Adding a Counter

Adding a counter to your page is as easy as tweaking a line of code, copying that code, and pasting it into your page.

Here is the code for the above counter.

You can edit the code right in this text area, copy it, and then paste the code in your page in Dreamweaver.

Here are the things you need to change:

• Where my name (kalmbach) appears (after the $), substitute your ULID.
• Next, after the slash, is the name of the counter (which here is imaginatively named counter), substitute any one word name. You might want to use the name of the file, but stick to one word.
• "Width=6" means it will use six digits. If you expect more than a million hits, you can change this up to 8 digits, but you will also need to change the width of the graphic (each number is 15 pixels wide).

Make your changes, highlight the text, copy it, and paste it anywhere on your page. In Dreamweaver, the counter will appear to be a broken image, but when you preview the page, the counter will work fine.

Keep reloading your page to boost your count.

Problems? Contact kalmbach@ilstu.edu