FREE Access Counters and Trackers

SAMPLE COUNTER

SAMPLE COUNTER

Aaddzz also provides FREE access reports on pages with an Aaddzz ad space or tracker. These reports show information such as what part of the country your visitors come from, what size screen they have, and other useful information. Click to see a sample report.

If you'd like reports without displaying an ad, you can use an Aaddzz tracker to generate reports. An Aaddzz tracker can appear as one of the following small logos anywhere on your Web page:

Remember, ad spaces also generate reports, so there is no need to place a tracker on a page that already has a ad.

Once you have created your counter or tracker, you may choose to allow visitors to view your reports. If you do this, visitors that click on your counters or trackers are taken to a special reports page that contains most of the information that is contained in your private reports.

Please note that, while your counter will provide a link to your Aaddzz reports page, reports are only generated if you have an Aaddzz ad space or tracker on your page.

Use Aaddzz to add up to five counters and five trackers to your Web pages.

Installing a Counter or Tracker

1. If you do not already have an Aaddzz account, Open an Account.

2. Login to your account.

3. In the Aaddzz Table of Contents, click Manage Pages.

4. Click Create Counter or Create Tracker.

5. In the Create Counter or Create Tracker form, type the URL of the page where the counter or tracker will be displayed.

6. Select a style of counter or tracker.
   If you're selecting a counter:
   • Click Preview to see how the counter appears.

   • Select the maximum number of digits, justification, number leading zeros, and if a transparent background should be used.

7. Click Create.
   Aaddzz displays a block of HTML code that generates the counter or tracker you selected.

8. Select the HTML code, copy it, and paste it into your Web page.

   For the most accurate record of visits, place the HTML as close to the top of your page as possible. Images listed first tend to be shown first, so that if a person leaves your page before the image is requested the visit will not be recorded.

9. Click Test Page to make sure that the counter or tracker code has been pasted correctly into your page.

Counter and Tracker Support

1. Visually inspect your HTML code for any obvious problems.

2. Double-check your HTML using the Test Page feature in your Aaddzz account.

3. Also, please check our Status Page for information about the current state of the Aaddzz network. If you see details of problems on that page while you are experiencing these problems, you can be assured that our system administrators are aware of the problem and you do not need to send any further notification.

Counter Style Elements

Fonts and colors

Aaddzz provides counters in hundreds of font and color combinations. Visit the Digit Mania site to browse the various styles.

Digits

You can use as many or as few digits as you like. The counter can fill unused digits with zeros, with the background color, or with the whitespace color.

Transparency

You can set the background color of the counter to be transparent.

Note: Some fonts already have the background color marked as transparent. The illustration below shows the same counter with the preset background (black) and a transparent background.

Sample

Alignment

If you have more space in your counter than you have digits, you can align the digits to the right, left, or center. You can also add leading zeros to fill the remaining space.

Troubleshooting Counters and Trackers

Here are some points to keep in mind:

• Only fonts that are not anti-aliased (smoothed) will look good when you make the background transparent.

• The font's background color may not be the color you expect.