StatCounter provides free customisable hit counters, visitor tracking and website stats for iWeb

1. Sign up for a free account at StatCounter and follow the 'Install Code' wizard to generate your StatCounter code.
2. When prompted, make sure to choose iWeb as your Blog/Web Page Editor from the drop down list.
3. Copy the StatCounter code.
4. Open iWeb.
5. Click "Show Media".
   
   
   
   
6. Click "Widgets".
   
   
   
   
7. Click the "HTML Snippet" icon.
   
   
   
   
8. Drag and drop the icon into the position on your page where you want to locate your StatCounter. When you drop the icon on your page, a text box will appear.
   
   
   
   
9. Paste the StatCounter code into the text box. Click apply.
   
   
   
   
10. Now you can close the text box by clicking the x button at the top left corner and that's it!

Your StatCounter will now begin recording visitor information and, if you chose the visible option, your counter will be visible on your iWeb page! (The image below shows a sample StatCounter.)

ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATION METHOD

Jeremy from apptorial.com, an online database of mac video tutorials has told us about an alternative way to install StatCounter on an iWeb site. This method requires the use of the iWeb SEO Tool by Rage Software but may prove to be an easier way of installing StatCounter on iWeb, especially for larger sites.

(Note that StatCounter is not responsible for the content/quality of third party sites and we offer no warranties regarding same.)

We are very interested in feedback from our members regarding the different iWeb installation methods for StatCounter - so please feel free to let us know what you think!

Here are the alternative installation instructions:

• Ensure that you have downloaded and installed the iWeb SEO Tool by Rage Software - now copy your StatCounter code.
  
  
  
  
• Open the iWeb SEO Tool.
• Open your iWeb site by clicking on the "Open Website" button and selecting the appropriate folder from your hard drive.
  
  
  
  
• Note that if you are opening your site directly from your iDisk (and not from your hard drive), then you must disable iDisk Sync - change it to "Off". The iWeb SEO tool will NOT function correctly if iDisk Sync is "On". When your site is loaded into the iWeb SEO Tool, you will see a list of all the files from your site on the left hand side of the interface.
• Under "Site Settings" (1), paste the StatCounter code into the "Analytics code" box (2) and press "Apply to Entire Site" button (3).
  
  
  
  
• Click the "Publish" button in the top right hand corner and enter the appropriate FTP or MobileMe details and that's it!