WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Statistics: Do I count as a reader? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Statistics: Do I count as a reader? en Sun, 26 May 2013 09:16:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 timethief on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-676413 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:21:23 +0000 timethief 676413@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @fern1470
You're welcome. I'm sorry you were shocked. The surprise method of introducing new features can have that affect on us. There have been times when I shouted out loud when discovering such changes had occurred so I do know where you are coming from. There doesn't seem to be any indication that this change nor the others are optional. If you wish you can make that suggestion by using the Staff contact link. After you use the searchbox, under the search results, at the bottom of the page there will be a section that says “Have you found the answer to your question?” You can choose either “Yes I found the answer to my question.” or “No I didn’t find the answer to my question and I would like to contact support for help.” The no option will reveal the contact form.

]]> fern1470 on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-676180 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:28:48 +0000 fern1470 676180@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am shocked seeing that there are hits on my private blog today. It takes me a while to finally come to this thread and realise what has happened. Thank you, timethief for directing me to that announcement. I support giving bloggers a choice to decide if they want the stats, particularly for private blogs.

]]> sharazade on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-675838 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:46:02 +0000 sharazade 675838@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Oh, that's too bad. I wish they would let us choose! This new way really doesn't work for me. Very disappointed. :(

]]> timethief on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-675814 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:09:18 +0000 timethief 675814@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Sorry here's the link http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/watch-your-traffic-grow-with-sparklines/

]]> timethief on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-675813 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:08:50 +0000 timethief 675813@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @sharazade
Please read what Staff has said here:

Private blogs, which can be viewed only by users chosen by the administrator, now track the page views of all of their users. Traditionally we have omitted the views attributed to a blog’s own users because stats were meant to reflect the activity of the general public. However, this meant that private blogs had no useful stats reports. This change will be especially useful for private blogs that have many users.

]]> sharazade on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-675790 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:27:10 +0000 sharazade 675790@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have a private blog too, with just myself and another user, but I don't want my visits--as the administrator's--to show up. How can I get it back the way it used to be?

There used to be a note on my stats page that said something like "Just a reminder--WordPress doesn't count your own visits." That note is now missing. I can't find any way to return things to how they were before, though. :(

]]> thesacredpath on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-675239 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:27:40 +0000 thesacredpath 675239@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ No, I think staff have made a change so that private blogs will be able to have stats. It used to be it would just stay at 0 forever.

]]> frankielea1969 on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-675235 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:16:55 +0000 frankielea1969 675235@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ normally if it is private our views are not added to stats but seeing as i had 12 views yesterday and my blog is also private there musy be someting wrong...

]]> thesacredpath on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-675087 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:31:04 +0000 thesacredpath 675087@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ On private blogs, I think it counts all the visitors that you have approved or added at settings > privacy.

]]> cutthroateliza on "Statistics: Do I count as a reader?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/statistics-do-i-count-as-a-reader#post-674982 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:19:11 +0000 cutthroateliza 674982@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi,

I have a question: Are you as the writer supposed to count as a reader on the statistics? I only ask because I thought it didn't, but today I have 3 views, and I have a private blog, so I also have to be logged in to see my own blog. Is that unusual or odd? Should I be concerned that others might have been able to "enter" my blog?

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