For all you wordpress.org users out there, we’re delighted to announce the release of our official WordPress Plug-In – this will allow you to easily install StatCounter on your wordpress.org blog and enjoy the full range of StatCounter stats!
We’ve also updated the install guide for wordpress.com to make it easier for you to add a html-only counter to your wordpress.com blog.
How do I use the StatCounter wordpress.org plug-in?
- Log into your StatCounter account.
- Click the wrench icon beside your project name.
- Click the ‘install’ code link.
- Follow the wizard and when asked for your web editor choose “wordpress.org”.
- Follow the remaining instructions and hey presto!
How do I add StatCounter to my wordpress.com blog?
- Log into your StatCounter account.
- Click the wrench icon beside your project name.
- Click the ‘install’ code link.
- Follow the wizard and when asked for your web editor choose “wordpress.com”
- Follow the remaining instructions and Bob’s your uncle!
What’s wordpress.org?
Wordpress.org is the version of wordpress that YOU host on your own server. This means you have full access to modify the blog template as you wish i.e. you can add the full StatCounter javascript code.
What’s wordpress.com?
Wordpress.com is the version of wordpress that WORDPRESS hosts on its servers. This means that access to modify the blog template is restricted according to what wordpress allows i.e. you can only install the StatCounter html-only code.
What’s a html-only counter?
Where you can’t install a full javascript counter, StatCounter offers you the option to install a html-only counter. While a html-only counter can’t offer you the same range of stats as the full code can, it does provide you with information on hits, browsers, location of visitors. You need to install the full javascript code to see referrers – the html counter can’t capture this information.
Why won’t wordpress allow javascript code?
For security reasons wordpress don’t allow you to install javascript code on blogs hosted by them i.e. wordpress.com blogs. We’re sure though that, if enough of you request the full StatCounter code on your wordpress.com blogs, then Matt & Co would be happy to oblige! We would certainly be happy to work with wordpress on this. So get emailing and don’t forget to pop back here to let us know how you get on!
PS: Thanks to Luke Stevenson for developing the first StatCounter plug-in for wordpress!
Update: Any problems installing the plugin? Let us know!
A few members had trouble installing the plugin. We believe this may have been a problem with the difference between return characters in windows and unix. If you try to download and install the plugin again it should work now. If it is still not working for you we would love to investigate the problem for you. Please send us the login details of your blog and server and a report of the problem you are experiencing.
I installed the plugin, filled out the information, but for some reason it says “ter WordPress Plugin is currently DISABLED” under the options in WordPress.org. But when I go to plugins, it says that it’s activated. ?
Plugin will work, but one issue: if I label an IP, new projects don’t take them over. Would be nice to manage those labels better!
I installed the latest version and it’s all working fine. Three cheers to the developers of the software.
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Nice plugins…
Easy to install and maintain
very nice I am your client and checking my stats everyhour brilliant, Thank you
Very good plugin.
Thanks 🙂
mooniads, u think is good to advertise here your site? 🙂 i don’t think so
That’s awesome! Another great service from Statcounter! Thanks!
nice thingy we have here… all nasty codes to trash… use the pug-in now 😀
Yes it is nice but is WordPress really better on the site? What you mean about Drupal?
Nice. 😀
I’ve always loved both StatCounter and WordPress. I’m already using StatCounter on my WordPress, though. It’s working very smoothly.
I have been visiting this site a lot lately, so i thought it is a good idea to show my appreciation with a comment.
Thanks,
Jim Mirkalami
PS: I am a single dad. 😉
This plugin is really cool. I love it. Thank you !
I installed StatCounter for my WordPress blog last night. I access the stats from work and home and I’m having problems getting StatCounter to hold my settings for Blocking Cookies. It seems as though I have to switch the blocking on EVERY time I log in to StatCounter. In the meantime my visits to the site, even for admin work, such as writing new posts, are logged as visits to the site. Is there something I am missing, I’d like to permanently block my visits from the counter if possible.
TIA
Liam
Statcounter is a very beautiful tool – be it a blog or a normal web page. I love the way it shows me page by page tracking of my website.
That’s brilliant!
I’ll surely have to try it out.
Great news!!!
I still new to use WP. i am proud to use Statcounter in my blogger. I will use WP for my other blog and absolutely use Statcounter. It’s amazing !
Very good plugin.. 🙂