Stats Fourth Dimension Ranges, Too Pageview Count Recalculation
Saturday, August 10, 2019
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Periodically, nosotros come across bear witness of confusion nearly Stats in addition to the pageview counts, equally provided inwards the diverse displays in addition to fourth dimension ranges, expressed inwards Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken.
All of these complaints - in addition to to a greater extent than - involve weblog owners, who don't sympathise the relationships betwixt the displays in addition to fourth dimension ranges.
We've explored the results of the ongoing referer spam war, of normal viewer activity, in addition to of the daily pageview count reset which applies, periodically, to all blogs.
Besides those iii issues, at that spot is roughly confusion nearly the relationships betwixt the diverse fourth dimension ranges. There are six unlike Stats counters / displays - in addition to opportunities for confusion, from each display.
The Stats "Audience" page
See the fourth dimension hit selector bar, inwards the upper correct corner?
The 4 Stats display pages ("Overview", "Posts", "Traffic sources", "Audience") each offering v unlike "Time range" displays.
Some weblog owners endeavour to compare the Stats "Overview" histogram (in its v fourth dimension ranges), amongst the "Overview" counts ("today", "yesterday", "last month", in addition to "all fourth dimension history"). Unfortunately, the graphs in addition to numbers are recalculated (by Blogger) on diverse schedules.
Confusion arises, when a weblog possessor refreshes a display, without agreement when the numbers behind the display may accept been recalculated, relevant to reader activity.
Note that Stats bases its figures on access to the URL - non to the weblog - in addition to recalculates each display when requested, equally far dorsum equally 2006. If y'all exactly changed the URL of your blog, y'all may come across pageview counts which reflect access to roughly other blog.
The unlike fourth dimension ranges may non balance, when a URL alter is involved.
You ask to essay out the fourth dimension hit selector bar carefully. Like the post editor "Compose" / "HTML" selector bar, the bar amongst ii shades of grayish is real elegant (and may non live noticed, amongst a quick glance). And mobile reckoner displays may non accept a selector bar.
Like the inability to balance the diverse per post service pageview counts, the business of balancing the diverse graphs in addition to numbers may live beyond the ability of roughly weblog owners. Each count or graph has to live considered inwards its ain context.
Comparing whatsoever ii displays, inwards context amongst each other, but may non live a useful activity.
My pageview counts proceed going down!or
My counts larn upward during the twenty-four hr menstruum - but inwards the afternoon, they drib to zero!!or
My counts proceed going down! There's no cease to the drop!!
All of these complaints - in addition to to a greater extent than - involve weblog owners, who don't sympathise the relationships betwixt the displays in addition to fourth dimension ranges.
Related
- The Dashboard "Overview" page.
- The Posts "All time" per post service pageviews count.
- The Stats "Overview" page.
- The Stats "Posts" page.
- The Stats "Traffic sources" page.
- The Stats "Audience" page.
The 4 Stats display pages ("Overview", "Posts", "Traffic sources", "Audience") each offering v unlike "Time range" displays.
- Now (the final 2 hours).
- Day (the final 24 hours).
- Week (the final vii days).
- Month (the final thirty days).
- All fourth dimension (since May 2006, when Stats pageview counts were origin extracted) - though possibly missing 1 yr or another.
Some weblog owners endeavour to compare the Stats "Overview" histogram (in its v fourth dimension ranges), amongst the "Overview" counts ("today", "yesterday", "last month", in addition to "all fourth dimension history"). Unfortunately, the graphs in addition to numbers are recalculated (by Blogger) on diverse schedules.
- Some are recalculated on a infinitesimal past times infinitesimal basis.
- Some are recalculated hourly.
- Some are recalculated daily (but not necessarily at midnight, for everybody).
- We accept no thought of the timings involved, for "Popular Posts" re ranking.
Confusion arises, when a weblog possessor refreshes a display, without agreement when the numbers behind the display may accept been recalculated, relevant to reader activity.
- When reader activeness occurs, the graphs / numbers (when refreshed, next a recalculation) volition betoken an increase.
- When reader activeness expires from relevance, the graphs / numbers (when refreshed, next a recalculation) volition betoken a decrease.
- When reader activeness is removed because it was bogus, the graphs / numbers (when refreshed, next a recalculation) volition betoken a decrease.
Note that Stats bases its figures on access to the URL - non to the weblog - in addition to recalculates each display when requested, equally far dorsum equally 2006. If y'all exactly changed the URL of your blog, y'all may come across pageview counts which reflect access to roughly other blog.
The unlike fourth dimension ranges may non balance, when a URL alter is involved.
You ask to essay out the fourth dimension hit selector bar carefully. Like the post editor "Compose" / "HTML" selector bar, the bar amongst ii shades of grayish is real elegant (and may non live noticed, amongst a quick glance). And mobile reckoner displays may non accept a selector bar.
Like the inability to balance the diverse per post service pageview counts, the business of balancing the diverse graphs in addition to numbers may live beyond the ability of roughly weblog owners. Each count or graph has to live considered inwards its ain context.
Comparing whatsoever ii displays, inwards context amongst each other, but may non live a useful activity.
