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Features:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Unique site visitor counts in these time frames: Today, Yesterday, Past 7 Days, Current Month, Current Year.<\/li>\n<li>Counts are shown in an admin dashboard widget which appears when the plugin is activated.<\/li>\n<li>The admin dashboard widget has an optional table of monthly totals for comparisons.<\/li>\n<li>The dashboard widget tells when the plugin was installed so you know when the counts on your website began.<\/li>\n<li>Use the front-end WIDGET (MC Visitor Tally) to place the tallies on website pages, sidebars, and\/or footer.<\/li>\n<li>Use the SHORTCODE [mcvt-visitor-tally] to place the tallies in sidebars, pages, and other locations on the website.<\/li>\n<li>Use any of several styles of visitor tables on your website with the shortcode and widget.<\/li>\n<li>The year-to-date count on the shortcode and widget can be turned off if you don't want to show the YTD numbers at this time.<\/li>\n<li>Visitor data more than one year old are automatically deleted from the plugin's database table, removing unneeded records.<\/li>\n<li>Counts are real people, as most bots and crawlers will not be counted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Settings and Use<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>SETTINGS LINK: Find \"MC Visitor Tally\" under \"Settings\" in the left menu. Also found under the plugin name in the list of installed plugins.<\/li>\n<li>MONTHLY COMPARISONS: Decide if you want month-to-month totals shown in the admin dashboard widget for comparisons. Also shows the total for the past 12 months.<\/li>\n<li>ONLINE TABLE STYLES: Choose a style for online tables. Experiment with this - themes and page builders display these tables very differently.<\/li>\n<li>YEAR-TO-DATE TOTALS: On the settings page, you can turn off the year-to-date counts on your website pages.<\/li>\n<li>WIDGET: Use the widget (MC Visitor Tally) to add the counter to sidebars or other widget-enabled areas of the website.<\/li>\n<li>SHORTCODE: Use the shortcode [mcvt-visitor-tally] to add the counter to any page, sidebar, or the footer.<\/li>\n<li>ON PLUGIN REMOVAL: On the settings page, you can decide not to delete the database table when removing the plugin - if you intend to re-install it later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ul>\n<li>Download and Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>The dashboard widget will automatically appear on your admin dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>The visitor counter will operate according to the timezone your website is set to, changing dates at midnight.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the settings page and set your preferences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='where%20are%20the%20settings%3F'><h3>Where are the settings?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The settings page is linked from the left vertical admin menu: \"MC Visitor Tally\" under \"Settings.\" There is also a link under the plugin name on the installed plugins list.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='what%20settings%20are%20available%20to%20me%3F'><h3>What settings are available to me?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>Decide if you want month-to-month comparisons included in your admin dashboard widget.<\/li>\n<li>Select a style of tables if you use the shortcode or widget to add the visitor counts to your website pages.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off or on the year-to-date count that shows on your website pages.<\/li>\n<li>Decide to remove, or not remove, the database table and options on removal of the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id='how%20do%20i%20use%20the%20shortcode%20to%20put%20the%20counter%20on%20website%20pages%3F'><h3>How do I use the SHORTCODE to put the counter on website pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>Add the shortcode [mcvt-visitor-tally] where you want the counter to appear on pages, footer, or sidebar widgets.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id='how%20do%20i%20use%20the%20widget%20to%20add%20the%20counter%20to%20my%20website%20pages%3F'><h3>How do I use the WIDGET to add the counter to my website pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li>The widget (MC Visitor Tally) is with the other widgets in your admin area. 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