Page Counter?

Hey folks,

I was wondering if there’s a way to include a page counter in to MODx. I have tried one but it required SSI virtual includes which I understand is not usable with MODx. I would like to have a hits counter on certain pages so visitors can see how many times that page has been viewed.

I have searched the forum but I can’t find anything.

Thanks, Ross

Just add a TV on your document and a plugin which increment this tv.

Why didn’t I think of that! Oh yeah... I dono what you mean LOL.

Has anyone else done this to your knowledge so I can check out how they done it?

Thanks!

A bit off-topic: Why a (I think: visible) page counter? This is antiquated. For statistical purpose better use Google Analytics.

Will Page Hit Counter http://modxcms.com/Page-Hit-Counter-878.html do the job for you?

It’s designed to display the page count through the manager but since it puts the document ID and count in a table, it should be easy enough to write a snippet to grab the count for the document being viewed. I used Page Hit Counter on a project then wrote a snippet to create a "most popular" list that displayed the document title and next to that the count for that document.

It’s actually for a little project I have ongoing that users are able to create their own pages on my site and one asked if there was a way to tell how many people visited his pages. I thought that a hit counter was about the only way for a webuser to see the amount of hits. That’s why I can’t use GA or the page counter module.

But you should check if the counter counts hits or visits! If it counts hits you can’t get the amount of visitors. Hits are the sum of the page itself plus any other object requested (images, style sheet files and so on). Do you have a counter that counts only visit(or)s?

All I want is a small box with numbers in it saying this page has been visted "X" amount of times... so the users know the page has been viewed "X" amount of times. lol

Rossco,

I am doing something like you, however mine is more of a directory. I have been looking myself and I would love to have a counter for each of the members directory and then set it up where it will email the member when ever some one views their page, or at least send an email once a week or so to tell them how many visitors they had.

I use Statcounter for my whole site at the moment.

Quote from: IG88 at Jul 07, 2008, 08:27 AM

Rossco,

I am doing something like you, however mine is more of a directory. I have been looking myself and I would love to have a counter for each of the members directory and then set it up where it will email the member when ever some one views their page, or at least send an email once a week or so to tell them how many visitors they had.

I use Statcounter for my whole site at the moment.

That is exactly what I’m after... I’ll see how I get on with that! Thanks a lot.

Ross