How to Add a Counter to a Blog

A blog counter (also known as a hit counter) displays the number of times that your blog has been visited. You can add a counter to a blog not just as a visual element but also to count hits for measuring the blog's popularity. There are many websites that allow you to create counters and provide the HTML code that can then be used to add the counter to your blog.

Method 1 of 3: Free Easy Counters

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   Open the Free Easy Counters website.
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   Put a dot next to the style of counter that you want to add to your blog.
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   Provide the URL of the page where you are going to add the counter.
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   Indicate what number you want the counting to start at (the default number is 0 but you can change it if you wish).
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   Select the number of digits that you want displayed by the counter.
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   Choose whether you want to count page views (how many times a page is viewed) or unique visitors (the number of different visitors who come to your website).
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   Notify Free Easy Counters if your website contains profanity by selecting "Yes." Otherwise you can select "No."
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   Press the button that says "Click Here To Get Your Counter Code Now." You will get the HTML code for the counter that you have created.
   
   

Method 2 of 3: Simple Hit Counter (SHC)

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   Go to the SHC website to start creating your counter.
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   Type in the number you want to start counting from.
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   Mark a dot next to the color you want the numbers displayed in.
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   Pick the color that you want to use as the counter background.
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   Hit the "Preview Counter" button to see what the counter will look like.
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   Click on the "Get Counter Code" to get the HTML code for the counter.
   
   

Method 3 of 3: Adding the Counter to Your Blog

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   Open the HTML file for your blog homepage (you can use Dreamweaver or any other interface that allows you to edit the blog HTML).
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   Copy the code that you had received from the website that you used to create your blog counter.
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   Paste the counter's HTML code in the area where you want it to be displayed within your blog's homepage HTML.
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   Save your changes and publish the new homepage online to replace the old one. You should see the counter added to your blog.