StatCounter is a free web traffic analysis service, which provides summary stats on all your traffic and a detailed analysis of your last 500 page views. This limit can be increased by subscribing to their paid service.
To activate the StatCounter service for your WordPress site:
- Register/Login to StatCounter
- Select Add New Project from your Projects Menu
- Complete the requested details regarding your site, then click "Next"
- Click the "Configure & Install Code" button
- Select and configure the type of counter your would like
- Select "Wordpress.org (I pay for the hosting)" from the drop down list, then click "Next"
- From the generated StatCounter Code, copy the bolded sections:
'var scproject=1234567' - Your Project ID
'var scpartition=12' - Your Partition ID
'var sc_security="a1b2c3d4"' - Your Security String (Don't grab the inverted commas)
- Enter those details into the relevant fields below
- Click "Update Options"