
Basketseller

No you don't! Putting a stat counter on your site is tacky, unprofessional and will give you 100% INACCURATE readings. Visable or not.

Go to your control panel where you will find one of the best stat programs already built into your account called Awstats.

Use stat counter - they have an invisible option - you find your stats ON THEIR SITE.

You also have the stats Ramsey has mentioned. Personally I use both - they show different things.

What I'm saying you don't want is the counter to show how many visitors to the site showing on the page :)