The Page Counter
A Page Counter example, by necessity a cgi service, thru an ISP Server
The number of slightly sentient life-forms that have popped into this page for a cuppa are :
So now you know !!
er ... however, page counters induce paranoia, since a low number looks naff, and it will pick up on your visits as well !!
However, this counter is linked to the main page of my web site, and shows a more accurate representation of visits.
... And the code to hide the counter was ...
<img src=http://home2.btconnect.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?sh=0|df=0185452(<-the counter number)>
Page Counter commands :
The basic end-part of the command :
>.../Count.cgi?df=countername>
also, for effect :
&ft=X ~ frame thickness = defaults to 6
&frgb=RGB ~ frame colour in R-G-B hexadecimal values
&tr=Y ~ image transparency, Yes or No
&md=X ~ number of digits to display, 5 - 10, defaults to 6
&pad=Y ~ padding between numbers, Yes or No
&dd=A ~ digit / font style, A - G, A is default
&sh=Y ~ show digits, Yes or No
&incr=Y ~ counter increment, Yes or No
&lit=X ~ displays only 'X'
&negate=Y ~ shows digit colour, Yes or No
&rotate=Y ~ rotate image, Yes or No
&DEGREES=X ~ 90, 180, 270
<...?sh=0|df=countername> ~ to hide the counter
A rotate example, using <img src="http://home2.btconnect.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=0185452&ft=5&frgb=ff0000&dd=C&rotate=y&DEGREES=90">
Giving Examples of page counters, FONT formats A -> G :
A
B
C
D
E
F
G