Fixed homepage visitor counter to track unique visits only once per user session

templates/visi.js

@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 // Function to get the count from localStorage or initialize it
 function getVisitorCount() {
-  // Retrieve the count from localStorage and convert it to an integer
-  return parseInt(localStorage.getItem('visitorCount')) || 0;
-}
 
-// Function to increment and save the count
-function incrementVisitorCount() {
-  let count = getVisitorCount() + 1; // Increment the count
-  localStorage.setItem('visitorCount', count); // Save the updated count
-  return count; // Return the new count
+    return localStorage.getItem('visitorCount') || 0;
 }
 
-// Function to display the count
-function displayVisitorCount() {
-  const counterElement = document.querySelector('.website-counter'); // Select the counter element
-  const count = incrementVisitorCount(); // Increment the count
-  counterElement.textContent = count; // Display the updated count
-}
 
-// Call the display function when the page loads
-document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', displayVisitorCount);
+  // Function to increment and save the count
+  function incrementVisitorCount() {
+    if (!localStorage.getItem('visitedHomePage')) {
+      let count = parseInt(getVisitorCount()) + 1;
+      localStorage.setItem('visitorCount', count);
+      localStorage.setItem('visitedHomePage', 'true');
+      return count;
+    }
+
+    return getVisitorCount();
+  }
+
+
+  // Function to display the count
+  function displayVisitorCount() {
+
+    const counterElement = document.querySelector('.website-counter');
+    const count = incrementVisitorCount();
+    counterElement.textContent = count;
+
+  }
 
+  // Call the display function when the page loads
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', displayVisitorCount);