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== How Can I track website visitors? ==
== How Can I track website visitors? ==


Most hosting providers include this feature with their accounts, so check with your provider first, but here are some options for managing logs of website visitors.
Most hosting providers include this feature with their accounts, so check with your provider first.


There are also many "third-party" options for managing logs of website visitors.
But note that if you use a third-party service, you are giving that service access to information about who visits your site and how, which may be a concern depending on the privacy practices of that third party. See, e.g., [[Wikipedia:web bug|web bug]] for some related issues and implications.


* [http://www.sitecounter.com SiteCounter]
* [http://www.sitecounter.com SiteCounter]

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How Can I track website visitors?

Most hosting providers include this feature with their accounts, so check with your provider first.

There are also many "third-party" options for managing logs of website visitors. But note that if you use a third-party service, you are giving that service access to information about who visits your site and how, which may be a concern depending on the privacy practices of that third party. See, e.g., web bug for some related issues and implications.