How are forum "Views" counted?

[Maine Atheist]

Forum URL: ffrfmaine.org

Want to know how the total "Views" a forum has received is counted. Are they total views or only views from "new" people. To me it would seem more accurate to only count visits from new people instead of multiple views from the same person.

[Tumbleweed]

Apr 22, 2014 17:44:54 GMT -8 Maine Atheist said:

Forum URL: ffrfmaine.org

Want to know how the total "Views" a forum has received is counted. Are they total views or only views from "new" people. To me it would seem more accurate to only count visits from new people instead of multiple views from the same person.

So only count a person if they never viewed the topic before? I'm not sure many people would agree with that since they care what their members are interested in as well. Views are just that, whoever viewed the page.

If you want more detail you can always add a stat counter or Google Analytics or do a search for something that breaks things down with more detail.

[Michael]

The view counter goes up anytime someone views a thread!

Just a note that stat counters can give you an idea of where the traffic is coming from but they aren't always 100% accurate (especially for total view count or total pageview count).

[Tony Mura]

Hi
Although i to have been using statscounter on my other web sites for quiet sometime, and being a free program I must say I am very happy with this, but having said I would have to agree with Micks comments here with being very in accurate at times and very miss leading.

[Craig]

You could always hide the views column, if that would help.