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'''Popular pages''' on a wiki site is a dynamic 'Special page' which displays ranking | '''Popular pages''' on a [[wiki]] site is a dynamic '[[Special pages|Special page]]' which displays ranking detail {{tag|statistics}} of page views for its most popular pages. Here on [[WikiIndex]], we use the popular pages output of [[:Category:All|wiki sites that we have indexed]] to determine the [[wikiFactor]] (wF) of said wiki site. | ||
Naturally, the | Naturally, the popular pages facility is dependent on the software, or '{{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}' that powers individual wiki sites. A significant number of wiki engines, particularly the original and early engines, are not capable of generating page view outputs. The following wiki engines below are known to have the ability to output page view data, some as part of its default core software package, others via an additional plugin or extension; though individual wiki sites may elect to include, or not, this {{tag|WikiConcept|feature}}. | ||
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===MediaWiki=== | |||
On wiki sites powered by the now ubiquitous [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wiki engine, the output which displayed the view count of every page on the wiki in its page footer; along with a numerically ranked listing of the most viewed pages on the wiki was found on a special page called <tt>Special:PopularPages</tt>. This was previously enabled by default as part of the core MediaWiki software package. However, this feature was subsequently disabled within the MediaWiki core with the release of {{Mw|MediaWiki 1.25#Hit counters removed|MediaWiki version 1.25}} (MW v.1.25), although all hit numbers prior to v1.25 were retained in the database of the individual wiki site. In order to re-enable the <tt>Special:PopularPages</tt> on a wiki site using MW v.1.25 or later, an additional {{Mw|Manual:Extensions|extension}} from MediaWiki called {{Mw|Extension:HitCounters|HitCounters}} is required. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Template:Size]] — details how to get page view information for various wiki engines | *[[Template:Size]] — details how to get page view information for various wiki engines | ||
[[Category:Statistics| ]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Engine| ]] | [[Category:Wiki Engine| ]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 15 January 2022
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Popular pages on a wiki site is a dynamic 'Special page' which displays ranking detail statistics of page views for its most popular pages. Here on WikiIndex, we use the popular pages output of wiki sites that we have indexed to determine the wikiFactor (wF) of said wiki site.
Naturally, the popular pages facility is dependent on the software, or 'wiki engine' that powers individual wiki sites. A significant number of wiki engines, particularly the original and early engines, are not capable of generating page view outputs. The following wiki engines below are known to have the ability to output page view data, some as part of its default core software package, others via an additional plugin or extension; though individual wiki sites may elect to include, or not, this feature.
Wiki engines capable of generating popular pages
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MediaWiki
On wiki sites powered by the now ubiquitous MediaWiki wiki engine, the output which displayed the view count of every page on the wiki in its page footer; along with a numerically ranked listing of the most viewed pages on the wiki was found on a special page called Special:PopularPages. This was previously enabled by default as part of the core MediaWiki software package. However, this feature was subsequently disabled within the MediaWiki core with the release of MediaWiki version 1.25 (MW v.1.25), although all hit numbers prior to v1.25 were retained in the database of the individual wiki site. In order to re-enable the Special:PopularPages on a wiki site using MW v.1.25 or later, an additional extension from MediaWiki called HitCounters is required.
See also
- Template:Size — details how to get page view information for various wiki engines