Using the Counter Script
In order to have a counter on your
Web site, you need to use a script. EarthLink provides a script
you can use for this purpose called counter.pl. There are
several formatting options from which to choose. Since there is
only one data file that holds the value of the counter per Web
site, only one counter should be displayed per site.
| Description |
Code |
| Plain |
<img
src="http://home.earthlink.net/cgi-bin/counter.pl?"> |
| Plain + Padding (with
zeros) |
<img
src="http://home.earthlink.net/cgi-bin/counter.pl?zero"> |
| Inverse (reverse video) |
<img
src="http://home.earthlink.net/cgi-bin/counter.pl?inverse"> |
| Inverse + Padding |
<img
src="http://home.earthlink.net/cgi-bin/counter.pl?zero+inverse"> |
Simply add the corresponding code
to the type of counter you want to display on your Web site.
Example
Number of visits: <img
src="http://home.earthlink.net/cgi-bin/counter.pl">
| If the background
is black (or very dark) and the coding on the
page is correct, the counter is displaying black on
black. To overcome this, put the IMG tag for the counter
into a cell in a table with a light background. Here is a
piece of sample code: |
<!--begin sample
HTML code for Counter-in-a-Table-->
<p>
<center>
<table align="center">
<tr>
<td align="right" width=210>You are visitor number
</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" width=120>
<img
src="http://home.earthlink.net/cgi-bin/counter.pl?inverse">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
</p>
<!-- end sample HTML code for Counter-in-a-Table--> |
| Adjust the width
values (shown in red) to suit your page. |
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