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Hi guys, Rick suggested I put a request here so I can get a problem fixed. Just to make it easy here is the topic... http://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/216481/Topic_Views.html#Post216481In a nutshell I want topic views to increase every time someone clicks on a topic, whether it be the same person looking at the information twice or two different people. I hope this makes sense, if not please let me know. Thanks in advance.
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Do you also want it to count if they go to a 2nd page from a topic?
That's a bit a of the problem if you really want to count every click, and not every new visit to the topic.
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I don't think a click to a 2nd page is necessary. I have members that will come to the board, leave and come back. I don't care if they do it 20 times, but I want it to count as 20 topic hits. Instead of 1 because they didn't clear a cookie.
I hope that makes sense and thanks for the reply.
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It actually makes it more difficult. You would need some mechanism that tracks if you just clicked to a new page in the topic, or visit the topic fresh.
I am thinking about the referrer variable to check for that.
You are running 7.1.1 and using spider friendly url's right?
Last edited by blaaskaak; 09/12/2008 2:50 AM.
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If it makes it easier to count as a view by clicking to a 2nd or 3rd page that's fine.
I am using 7.1.1. and spider friendly. They like to visit the site.
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ok. I'll do this coming wednesday, I have a day off then.
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Blaaskaak thank you for doing this.  It is greatly appreciated.
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You need to modify 2 files: find: /scripts/showthreaded.inc.php if ($_SESSION['current_topic'] != $main_topic_id) {
$query = "
insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}TOPIC_VIEWS
(TOPIC_ID)
values
( ? )
";
$dbh -> do_placeholder_query($query,array($main_topic_id),__LINE__,__FILE__);
$_SESSION['current_topic'] = $main_topic_id;
}
Replace with: $query = "
insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}TOPIC_VIEWS
(TOPIC_ID)
values
( ? )
";
$dbh -> do_placeholder_query($query,array($main_topic_id),__LINE__,__FILE__);
$_SESSION['current_topic'] = $main_topic_id;
/scripts/showflat.inc.php if ($_SESSION['current_topic'] != $current) {
$query = "
insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}TOPIC_VIEWS
(TOPIC_ID)
values
( ? )
";
$dbh -> do_placeholder_query($query,array($current),__LINE__,__FILE__);
$_SESSION['current_topic'] = $current;
}
Replace with: $query = "
insert into {$config['TABLE_PREFIX']}TOPIC_VIEWS
(TOPIC_ID)
values
( ? )
";
$dbh -> do_placeholder_query($query,array($current),__LINE__,__FILE__);
$_SESSION['current_topic'] = $current;
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Hm, I would skip that hack for viewthreaded.php... Every message you read is a click. I don't know if you disabled threaded view, but if you didn't, I would stick with the default behavior of the script.
Please mind that it will still cache the view counter, it won't be updated until a post is made.
edit: I just saw the thread on ubbcentral, and it's the same as Rick suggested there. Don't know why it would stop with counting all together, I've tested it, and it works.
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blaaskaak thanks, I haven't done anything yet. I have to find where these items are located to make the changes.
Just so I am perfectly clear, am I still doing both of them or just one. If one, is it the top or the bottom one.
Please advise as I am going to attempt to do this tomorrow evening if I can find what you are telling me to change.
Thanks again for all of your help.
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/yourforum/scripts/showthreads.inc.php
that's the one you want to change. But it is the same change Rick asked you to do.
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Ok now I am lost !!! So now do none of them?
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well, do the one for showflat.inc.php
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I did the top one.. Seems to have worked because the views are up.
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