Counter for Website

M4RKM

if a client asked me to display a hit counter on their website, i'd actually tell them that's it is outdated, and is really unneeded.

I'm the web designer, so i know web design, whereas they know everything about their business..

if they think they know better than me, so be it, but i'll make sure they're aware that it is the wrong way to do things...

M

robt_2

FreheitOverture wrote: »

Oops, what I meant to say was, use Google Analytics and then code a display thing yourself? All you need to do is get the IP of the user and store in a database. Then just make a count of all the unique IPs and display that number.

Simple really

Not really, I specifically said that this was in addition to analytics

FreheitOverture

markymoo wrote: »

if a client asked me to display a hit counter on their website, i'd actually tell them that's it is outdated, and is really unneeded.

I'm the web designer, so i know web design, whereas they know everything about their business..

if they think they know better than me, so be it, but i'll make sure they're aware that it is the wrong way to do things...

M

Very much in agreement with this. It should not be 'what the client wants the client gets' because it reflects on you, the designer, who will be seen to be using outdated and amateurish technologies.

robt_2

Wow, lots of assumptions going on here. Who decided I was a web designer just because I referred to someone as a client?

Anyway, Statscounters as recommended is pretty good. I refer you back to the very first post:

Able to show a physical hit counter graphic on the page if required

Note the bit in bold.

robt_2

FreheitOverture wrote: »

So what are you and why do you want a counter?

It has no relevance to the thread what I am or what I am not, or indeed why I want something.

Thanks to the people who gave me answers after actually reading the first post properly :rolleyes:



Edit: I see you deleted your post, however I am not deleting my quote of it.

kwikbreaks

Well after reading this I can see that you don't need any assistance on how to make rude and sarcastic replies to people who were only trying to help.

robt_2

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Well after reading this I can see that you don't need any assistance on how to make rude and sarcastic replies to people who were only trying to help.

I thanked people who offered suggestions, rather than people who ignored my original post and then told me I was in the wrong. Nothing wrong with that