Adding your first website

Adding a site is the step right after sign-up. It generates the tracking code you'll install on your site.

Steps

1. From your dashboard, click Add Site in the left sidebar (or visit /dashboard/add-site.php).
2. Enter your domain (e.g. example.com — no http://, no path). One site = one domain.
3. Optionally give it a friendly site name (shown on the dashboard).
4. Click Add Site. We generate a unique 16-character tracking code immediately.

What you get back

A tracking snippet that looks like this:

<!-- HitCounters.com -->
<script async src="https://hitcounters.com/api/tracker.js?code=YOUR16CHARCODE"></script>

Next steps

1. Install the snippet on your site.
2. Verify that we can see it.
3. (Optional) Set up goals to track conversions.

About domain ownership

HitCounters doesn't verify domain ownership at signup — you can add any domain. We do verify the tracking code is installed (via the Verify step), which serves the same purpose: only the actual site owner can complete that step.

Subdomains, www, and HTTPS

• www vs. naked: doesn't matter. The tracker normalizes to the apex domain. Add either way.
• Subdomains: add as separate sites if you want separate dashboards (e.g. blog.example.com + shop.example.com). Or add the same tracking code to both subdomains and they'll merge in one dashboard.
• HTTPS: our tracker is HTTPS-only. If your site is HTTP, the tracker won't load. Get a free TLS cert from Let's Encrypt or Cloudflare.

Free vs paid sites

Every new site starts on the Free tier. You can have up to 3 free sites without a payment method. To add a 4th free site, just add a payment method (you won't be charged).

Paid plans are per-site, not per-account — you only pay for the sites that need higher log limits or premium features.