Count+Stat Remote
The referer script is finished. Only it isn't just a referer script anymore. And to represent that, it has become heir of the name that I gave my first published CGI script. Count+Stat is hopelessly outdated these days, so bring on Count+Stat Remote!
Here's what this puppy can do:- Show a list of referers.
- Adjustable minimum to display (one referral, two referrals, etc.)
- Adjust whether the information just comes out as one referer per line or as a nicely formatted HTML list.
- Choose whether to show non-referred hits in the list or not.
- Hide referrals coming from your own page and/or site.
- Keep a separate count and list of referrals for each page or unify all of the information on a per-domain basis.
- Show a text counter of hits and visits.
- Show both at once.
- Be an almost invisible little box that just tracks the stats for your private perusal.
- Turn all of this information into an interesting statistics page.
- And even more… This is the kitchen sink of referer list tools.
Thoughts? Problems? Successes? Please post 'em below. If you have suggestions for improvements I will try to implement them if they are feasible within my time limitations.
Update: I forgot to mention that you can find a sample of the script in action at the bottom of my blog pages. I have it set to show two days worth of referrals formatted as a list, without self-referrals, with non-referred hits, a two-referral minimum and the counter.
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I have implemented this on WIT?!?!? I’ll let you know what I think.
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I had a referrer script once upon a time, but got rid of it because it gave inflated numbers of referrals. What do I do to get yours?
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Douglas, click the Count+Stat Remote link in the above entry. All the directions.
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I’m not for sure if it is working. I says I have only one hit and one visit. I have been there on more than one computer. Or maybe I am not a popular as I thought:(
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I can’t wait for it to be installed on my blog.
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I removed the referer system from my blog because I was getting numerious hits from adult sites and I did not want them showing on my blog.
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Can I change the settings so that it gives the name of the site instead of the URL?
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It has been working well until just recently, when a message box appears with a red circle with an x in it saying “A Runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to debug? Line: 1 Error: Unterminated String Constant. Help!
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Hmm no visitors now. Whaz up?
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As far as multiple computers, it tracks by IP address, so if it is on the same connection (i.e. DSL, etc.) it won’t count as multiple visits.
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Hi Douglas, I just looked on your site and things look good. When I clicked over it showed this page as a referer too. Are you still having problems?
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I took it down. I will put it back up.
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Timothy. My stats seemed to have reset myself. Does it do that when it gets over 1,000?