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Pageviews Analysis - total figures (on the right hand side of the graph) have gone
[edit]In graphs like https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/pageviews?start=2026-05-01&end=2026-08-31&project=nl.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&pages=850 there use to be a block on the right hand side of the graph that showed the total number of views for the chosen period. Where did this go? OlafJanssen (talk) 15:39, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
Fixed It's a bug. Should be okay now. Thanks for reporting! — MusikAnimal talk 18:14, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, thanks! See that this bug has been fixed, all looks & works fine now. OlafJanssen (talk) 09:48, 10 September 2026 (UTC)
Logarithmic scale
[edit]Must it be on by default? I vote for opt-in. Aloysius Jr (talk) 16:23, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
- It is no longer on by default. Did someone alter the setting? Now it toggles the scale automatically if I add another page that has significantly more views. I suppose I understand that. Wait, now I understand. It automatically toggles the scale if a page gets a large amount of views suddenly or that when the pageview difference between two entries is large enough. The problem with this is that a quick glance at the bars gives the impression that it's getting mostly regular traffic. I still would like it to always be toggled off unless I toggle it on. Aloysius Jr (talk) 11:03, 13 September 2026 (UTC)
- @Aloysius Jr Go to Settings and uncheck "Automatically use logarithmic scale if applicable". This same behaviour was there in the older version, it probably just didn't do as good of a job of determining when a logarithmic scale was appropriate. — MusikAnimal talk 21:55, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
- I missed that because I have a habit of always using private browsing and almost never saving anything locally (I'm assuming it uses cookies). In the older version it was always off unless I toggled it on while browsing that way. Thank you anyway! Aloysius Jr (talk) 10:30, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
- I forgot to add how xkcd 1162 always stayed with me. Aloysius Jr (talk) 23:06, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
- I still think it is confusing and I do not like the automatic switching. Maybe elegant programming but no extra value for most users. Other users will find the seitching more easily. LittleGun (talk) 03:16, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
- I have tweaked the logic so that the logarithmic scale doesn't show as often. Let me know if it is still a problem. — MusikAnimal talk 03:44, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
- I still think it is confusing and I do not like the automatic switching. Maybe elegant programming but no extra value for most users. Other users will find the seitching more easily. LittleGun (talk) 03:16, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
- @Aloysius Jr Go to Settings and uncheck "Automatically use logarithmic scale if applicable". This same behaviour was there in the older version, it probably just didn't do as good of a job of determining when a logarithmic scale was appropriate. — MusikAnimal talk 21:55, 14 September 2026 (UTC)
Add video plays
[edit]We now have a video played API. Can we added video plays to mediaviews? [1] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:32, 24 September 2026 (UTC)
- User:MusikAnimal are you the one to ask? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 05:41, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
Done! See example. Thanks for the suggestion :) I'm going to add category support to at some point, like the tool you linked to. The current "Category" option in Mediaviews is only for the pre-computed Commons Impact Metrics, so I'll need to do some UI rethinking to make it intuitive. Best, — MusikAnimal talk 20:57, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
- Amazing thank you :-) Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:29, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
new version is so much slower than the old version
[edit]why is it so unoptimised compared to the old version? ltbdl (talk) 03:47, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
- It is for sure significantly faster than the old version. You're probably remembering how it performed ~5 months ago, before the new global API limits were put into place. With the new limitations, the old purely clientside solution would often break. I had to move the querying to the server in order to get around this, which adds a bit of overhead making it feel slower compared to how it was before April 2026. — MusikAnimal talk 18:00, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
Relabeling 'User' data as 'User*'?
[edit]Given how widespread an issue undetected automated traffic is for our statistics (see Wikivoyage e.g., Wikipedia e.g.), should we add a caveat to Pageview Analysis to make these statistics more precise? We could relabel 'User' data to 'User*' with an asterisk explaining about undetected automated traffic included in that number)? Superb Owl (talk) 16:46, 12 October 2026 (UTC)
- For now I've added a disclaimer of sorts to the FAQ entry. Thanks for the suggestion, — MusikAnimal talk 23:03, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
This is reporting the wrong quality rating for articles
[edit]Discussed here: w:Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#c-PrimeHunter-20261015020100-Windwardcoast-20261014190500
I see it too. Here is a larger example. It says Disambig instead of Start at w:Talk:Bungo Channel, Disambig instead of Stub at w:Talk:Naruto Strait, and B instead of Stub at w:Talk:Kii Channel. It correctly says Start at w:Talk:Kanmon Straits so at least it's right sometimes. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:01, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
Windwardcoast (talk) 04:13, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
- This is now fixed. Thanks for reporting! — MusikAnimal talk 23:03, 15 October 2026 (UTC)
Are pageviews for October 16th missing?
[edit]https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/topviews?project=en.wikipedia.org&date=2026-10-16
Maybe just a short delay for laptop users, but something to perhaps keep an eye on.Cahlin29 (talk) 17:45, 17 October 2026 (UTC)
- I'm notified the Data Engineering team. — MusikAnimal talk 20:29, 17 October 2026 (UTC)
- Good to hear. Unfortunately, the problem has extended for another day, don't know if that information is of any help. Cahlin29 (talk) 00:49, 18 October 2026 (UTC)
- https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/topviews?project=en.wikipedia.org&date=2026-10-17
- https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?start=2026-09-18&end=2026-10-17&project=en.wikipedia.org&pages=Natalie_Cole Cahlin29 (talk) 00:49, 18 October 2026 (UTC)