Thread:Beboper/@comment-5952906-20130702020245/@comment-5428123-20130821235040

I've fixed the broken user link in the welcome message according to your suggestion, so it should work now.

As for your second question, I'm afraid the variable doesn't work because the wikis all use server caching (I'm assuming). And yes, Javascript and PHP does not work on normal wiki pages.

However, Javascript can work on the wiki when implemented on special pages. You can use the MediaWiki:Common.js to add custom Javascript code to the site, enabling you to create a hit counter should you wish. As well, MediaWiki:Wikia.css can be used if you want to use CSS coding. You'll probably need to use an external service to get a working counter.

I have also heard from some people that using hit counters might be against Wikia's Terms of Service. I'm not too sure about that, and I haven't seen many wikis using hit counters, except for Nintendo Wiki which uses an invisible hit counter. Just letting you know.