StatCounter code
26/06/07 06:13
I've discovered something
about StatCounter. Putting the StatCounter code into
the theme index.html file causes the StatCounter icon
or counter to appear on every page using that theme,
but it doesn't count hits on every page - just
the first page!. I solved this by removing the
code from the index.html file, then putting into
each page using the "Override Default Settings"
"Copyright" field. Warning: If you've got your email
address in the page footer, this will also overwrite
that, so you'll have to include that in the code.
Remember - you can use html in any of these fields. They're too small to really edit or write it in the field, so I use BBEdit for that. Any text editor will do though.
Remember - you can use html in any of these fields. They're too small to really edit or write it in the field, so I use BBEdit for that. Any text editor will do though.
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Editing the index page
25/06/07 17:19
I haven't figured out all
of the ins and outs of this, but you can edit the index
page of your chosen theme. This is pretty nifty as it
allows you to put html code that will affect every page
using that theme. To do this, open the "Themes" tray
(in 3.6, that's the little button on the bottom, next
to the "Publish" button), and right-click the theme you
want to edit. If you're editing the theme you're
actually using, it's a good idea to make a copy by
selecting "Duplicate Theme" before you start mucking
around with it. Once you've made the copy, select "Show
Contents". This will open a folder in the Finder. Find
the "index.html" file and open it with your favorite
editor. I use BBEdit, but TextWrangler or any other text editor will work
just fine. From there, you can edit the theme to
your heart's content.
For most things, you're probably better off using "Site Setup" from within RapidWeaver. You can put html code into the Copyright or Email fields. That will affect all pages on the site (not just the ones using a particular theme), and it doesn't involve risky edits to the theme index page. But for those situations where you really do want to edit the theme, it's nice to know that it's possible.
For most things, you're probably better off using "Site Setup" from within RapidWeaver. You can put html code into the Copyright or Email fields. That will affect all pages on the site (not just the ones using a particular theme), and it doesn't involve risky edits to the theme index page. But for those situations where you really do want to edit the theme, it's nice to know that it's possible.
More about counters
25/06/07 06:10
Yesterday I noted that a
hit counter can be put into the sidebar of any page. To
do that, just open the Page Inspector, click the
"sidebar" icon and past the html code. Be sure that the
"HTML" button is clicked at the bottom of the sidebar
panel, and not the "Styled" button. In theory,
RapidWeaver will automagically recognize html and will
click the correct button for you, but it never hurts to
be sure.
You can also put the counter at the bottom of any page. Open the Page Inspector, click the "Plugins" icon (that's the last one) and paste the code into the "Copyright" field. You can actually put any html or plain text in there and it will appear centered at the bottom of the page. It's a pretty small field so if you're putting in more than a line of code you'll probably want to write it in BBEdit or another text/html editor, then paste it into the field.
That will get you a counter on one page, but what if you want the counter to appear in the same place on every page? For that, you'll use the "Site Update" panel instead of the "Page Inspector". If you put html into the Site Setup's Sidebar panel, it will appear on every page in the sidebar. If you put it into the Site Setup's "Copyright" field, it will appear centered at the bottom of each page. Remember that anything you have in the Page Inspector fields will override the Site Setup for that page.
You can also put the counter - or edit any html code - directly in the index.html page. I'll talk about that a bit later once I figure it out.
By the way, while I like StatCounter, a lot of people are saying good things about Google Analytics, too. If you want other offerings, there are a bajillion counters available for free. I googled "hit counters" and got 2,800,000 hits!
You can also put the counter at the bottom of any page. Open the Page Inspector, click the "Plugins" icon (that's the last one) and paste the code into the "Copyright" field. You can actually put any html or plain text in there and it will appear centered at the bottom of the page. It's a pretty small field so if you're putting in more than a line of code you'll probably want to write it in BBEdit or another text/html editor, then paste it into the field.
That will get you a counter on one page, but what if you want the counter to appear in the same place on every page? For that, you'll use the "Site Update" panel instead of the "Page Inspector". If you put html into the Site Setup's Sidebar panel, it will appear on every page in the sidebar. If you put it into the Site Setup's "Copyright" field, it will appear centered at the bottom of each page. Remember that anything you have in the Page Inspector fields will override the Site Setup for that page.
You can also put the counter - or edit any html code - directly in the index.html page. I'll talk about that a bit later once I figure it out.
By the way, while I like StatCounter, a lot of people are saying good things about Google Analytics, too. If you want other offerings, there are a bajillion counters available for free. I googled "hit counters" and got 2,800,000 hits!
Adding a counter
24/06/07 11:01
I'm accustomed to seeing
what sort of traffic is actually passing through my web
pages. I use StatCounter for that. StatCounter provides a
free service and their stats are presented in a
convenient and readable format. StatCounter provides
cut 'n' paste code that you can put into your web
site or blog. You have a choice of whether to
display the count, just the StatCounter logo, or
nothing at all, as well as whether to make the stats
public or private. You can set up a number of
different projects to track different web sites, or
just different pages or sections of your own web
site. I don't know what the upper limit is on the
free accounts, but I've got 9 projects running and
they haven't squawked. They also support IP
blocking, so you can block your own IP address from
being counted. I'm not interested in knowing how
many times I've visited my own sites!
I had already grappled with putting a counter into Blogger and Typepad. In Blogger it's easy. In Typepad, less so. I wondered what I would need to do to get a counter working in my new RapidWeaver blogs. Turns out it's easy! I just put the StatCounter code snippet into the sidebar, using RapidWeaver's page inspector tool. There are ways to put the code snippet elsewhere on the page as well, if you don't care to see it in the sidebar.
I had already grappled with putting a counter into Blogger and Typepad. In Blogger it's easy. In Typepad, less so. I wondered what I would need to do to get a counter working in my new RapidWeaver blogs. Turns out it's easy! I just put the StatCounter code snippet into the sidebar, using RapidWeaver's page inspector tool. There are ways to put the code snippet elsewhere on the page as well, if you don't care to see it in the sidebar.
MarsEdit
23/06/07 19:17
Alas, it appears that I
cannot use MarsEdit for
these blogs. MarsEdit depends on certain information
being available from the server. That information is
available from blogging sites such as Blogger and
Typepad. But it is not necessarily available from other
hosts that don't specialize in blogs.
Tant pis! I'll be doing my blogging using RapidWeaver's built-in editor or more likely, with BBEdit.
Tant pis! I'll be doing my blogging using RapidWeaver's built-in editor or more likely, with BBEdit.
Blogging in RapidWeaver
23/06/07 12:52
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How I found RapidWeaver
23/06/07 11:08
When I was trying to
figure out what to use to finally build my web site I
looked at a number of offerings. I've had Dreamweaver
for a long time. But Dreamweaver is really overkill for
someone like me. It's like shooting an ant with an
elephant gun. Besides, I wasn't interested in spending
a lot of time building really complicated sites
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