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Stats for Popular Articles

1 Dec 19, 2004 18:49    

Is there any feature planned, existing feature or plugin that will allow me to track the traffic on each post? Currently I cannot tell how many times each post is accessed since each post address comes up with the same url.

The way to go about doing this (that I can think of) is to create a new table in my database that has a row for each time a page is accessed (or alternatively, add a column in the posts table that would be incremented each time that a post is accessed). Then create an addition to the stats section of the admin area that reports on the most popular posts (overall or in the last day, etc).

Is there any such feature already in development or available for implementation?

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2 Dec 19, 2004 19:26

I don't know if the future holds such a thing or not, but http://forums.b2evolution.net/viewtopic.php?t=2350 seems to do what you're looking for. It does not list it in the admin area - instead it places a 'popularity rating' on the post. Unfortunately I think the tail end of the thread got eaten by the hack-attack. I haven't tried it so I can't comment on it's effectiveness. I should, but then I would have to visit all my pages so it looks like someone is reading my blog ;)

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3 Dec 20, 2004 05:46

Thanks for the link Ed.

There were some things about that hack that I liked, and some things that I did not like. So I made my own hack (slightly based on post 2350). You can view it at http://forums.b2evolution.net/viewtopic.php?p=12178. Please direct any comments regarding the hack to that post. (comments are appreciated as this is my first attempt at any php hack more complex than a few lines of code).

You can see the hack in action at my blog (http://ellisweb.net/aliyah).

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