Title: Cannot get WordPress.com stats to work
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot get WordPress.com stats to work

 *  Resolved [Ellent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ellent/)
 * (@ellent)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-wordpresscom-stats-to-work/)
 * I installed WordPress on my server and used the Loopy Blue theme to get up and
   running. I then loaded up WordPress.com stats and entered the API key. It seemed
   to work and registered one visitor on the first day.
 * Since, nothing registers. It would appear that no one is looking at the site–
   all this in spite of the fact that at least six folks have posted comments.
 * What do I need to do to get the program to work?

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 *  [Adam Brown](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamrbrown/)
 * (@adamrbrown)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-wordpresscom-stats-to-work/#post-665849)
 * I don’t use that plugin, but here’s a thought:
 * Look in your theme’s footer.php. Right above `</body>`, make sure you see this:
 * `<?php wp_footer(); ?>`
 * Without that, plugins like wp.com stats cannot work.
 *  Thread Starter [Ellent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ellent/)
 * (@ellent)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-wordpresscom-stats-to-work/#post-666066)
 * Thanks. Added that and it did not work but I also have decided to uninstall program
   so issue resolved. Thanks for your help.
 *  [joetaxpayer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joetaxpayer/)
 * (@joetaxpayer)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-wordpresscom-stats-to-work/#post-666088)
 * I have the same issue (not working).
    I entered that line of code in the footer,
   and still not registering any hits at all. Any other thoughts on this?
 *  [joetaxpayer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joetaxpayer/)
 * (@joetaxpayer)
 * [18 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-wordpresscom-stats-to-work/#post-666091)
 * I guess I needed to be patient. The footer fix did fix it, just took a bit before
   it started showing hits. All set now.
    Thanks.
 *  [preciouswater](https://wordpress.org/support/users/preciouswater/)
 * (@preciouswater)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-wordpresscom-stats-to-work/#post-666099)
 * Stats doesn’t work for me either – and that code was already in the footer when
   I checked.
 * Apparently no one was ever looked at my blog – but they leave comments anyway!
 *  [theapparatus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theapparatus/)
 * (@theapparatus)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-wordpresscom-stats-to-work/#post-666100)
 * Some links would be helpful….
 * Check to see if you see a smily face in your footer.

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