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Special
installation instructions
You need to paste
the code into your html page(s) to start tracking
visitors.
Here's how:
First, you need to
edit the code in the Special Upgrade.txt file included
in this zip file.
Open the file in a text editor and replace all four
instances of - PUT-YOUR-USER-NAME-HERE - with your
actual account name in the code. It is important
to get all four; otherwise your hit counter will
not work.
Example
If you user name at free-hit-counters is johndoe.
You would change the code as below.
src="http://www.free-hit-counters.com/counter.php?a=PUT-YOUR-USER-NAME-HERE">
To
src="http://www.free-hit-counters.com/counter.php?a=johndoe">
Make sure you change
all four lines with PUT-YOUR-USER-NAME-HERE, and
replace it with your user name.
Now the code is ready
to paste into your web page(s)
You will need access to a page on which you can
make changes to the "source code" of the
page.
Using an Html editor.
You'll need to COPY the code to your computer's
clipboard.
Highlight all the lines of the edited code with
your mouse by clicking and dragging your mouse cursor
over the text of the code. (Make sure you highlight
only the code, and not any other text, which may
be
included on the page.)
Once you've highlighted the code, go to "Edit"
then "Copy" (or just type "c"
while holding down the "ctrl" key).
Now you are ready to paste the code into your web
page document.
How to do this exactly will vary depending on how
you are able to make changes to your web pages.
If you normally make changes in an HTML editing
program such as Netscape Composer or FrontPage and
then FTP your pages to the net, go to your HTML
editor and open the "source code" of your
page (how to do this will vary depending on the
HTML editor you are using - you will need to find
some option that allows you to edit the source code).
Place your cursor where you want the banner code
to appear on your page (it is best to paste the
code somewhere between the tag, which is near the
top of the document, and the tag, which is near
the bottom of the document).
Go to "Edit" then "Paste". (or
just type "v" while holding down the "ctrl"
key).
The code should now be inserted into your document.
Save the file, then upload it to the internet and
test it.
Using an online interface
If you make changes to your pages through an online
interface instead of opening your HTML editor, login
to your web hosting account and find an option to
edit the source code of the page in which you want
to install the code.
Then, place your cursor where you want the Free-Hit-Counter
code to appear on your page (it is best to paste
the code somewhere between the tag, which is near
the top of the document, and the tag, which is
near the bottom of the document. just make sure
to paste the Free-Hit-Counters.com code between
the <Body> and </Body> tags).
Go to "Edit" then "Paste". (or
just type "v" while holding down the "ctrl"
key). The code should now be inserted into your
document.
Now Save the file. (Since there are many sites that
offer web sites you can edit via the web, each with
its own method of allowing its users to edit their
pages, it is impossible to give instructions for
each and every one. Please check with your web site
provider to see if more detailed instructions are
available on making changes to your web pages.)
If you are having
trouble getting the code to appear properly or if
your page looks messed up after you've pasted the
code, it could be because you're placing the code
in an area of the source code
where it won't work (like between two table cells
for example). Try placing the code just before the
tag (towards end of document) or just after the
tag (towards the beginning of the document). This
should place the code either at the very bottom
of the page or the very top of the page depending
on which option you choose.
If you have problems this please view the support
pages at www.free-hit-counters.com/support.htm we
can install the code for a fee at http://free-hit-counters.com/sales.htm
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