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Hit Counter

tweeker — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:14:12 GMT

Can anybody tell me how to add a hit counter using EasySite Pro?

Re: Hit Counter

markp — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:44:05 GMT

Hi Tweeker,

if you go to Where can I find the EasySiteWizard Pro user guide? this takes you to the page to download the user guide for easy site wizard.

Something else you can look at is the statistics in the website center through our website. Once in the website center click on statistics then click on web stats, then create a report, then show report. And this link explains how to read this report. Webalyzer explanation: How To use Webalyzer

Hope this is of help.

Re: Hit Counter

JohnE — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:52:34 GMT

Thanks for that, markp, I belive that the section in the user guide is:

8.16 Adding a widget to your page

Also, thanks for the link about Webalyzer. It's worth knowing that support provided by the Helpdesk is confined to simply making sure it works.

Re: Hit Counter

tweeker — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:56:24 GMT

Thanks for trying to help.

In EasySite Wizzard Pro under the Wiedget tab I only have two items listed, Google Map and Bt Trader.

As to the User Guide, it does go anywhere near explaining anything beyond the very basic and it certainly does mention anything about Hit Counters.

Re: Hit Counter

JohnE — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:33:24 GMT

Tweeker, please see this thread:

Web Counters

It may help. Easy Site Wizard does allow you to insert your own code. We provide two scripts for this, in the Plug In Scripts section of Site Buiilders. Using these will provide some code for you to insert into your website.

Re: Hit Counter

tweeker — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:07:30 GMT

Thank You JohnE,

I see why that might help me, but on my screen under the Site Builders tab I only have 3 items:

Easy Site Wizzard, Easy Site Wizzard Pro and Photo Album. I cannot find Plugins anywhere.

Re: Hit Counter

JohnE — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:37:18 GMT

Tweeker, in Easysitewiz Pro, can you click the third icon from the right in the toolbox? This should show a dropdown menu with Visitor Counter as a selection.

Re: Hit Counter

tweeker — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:17:44 GMT

JohnE,

Thanks for staying with me on this issue.

I cannot see a toolbox icon.

The 3rd from the right icon has ABC with a tick mark on it. This is only available whe I'm editing a text field.

2nd from the right I have an icon with a hammer on it. This normally means a toolbox but when I hover over this icon it shows "Create Web Form". When I click on this it goes into the webform creation procedure. This button does not have a dropdown list.

Re: Hit Counter

JohnE — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:53:28 GMT

There is an Icon on your toolbar with a Star on it, that's the one you want.

Re: Hit Counter

tweeker — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:59:34 GMT

Hi JohnE,

That one only lists 2 items, Google Map and BT Trader. Its in one of my earlier messages.

Re: Hit Counter

JohnE — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:31:17 GMT

In that case, it seems likely you are using the Free Webspace. You'd have to source your own counter script and insert the code manually.

Re: Hit Counter

tweeker — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:29:32 GMT

Thanks JohnE,

I am using the free webspace. However, If I had chosen the EasySite Wizzard instead of the Pro version i would have had the counter available to me under SiteSparks. Under normal circumstances I would have expected to get more out of the Pro version and that is why I opted for it. This is a usual BT situation reminding me of why I left them in the past.

I think BT should give me an answer why the hit counter is available in one version of EasySiteWizzard and not in the other.

Re: Hit Counter

Fiona — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:37:39 GMT

Hi Tweeker,

Can you please confirm if you are using the Easysite Wizard to create your free webspace provided by BT Business, or if you are using the paid for webhosting such as the starter webhosting or advanced webhosting, and as such the enhanced webhosting features.

Kind Regards

Fiona

BT Business Forum Moderator

Re: Hit Counter

tweeker — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:55:37 GMT

Fiona,

Obviously you have not read all the messages.

I am using the free webspace with EasySiteWizzard pro. And the hit counter is not available.

If I have used just the EasySiteWizzard (not pro) I could have had the hit counter.

Summarising this, with the latter, this feature is included but with the pro version I have to upgrade at a cost to get this feature. Seems stupid, sounds stupid but thats what it is.

Re: Hit Counter

JohnE — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:51:01 GMT

I am sorry for this, Tweeker. The cut-down version of EasysiteWizard Pro was made available as a "courtesy" to all our customers, albeit in a cut-down manner. Obviously, you would need to upgrade in order to have access to all of the features.

There is no reason why you can't use a "3rd" party script, you can insert page code in EasySiteWizard pro. There are many easily available scripts, some very easy to use and some more advanced.

Re: Hit Counter

tweeker — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:13:27 GMT

Thanks for your help JohnE,

I know its not your fault.

Yesterday I upgraded my package, what a difference.

Now I have major problems.

Lost three weeks work because I have to start all over again.

Brilliant!

The url links that worked before now they don't on the new domain.

i.e. a link that works with a text field does not with an image.

Have to find an answer to that befor I can get stuck into rebuilding.

Regards.

Re: Hit Counter

JohnE — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:26:19 GMT

Tweeker, if you can let me have the domain name via a private message with a brief outline as to what you wish to do, I'll take a look and see if we can find a solution that causes the least inconvenience.

Re: Hit Counter

dave — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:04:26 GMT

It's not that it's cut down but rathert the free webspace is still running on version 7 of EasySiteWizard Pro whereas the paid for webspace runs on the newer version 8 which was released a few months ago.

Version 7 did not contain the Hit Counter function.

Unfortunately i am not sure when/if BT is planning to roll out version 8 to the free webspace.