Tracking downloads? Links other than html pages? PDFs, etc

[AmeliePoulain]

Hi all-

I'm curious as to whether or not statcounter or any other free service out there has the ability to track stats for links to PDF downloads, links on any given page of mine to outside html pages, etc. The idea is that one has an HTML page with various links and wants to track the usage statistic of these individual links without having to create separate pages to monitor each link.

Any suggestions?

-Amelie

[webado]

Statcounter has no such ability now. Perhaps the advanced one.

You may be able to consuilt your webhosting server logs.

Or you'll have to use scripts to intercept links.

[mowog]

Using StatCounter, I want to know how often people view embedded QuickTime VR (QTVR) content. By embedding each QTVR on its own HTML page with StatCounter code, I can estimate the number; however, if I want to know how many people actually interacted with the QTVR panorama movie, things get harder.

One way to do so might be to:

1) write a JavaScript that uses onMouseClick (or something similar) to tell me whether someone is clicking inside the QTVR's coordinates (or perhaps an embedded Java panorama viewer applet?)
2) if so, then the script causes a window with StatCounter code to open, thus registering a hit.

Am I right?

If I am indeed right, visitors who have "block pop-up windows" selected would thwart my above plan, correct?

[webado]

Old thread.

Solutions already available in 2 stickies at the top of the help forum.