Frequently Asked Questions

How to use WatchWise services?

WatchWise works by responding to specific tags that you add to your Web pages. These tags send WatchWise the information it needs to count page hits, count downloads, or keep track of hits on advertisements. Each event WatchWise records needs a unique identifier which you will need to provide. You will then be able to differentiate among events when they are listed in your "Site Statistics" report. The example tags below require you to replace the string 'report_text' with your own identifier for that event, and replace the string 'www.example.com' with your website name (URL).The 'report_text' should be reasonably short, and can include upper or lower case, but no spaces. Do not include quotes. Some examples: Main_page, sales.html, DL_file1.zip. TAG FOR TRACKING VISITORS Insert the following tag into each page you wish to monitor. <img src = "http://www.watchwise.net/cgi-watchwise/monitor.cgi?http://www.example.com:report_text" height=1 width=1> Remember to replace 'report_text' with your unique identifier. We recommend you insert this HTML tag one line after the <body> tag. FIRST ALTERNATE TAG FOR SSI If your Web site is located on a Web server that provides you with Server Side Includes (SSI), you can use a different WatchWise HTML tag which enables you to get more detailed information about where your visitors are coming from. Pages utilizing this feature must have a ".shtml" extention. If you are not sure whether your pages can use SSI, ask your service provider. For SSI, use this tag: <img src = "http://www.watchwise.net/cgi-watchwise/monitorwise.cgi?URL=http://www.example.com:report_text&LINK=" height=1 width=1> As above, replace 'report_text' with a unique identifier. SECOND ALTERNATE TAG FOR JAVASCRIPT This tag provides the same extension as First Alternate tag but by means of Javascript. Copy the following script into the page access to which you want to monitor: <script language="javascript"> document.write('<img src="http://www.watchwise.net/cgi-watchwise/monitorwise.cgi?URL=http://www.example.com:report_text&LINK=',escape(document.referrer),' " height=1 width=1>') </script><noscript> <img src="http://www.watchwise.net/cgi-watchwise/monitor.cgi?http://www.example.com:report_page" width=1 height=1></noscript> As above, replace 'report_text' with a unique identifier. TRACKING DOWNLOADED FILES Use the following tag as a link to a file you offer for downloading. WatchWise will monitor and count the downloads. <a href="http://www.watchwise.net/cgi-watchwise/downwise.cgi?http://www.example.com: report_text: URI_of_file">Link_image_or_text</a> You need to provide three parts to this tag. 1) the 'report_text', - as above 2) the 'URI_of_file'. This is full path to the file to be downloaded. If the file is called 'demo.zip' and is located in your main html directory, the 'URI_of_file' would look like this: http://www.example.com/demo.zip 3) the 'Link_image_or_text' is the standard requirement of the <a href > tag, providing the location on your page which should be clicked to initiate the download. TRACKING ADVERTISEMENT CLICKS Use the following tag as a link to an advertisement. WatchWise will monitor and count visits to that advertisement. <a href="http://www.watchwise.net/cgi-watchwise/redirect.cgi?http://www.example.com: report_text:URL_for_redirection">Link_to_image_or_text</a> You need to provide three parts to this tag. 1) the 'report_text', - as above 2) the 'URL_for_redirection', this is the full path to the page where the advertising exists; 3) the 'Link_to_image_or_text' is the standard requirement of the <a href> tag, providing the location on your page which should be clicked. DISCOVERING YOUR WEB SITE Immediately after you add the HTML tags to your pages, you will be able to discover statistics about your Web site like never before. You can access your reports in any of the following ways: 1. Manually. Point your browser to: http://www.watchwise.net/ click on the "Discover Your Web Site" icon, fill in the fields, and press the "Discover Now" button. 2. Automatically. Copy the following line and paste it to the command line of your browser: http://www.watchwise.net/cgi-watchwise/sitestat.cgi?http://www.example.com:+2:password Replace "+2" with WatchWise time zone.(Refer to the: http://www.watchwise.net/faq.shtml page if you have questions about WatchWise time zones; they are not standard). Replace "password" with your WatchWise password. Bookmark this page for subsequent visits to your "Site Statistics" report. 3. If you wish others to be able to access your statistical information, add the following HTML tag to your Web site page (we recommended you insert it one line before the closing </body> tag): <a href="http://www.watchwise.net/cgi-watchwise/sitestat.cgi?http://www.example.com:+2:password"><img src="http://www.watchwise.net/wwad.gif" alt="http://www.watchwise.net/" border=0></a> Replace "password" with your WatchWise password. Be sure to adjust your WatchWise time zone. WatchWise will generate statistical reports for your visitors from your page, in real-time.