Hi

I copied this script from a-counters dot com free download and it allows my site to count visits and it also gives visitors the opportunity to send an email to friends recommending the site.

I'm a little concerned that:

1. The script will do stuff I don't want. spy, sabotage, get me banned from google search results etc.

2. How will search spiders view the java script? I heard somewhere the google search spider doesn't like reading java.

3. The info. page that gives details of my visitors also displays 'recommended sites' that all seem to be porn sites (my site is not porn nor risque in any way)

Your comments would be very helpful.

<a href=http://www.a-counters.com/estadisticas1060000003.htm>

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">

<!--

document.write("<img src=\"http://www.a-counters.com/cgi-bin/contador.cgi?ID=1060000003");

document.write("&referer=");

document.write(escape(document.referrer));

document.write("\" border=0 alt=\"Statistics\">");

// -->

</script><noscript><img src=http://www.a-counters.com/cgi-bin/contador.cgi?ID=1060000003 border=0 alt="Statistcs"></noscript></a>

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">

<!--

function AbreVentana() {

window.open("http://www.a-counters.com/formemail.php3?ID=1060000003","","toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizabl'>http://www.a-counters.com/formemail.php3?ID=1060000003","","toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizabl

=0,width=268,height=250");

}

document.write("<a HREF='java script:AbreVentana()'>Advise this page to a friend</a>");

// -->

</script>

<noscript>

<a HREF="http://www.a-counters.com/formemail.php3?ID=1060000003" target=_blank>Advise this page to a friend</a>

</noscript>

All what it does it tell "www.a-counters.com" the last place you visited before visiting your site - this is retrived from the "document.referrer" property. Not sure if this is against the rules in Google's eyes. Can't see why it would be though.

The second bit of the code simply produces a popup window when the function is called. Again, pretty harmless stuff.

Spiders read javascript, but unlike your browser, they don't execute it - no reason for them to.

the java script itself will not affect google or spiders, they will just ignore it. If u think yr visitors are being directed to porn sites, do u think u should just continue using it??

there r millions of other, free web counters u can use, that will guarantee no spyware etc.

I find statcounter.com provides a good invisible counter for websites, and theres a lot of extra information gathered with that as well, all pretty useful if you know how to interpret it.

I find statcounter.com provides a good invisible counter for websites, and theres a lot of extra information gathered with that as well, all pretty useful if you know how to interpret it.

I also find statcounter good and easy to install.

http://my.statcounter.com/register.php

I have now changed the counter to statcounter.com

many thanks for your responses.