Blogger / Blogspot Install Guide

Statcounter provides customisable hit counters , visitor tracking, web analytics and website stats for Blogger / Blogspot.

Blogger / Blogspot

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These instructions will be repeated after you've created an account and added your first project.
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Copy the StatCounter code.
Login to your blogger account (opens in new window).
Click Layout in left menu
Click the "Add a Gadget" link where you want to add the code (at the bottom is best)
Scroll down and click the plus next to "HTML/JavaScript" in the popup window
Enter 'StatCounter' in the title box.
Paste the code in the content box.
Click 'save'.
Click save icon on bottom right

At this point statcounter is now on the blog. The directions below are to ensure mobile devices are tracked too. This is optional
Click Theme in the left menu.
Click the drop down arrow next to customize button
Click edit html in the drop down menu
Search for 'StatCounter' in the code
Add mobile='yes' before 'StatCounter'.
Click save icon on upper right. After that click back arrow on upper left next to blogger icon.
Click the down down arrow again but this time pick mobile settings in pop up menu
Click the drop down arrow to the right of where it says "Chose mobile theme"
Scroll to the bottom and pick 'Custom' from the list then click save.

StatCounter is now active on your blog and will immediately begin recording visitor information.

These instructions have been compiled and verified: Oct 2020

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