Steve Kirks answer – “The ranking page works when you use the “static site stats image” macro: <%radio.macros.staticSiteStatsImage ()%> Make sure it’s on the main template and the homepage template….The “image” is a javascript that pulls a 1 pixel transparent image from UserLand’s server. The javascript tells the server to a)  increment the counter for your usernum and b) send the image.”

Other information I’ve received – “The rankings page counts referrals, not hits.”

If I look at my desktop site and read the description under referers, its says “Referers shows you which sites are pointing to yours and how many hits they’re delivering”

and the ranking page description says, “lists the 100 most popular Radio-managed weblogs, today and all-time”

therefore if the ranking page counts referrals then why does it say hits at the top of the column on this ranking page?

Then I would assume that the referrers page has nothing to do with the ranking page – since the referrers page counts referrals and the ranking page counts hits and that I could have millions of referrers but never hit the ranking page list – correct?

and now I’m really confused – this page – Ranking by Page Reads – seems to be working again

and which ranking page do I really want to be looking at – the Ranking Page link from the Referrers Page or this one, Ranking by Page Reads?

and then that begs the question, why are there two Ranking Pages?

if I’m confused, no wonder I never got a straight answer – others are confused too..