botd.gif script? causes page to not load completely and ssl errors

eyeonburma · Member · Dec 16, 2011 at 6:54 am
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I’m just getting started with wordpress.com and immediately noticed this. What is the piece of javascript in the beginning of each page?

<script type='text/javascript'>/*<![CDATA[*/if(typeof(addLoadEvent)!='undefined'){addLoadEvent(function(){if(top==self){i=document.createElement('img');i.src='http://botd2.wordpress.com/botd.gif?blog=

etc. etc.

It causes the page to never load complete and on ssl connections causes errors because it is an http element.

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raincoaster · Member · Dec 16, 2011 at 10:07 am
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Your blog http://eyeonburma.wordpress.com/ loads just fine.
eyeonburma · Member · Dec 16, 2011 at 10:44 am
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Start a browser session where you are not logged into wordpress.com

Go to https://eyeonburma.wordpress.com

You should see ssl errors like this:
SSL Warning Screenshot

Check the source and you’ll see something like this (IP removed):
<script type='text/javascript'>/*<![CDATA[*/if(typeof(addLoadEvent)!='undefined'){addLoadEvent(function(){if(top==self){i=document.createElement('img');i.src='http://botd2.wordpress.com/botd.gif?blog=30525599&post=0&lang=en&date=1324015005&ip=x.x.x.x&url=https://eyeonburma.wordpress.com/';i.style.width='0px';i.style.height='0px';i.style.overflow='hidden';document.body.appendChild(i);}});}/*]]>*/</script>

Chrome Developer shows the following error:
eyeonburma · Member · Dec 16, 2011 at 10:51 am
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…page is loading completely now though.

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