How to start monitor?
1. Create your account. The first month is free.
2. Receive your password by email.
3. Sign in your console, add your download files and download links.
4. Modify your .htaccess file or download link in your website.
5. Sign in, and create or view your charts
How to add a download file for monitor?
Sign in your console, click the "Files manager", on the right-bottom of the download files table, click the
icon to add your download file. and then click the
icon to add one or more download links.
How to monitor my website?
In the "Files manager", you can add the image file that is displayed in your website, and then change your web page to use the new URL that is provided in the "Files manager". you can specify an interval, for an user, only one displayed will be counted bwteen the interval.
How to use the load balancing?
Sign in your console, click the "Files manager", and then click the
icon to edit the download links of your download object. On the right-bottom of the download links table, click the
icon to add multiple download links.
Where can I find my new download link?
Sign in your console, click the "Files manager", and then click your download file name, you can find the download URL, please use it in your website and submit it to all download websites. Also you can click the
icon, and then click your link name, you can find the File URL, you can use it to download your file from specified download link.
How to use my original download link?
You can use your original download link, and you don't need to re-submit your files to other download websites. also you don't need to modify your web page. please add these lines to your .htaccess file for every download file in your website:
RedirectMatch permanent (^http://www\.example\.com/download/example\.zip$) \
http://www.downloadmonitor.net/download/xxxx/example.zip
or
RedirectMatch permanent (^/download/example)\.(zip$) \
http://www.downloadmonitor.net/download/xxxx/example.zip
The "/download/example.zip" and the "http://www.example.com/download/example.zip" are your original download links, the "http://www.downloadmonitor.net/download/xxxx/example.zip" is your new download link that is provided in the "Files manager".
How to add a chart?
Sign in your console, click the "Charts manager", on the right-bottom of the charts table, click the
icon to add a chart, and fill in the chart name and file names will be displayed in the chart.
How to display two or more files in single chart?
Sign in your console, click the "Charts manager", and then click the
icon or the
icon to add or edit a chart, fill in multiple file names and line colors in the Lines section, and use commas to separate every item.
How to display a chart in your website?
Sign in your console, click the "Charts manager", and then click your chart name, you can find the Image URL, please use it in your website.
Why the background picture doesn't display?
Sign in your console, click the "Charts manager", and then click the
icon, check the background color in the the Image section and the Gird section, please specifies the transparency in them such as FFFFFF7F (Format: RRGGBBAA, where RR, GG, BB are the hexadecimal digits specifying the Red, Green, and Blue values of the color, AA specifying the transparency, 00 indicates completely opaque while 7F indicates completely transparent. note, the # isn't required.), you can use other transparency for alpha blend effect.
How to customize the legends?
Sign in your console, click the "Charts manager", and then click the
icon, fill in the custom legends text and custom lines color in the legned section, use commas to separate every item, leave empty to use the file names and their line colors.
My website is located on my ISP's server, can I use the monitor?
Yes. All files in your website can be monitored.
How often are my charts updated?
Download monitor is real-time. This means that you don't have to wait to view the latest data. Updates occur on a continuous basis as information is received.
How to disabled other websites display or link to my chart?
Sign in your console, click the "Charts manager", and then click the
icon to edit your chart, fill in the referers field with your web page URL you will put the chart in it, you can fill in multiple referer URLs, please use space to separte them. also you can use the -URL to allow all URLs, the URL is the first text in these URLs.
My account is locked, how to unlock it?
Open the sign in page, click the "Forgot your username or password", fill in your username or your email address, and then receive the password resetting-link by email, open the link to reset your password. the account will be unlocked.
Can I get a refund if I decide not to continue with my account?
No. You can only cancel your subscription payments. This means that you will not be billed for the next payment-cycle.