Title: Problem with WordPress stats
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Problem with WordPress stats

 *  [thingsmomslike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thingsmomslike/)
 * (@thingsmomslike)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/)
 * I have a self-hosted WordPress blog. When I had my site hosted at WP.com, I had
   that handy-dandy stats graph at the bottom. When the web designer moved me to
   self-hosting, I lost that. I’ve tried various other programs and none of them
   do that same thing. I installed the WordPress.com stat plug in and I am getting
   that red error asking me to put in my API. I did and it says that it’s valid,
   but that red thing doesn’t go away and I am not sure where to access my stats.
   Anyone?

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 *  [thesurvivalmom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesurvivalmom/)
 * (@thesurvivalmom)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117200)
 * If you figure this out, will you let me know the solution? I have posted this
   question before w/ no answer. I also self-host but have never had the plug-in
   work. I’ve entered the API, get no red error message, but STILL no stats! I’d
   love to get this resolved.
 * thesurvivalmom.com
 *  [thesurvivalmom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesurvivalmom/)
 * (@thesurvivalmom)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117356)
 * I changed my theme, and my stats plugin works like magic now. Go figure.
 *  [dannynic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dannynic/)
 * (@dannynic)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117427)
 * think you’ll find the answer here
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/195162](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/195162)
 * See if your theme folder has a footer.php, then WordPress loads it instead of
   the default footer.php that comes with WP. And the Stats plugin is called by 
   the default footer.php
 * So to make Stats work you must include the WP default footer inside the Theme
   footer using
 * `<?php wp_footer(); ?>`
 * right before the
 *     ```
       </body>
       </html>
       ```
   
 * This is why when you changed themes, it worked again since the new theme had 
   that bit of code in the footer and the old one did not.
 *  [ritakuehn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ritakuehn/)
 * (@ritakuehn)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117452)
 * Should adding the default footer also correct the problem of not calculating 
   the number of visits and posts? All the graphics are on the screen, but it shows
   no visits or activity during a period when there were visits. I added the default
   footer but nothing changed. Thank you!
 *  [elhanan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elhanan/)
 * (@elhanan)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117453)
 * tnx Dannynic I put the <?php wp_footer(); ?> inside the footer.php file right
   before </body> </html> and it worked.
 *  [datavyam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/datavyam/)
 * (@datavyam)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117454)
 * Hi
    My blogstats worked for 5 months at least. It seemed to have died last night.
   The busiest day show as Jan 1st 1970!. I deactivated it today and activated it
   again. still no luck? Any suggestions. It was working perfectly till yesterday.
 * My URL is [http://www.pixels.net.nz/wp](http://www.pixels.net.nz/wp)
 * Thanks
 *  [datavyam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/datavyam/)
 * (@datavyam)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117455)
 * The problem sorted itself out by itself and is working perfectly. I love this
   plugin
 *  [ritakuehn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ritakuehn/)
 * (@ritakuehn)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117456)
 * I placed the WP footer inside the footer.php file as described above, but it 
   is still not working. I too show that the busiest day was Jan 1st, 1970! I don’t
   know what else to do with this.
 *  [Mossack Anme](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mossackanme/)
 * (@mossackanme)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117460)
 * The [<?php wp_footer(); ?> code additions](http://www.mossackanme.web.id/) work
   well on my sites….
 * Thx!
 *  [roboticbees](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roboticbees/)
 * (@roboticbees)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-wordpress-stats/#post-1117462)
 * I just upgraded to wp2.8 and activated the Stats plugin. When I go to my dashboard
   and try to access the stats display, nothing happens after I enter my wordpress.
   com access informaiton. I’ve made sure the `<?php wp_footer(); ?>` is right before
   the `</body>` and `</html>` tags.
 * Any idea what may be wrong?

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