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Exclude own browsing from stats

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    davidlawdavidlaw shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    ismailaslanismailaslan shared a merged idea: don't count my page refreshes  ·   · 
    Sarah-RitchieSarah-Ritchie shared a merged idea: Site seems to record my own visits as "views"  ·   · 
    ianwithrowianwithrow shared a merged idea: Visitors who open links in a new tab don't show in stats  ·   · 

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      • michaelcashermichaelcasher commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Very good idea, if it can be implemented. Blogger offers that option but you have to keep your Blogger cookies and allow third-party cookies, which made it impossible for me to not count my own visits because I delete all my cookies when I close a browser, for security reasons. But maybe there's a way that doesn't cause other problems. I hope so because a lot of the visits in my About.me stats are my own. Thanks.

      • leelapetrieleelapetrie commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Absolutely agree. I link to my about.me page all over the place, but I can't tell if anyone is visiting. I like the notifications of when other about.me users visit, but it says I've had hundreds of views since joining. I know that has to be mostly me going in to edit or view. I'd love to accurately see if my promoting is working. Thanks!

      • kristianbwalterskristianbwalters commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I fully agree - user visits logged in or not should NOT count - how about one view max per IP like youtube?

      • jamesrolnikjamesrolnik commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        so... everyone agrees, so why even vote. It's decided, don't count user visits.

      • johnnykalangisjohnnykalangis commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        i think it is misleading that entering my dashboard or editing my page counts as a 'visit'. Please adjust. Thanks.

      • misstonyajonesmisstonyajones commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I too agree with this. You visting or editing the website while you are logged in should not count.

      • pdavepdave commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I agree as i have submitted the same idea today! does it count our own visit?

      • mayur.patelmayur.patel commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        It could be a useful and interesting tool, but at the moment it isn't. Potential great upgrade, 591 votes,

      • karin_wallinkarin_wallin commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I aggree with sallymason, the stats are meaningless if they count your own visits!

      • RandeepSinghMannRandeepSinghMann commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Would be nice... as I do go on the site allot (being new) and doubt I have had any genuine visitors.

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