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hankscorpio

Joined: 2004-02-07
Posts: 7

Posted: Thu, 2004-07-29 21:31

Not a problem, just a query...

What criteria need to be met for a pic (or gallery) to register a hit count?

I have a gallery with counting enabled and it might say 250 views but from my website logs, I know that front page has been downloaded nearly 1000 times. Same goes for pics, it might show total 300 but I can see form the logs that the page and image have been requested over a thousand in the last week...?

Thanks.

signe

Joined: 2003-07-27
Posts: 2322

Posted: Sun, 2004-08-01 20:29

Gallery registers hits to the page, not to the image itself. If someone is hotlinking a particular .jpg or .gif file, this will not show up as a click.

hankscorpio

Joined: 2004-02-07
Posts: 7

Posted: Sun, 2004-08-01 20:48

Thanks for that but how would that account for

Quote:

it might say 250 views but from my website logs, I know that front page has been downloaded nearly 1000 times

If someone enters the site at an album does that count? I have a large number of entry pages to the album which is much larger than the counter currently stands at for that album...?

signe

Joined: 2003-07-27
Posts: 2322

Posted: Sun, 2004-08-01 20:58

It depends what you're talking about.

If someone views albums.php, the counters will not be updated. If they view /gallery/somealbumname, then the counter should be updated for that album.

hankscorpio

Joined: 2004-02-07
Posts: 7

Posted: Mon, 2004-08-02 05:32

Thanks.

diomark

Joined: 2003-03-14
Posts: 90

Posted: Wed, 2004-09-29 01:39

signe wrote:

It depends what you're talking about.

If someone views albums.php, the counters will not be updated. If they view /gallery/somealbumname, then the counter should be updated for that album.

..but if they view /gallery/somealbumname/someimagename, then the someimagename counter is incremented but not the album counter, right?

..at least that seems to be the behavior that i'm seeing..

also don't forget that gallery remembers visitors (session cookies) and will not count them twice if they keep clicking on the same pic (even though your logs will show multiple clicks..)
-mark

SandraR

Joined: 2004-08-17
Posts: 103

Posted: Fri, 2004-10-29 21:00

diomark wrote:

signe wrote:

also don't forget that gallery remembers visitors (session cookies) and will not count them twice if they keep clicking on the same pic (even though your logs will show multiple clicks..)
-mark

That seems to defeat the purpose of the counter. If a person clicks on my photo 10 times I want to see 10 views. Is there a way to block the session cookies?

Bluestone

Joined: 2004-12-02
Posts: 2

Posted: Thu, 2004-12-02 21:20

FAQ Gallery:b.2

Bluestone

Joined: 2004-12-02
Posts: 2

Posted: Thu, 2004-12-02 21:21

How do I submit my art to a gallery?

h0bbel

Joined: 2002-07-28
Posts: 13451

Posted: Thu, 2004-12-02 21:28

Bluestone, not by posting in a random thread...
http://gallery.menalto.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=GallerySampleSubmit&file=index

hankscorpio Joined: 2004-02-07 Posts: 7	Posted: Thu, 2004-07-29 21:31
	Not a problem, just a query... What criteria need to be met for a pic (or gallery) to register a hit count? I have a gallery with counting enabled and it might say 250 views but from my website logs, I know that front page has been downloaded nearly 1000 times. Same goes for pics, it might show total 300 but I can see form the logs that the page and image have been requested over a thousand in the last week...? Thanks.
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signe Joined: 2003-07-27 Posts: 2322	Posted: Sun, 2004-08-01 20:29
	Gallery registers hits to the page, not to the image itself. If someone is hotlinking a particular .jpg or .gif file, this will not show up as a click.

hankscorpio Joined: 2004-02-07 Posts: 7	Posted: Sun, 2004-08-01 20:48
	Thanks for that but how would that account for Quote: it might say 250 views but from my website logs, I know that front page has been downloaded nearly 1000 times If someone enters the site at an album does that count? I have a large number of entry pages to the album which is much larger than the counter currently stands at for that album...?

signe Joined: 2003-07-27 Posts: 2322	Posted: Sun, 2004-08-01 20:58
	It depends what you're talking about. If someone views albums.php, the counters will not be updated. If they view /gallery/somealbumname, then the counter should be updated for that album.

hankscorpio Joined: 2004-02-07 Posts: 7	Posted: Mon, 2004-08-02 05:32
	Thanks.

diomark Joined: 2003-03-14 Posts: 90	Posted: Wed, 2004-09-29 01:39
	signe wrote: It depends what you're talking about. If someone views albums.php, the counters will not be updated. If they view /gallery/somealbumname, then the counter should be updated for that album. ..but if they view /gallery/somealbumname/someimagename, then the someimagename counter is incremented but not the album counter, right? ..at least that seems to be the behavior that i'm seeing.. also don't forget that gallery remembers visitors (session cookies) and will not count them twice if they keep clicking on the same pic (even though your logs will show multiple clicks..) -mark

SandraR Joined: 2004-08-17 Posts: 103	Posted: Fri, 2004-10-29 21:00
	diomark wrote: signe wrote: also don't forget that gallery remembers visitors (session cookies) and will not count them twice if they keep clicking on the same pic (even though your logs will show multiple clicks..) -mark That seems to defeat the purpose of the counter. If a person clicks on my photo 10 times I want to see 10 views. Is there a way to block the session cookies?

Bluestone Joined: 2004-12-02 Posts: 2	Posted: Thu, 2004-12-02 21:20
	FAQ Gallery:b.2

Bluestone Joined: 2004-12-02 Posts: 2	Posted: Thu, 2004-12-02 21:21
	How do I submit my art to a gallery?

h0bbel Joined: 2002-07-28 Posts: 13451	Posted: Thu, 2004-12-02 21:28
	Bluestone, not by posting in a random thread... http://gallery.menalto.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=GallerySampleSubmit&file=index

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