topic Re: View count of community posts in Discussions & Feedback

View count of community posts

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:29:56 GMT

Hi,

The view count of posts are not proper. If I see a thread and go back to it again, then it increments the count. Is it right ?

Keep an eye on the view count of this post

Re: View count of community posts

adamtemp64 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:34:36 GMT

correct not unique visitors but views

Re: View count of community posts

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:35:39 GMT

A minimum time delay should be there. Isn't it ?

Re: View count of community posts

adamtemp64 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:48:12 GMT

only toby or leonard could answer that

Re: View count of community posts

Toby — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:07:32 GMT

Hi jkcool.

I shall look into this for you. It is generally every time a page is reloaded that a new view is counted, if that makes sense.

What sort of time delay would you add if it was your decision? I'd love to hear your view as you make a good point

Toby

Re: View count of community posts

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:30:47 GMT

Hi Toby,

I would say the idea behind 'View Count' is to know how many people looked at the main thread. Consider that I need a help with an issue. I will create a new post and will go back and see there are any replies. If no replies, I will certainly look at the view count to see how many people looked at it. If too many views and no replies then it means that very few people can give advice or the post did not make any sense.

Currently what's happening is, if the OP goes back to the post or refreshes the page. The view count increases. It gives a false sense that people are viewing it but no one is responding to it.

What should be there in my opinion ?

It is sort of a unique visitors but not exactly the unique no. of visitors to the entire thread post. Because, consider the case when a new message is posted. And 10 unique people visited the original post. If the view count is maintained as 10 ( irrespective of multiple visits) it is fine. Now, a new reply is posted then if again those 10 guys visits the thread then the view count should be 20 now. Because they viewed something new. In a sense it the unique count of unique view. Does it make sense ? I have seen such view counts in other forums.

Ways to implement the above thing :

Maintain the unique visitors of individual posts ( that is the message id under a post) and then sum it up to show the view count.

If it is difficult to implement, then a small delay ( 30-60 sec) can make this situation better.

Re: View count of community posts

Toby — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:59:24 GMT

Great reply JK, you've raised some good ideas.

I'll look into this, as your methods of recording views would be very useful for analyzing the effectiveness of wording and as you say, whether perhaps a member needs to provide more info to those willing to help.

Don't hesitate to give me any other suggestions you have.

Cheers!

Re: View count of community posts

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:44:19 GMT

I had the same thought too. Cant we have a a view counter, bit like a website hits counter

Re: View count of community posts

Liquid — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:08:54 GMT

Good idea. Makes a lot of sense.

That's all the input I've got.

Re: View count of community posts

perksie — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:15:02 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I had the same thought too. Cant we have a a view counter, bit like a website hits counter

There is one in each section.

Re: View count of community posts

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:19:56 GMT

@perksie wrote:
There is one in each section.

Yea, but they too have the same issue of increasing count on page refresh.

Re: View count of community posts

perksie — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:22:30 GMT

I didn't say it worked!

Re: View count of community posts

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:24:06 GMT

Yea.. I get it

Re: View count of community posts

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:35:36 GMT

@perksie wrote:
I didn't say it worked!

says it all