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benpollinger

benpollinger

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Oct 4, 2002
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Hello all,

I have a web counter called from jellycounter.com, using a line of JS in the <body>:

Code: 
<script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot; src=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.jellycounter.com/thenew/c/c.html?id=41399&quot;></script>[/URL]

This delays the loading of the page by about 5 seconds, which is annoying.

Is it possible to load the page first, then let the counter load once the main body is displayed?

Regards,
Ben

PS. For reference, the page is:
 
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Just move the <script> that you posted to the bottom of the page, right before the </body>.

Rick
 
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Thanks Rick, I just tried that but it made no real difference. As before, the page <title> and background colour loads immediately, then there's about 5 seconds before the rest of the page appears, including the counter graphics.

Any other suggestions?

cheers,
Ben
 
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Hi mate,

Simple answer but you might not like it.

Remove the counter, or get another one that uses a faster server.

Why don't you use a script on your own server rather than an external one?

Hope this helps Wullie

sales@freshlookdesign.co.uk

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Hello wullie,

Thanks for the suggestions. I had a counter at darkcounter.com but their server crashed and may never return. A shame because it worked very well.

I am using free webspace that doesn't permit scripts - just has a basic mailform.

I have been looking round for other free counters that let me just have numbers (rather than a big graphic advertising the counter site) but not many fitting that bill.

Regards,
Ben
 
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Hi, and thanks for the replies.

I first tried playing with defer=&quot;true&quot;, which let the page load but once the external JS completed, I was left with a blank screen.

I've now put the <script> at the very end as suggested, and all is well. It seems it has to be outside the table I was using for formatting.

Thanks again for your help!

Regards,
Ben
 
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