Adding a counter to your site
Joomla 1.5 offers an easy way to add an advanced web counter to your site. To add the counter, follow the steps below:
Step 1. Log in to your Joomla admin panel and go to Extensions -> Module Manager:
Step 2. From the top right menu choose [New].
Step 3. From the listed options check "Statistics" and click "Next" from the top right panel.
Step 4. The next page has many advanced counter options. We will change only:
Title: Counter
Show Title: No
Hit Counter: Yes (From the right box)
Step 5. Click on [Save] from the top-right menu to save the counter.