How one image can count
The mechanism behind a visible web counter operates on a fundamental principle of internet communication: the request and the response. Every time a web page loads, the browser reads the…
The counter and the dark page
The widespread adoption of dark display modes across operating systems and web browsers has fundamentally changed how external graphics must be evaluated and selected. A highly significant…
Evaluate a campaign with a UTM link
A marked campaign link distinguishes traffic from a newsletter, a social post or another distribution channel. Stats4U summarizes valid campaign labels with daily visitor counts and goals.…
Measure form success instead of button clicks
Clicking a submit button, submitting a form and completing its processing are different events. A validation error, failed request or server rejection can follow a click. Stats4U provides…
Connect a counter and find its management link
My counters brings access to several owned counters into one browser session. It does not create a new counter or merge visitor identities across websites. Adding a counter requires its…
Create and interpret a conversion funnel
A funnel answers whether steps happen in order during a measured visit. It is not a chart assembled from unrelated page totals. Stats4U keeps short-lived progress for defined funnels and…
Find integration errors without changing statistics
Measurement debugger checks whether a proposed event would be accepted for an owned counter. It does not send a normal event or increase visitor, goal, event or revenue totals. This makes…
Share private statistics with a revocable reading link
A management link gives access to counter settings and should stay with the owner. When another person only needs to read private statistics, create a separate reading link. Stats4U gives…
Install a counter without shifting the layout
A counter arriving after the text can move nearby content if the page has not reserved space for it. The installation should preserve the generated dimensions, fit the container and avoid…
Where to place a counter and its tracking code
A visible counter and the code that measures visits serve different purposes. The graphic can sit quietly in the footer. Measurement must run on every page intended to appear in the…
When a consent banner is actually required
The proliferation of consent dialogs across the internet has created significant confusion regarding their actual legal necessity. Many website operators logically assume that any form of…
Move a website while keeping the same counter and history
A move to another host or domain does not require a new Stats4U counter. The counter number connects new measurements to the existing history. A reliable move preserves that number, the…