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: ''alternative parameter names: "wiki statistics URL", "wiki_statistics_URL"'' | : ''alternative parameter names: "wiki statistics URL", "wiki_statistics_URL"'' | ||
: this is an optional parameter | : this is an optional parameter | ||
; | ; wikiFactor: plain value, see below for details | ||
: this is an optional parameter | : this is an optional parameter | ||
; | ; wikiFactor URL: external link to the wiki page that contains the data base the wikiFactor was calculated from | ||
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== How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site == | == How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site == | ||
The wikiFactor is a measure of the popularity of a [http://arXiv.org/abs/0902.3439 "wikiFactor: a measure of the importance of a wiki site"]. It is simple to calculate as can be seen in the following example. | |||
==== Example ==== | ==== Example ==== | ||
Here is a worked example (here for WikiIndex): | |||
<div style="margin-left: 2em;"> | <div style="margin-left: 2em;"> | ||
{| style="background-color: #eee; text-align: center;" | {| style="background-color: #eee; text-align: center;" | ||
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| 1. | | 1. | ||
| Welcome | | Welcome (572,833 views) | ||
| style="background-color: #efe;" | 572,833 '''>''' 1,000 | | style="background-color: #efe;" | 572,833 '''>''' 1,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2. | | 2. | ||
| Bulbapedia | | Bulbapedia (42,344 views) | ||
| style="background-color: #efe;" | 42,344 '''>''' 2,000 | | style="background-color: #efe;" | 42,344 '''>''' 2,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3. | | 3. | ||
| Community Portal | | Community Portal (28,489 views) | ||
| style="background-color: #efe;" | 28,489 '''>''' 3,000 | | style="background-color: #efe;" | 28,489 '''>''' 3,000 | ||
|- style="text-align:center" | |- style="text-align:center" | ||
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| 11. | | 11. | ||
| Wiki.ThePPN | | Wiki.ThePPN (14,724 views) | ||
| style="background-color: #efe;" | 14,724 '''>''' 11,000 | | style="background-color: #efe;" | 14,724 '''>''' 11,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 12. | | 12. | ||
| Books | | Books (12,807 views) | ||
| style="background-color: #efe;" | 12,807 '''>''' 12,000 | | style="background-color: #efe;" | 12,807 '''>''' 12,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 13. | | 13. | ||
| TourBusStop | | TourBusStop (12,371 views) | ||
| 12,371 < 13,000 | | 12,371 < 13,000 | ||
|} | |} | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
: If you count the entries with <code>views > 1000*p</code> (marked with green) | : If you count the entries with <code>views > 1000*p</code> (marked with green) one arrives at a wikiFactor of 12 for WikiIndex. | ||
==== | ==== Where to look ==== | ||
Most wiki engines provide global statistics. Here's how to find them for various wiki engines (although it can also depend on version) | Most wiki engines provide global statistics. Here's how to find them for various wiki engines (although it can also depend on version) | ||
#[[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]: | #[[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]: go to the ''Special:PopularPages'' page of the wiki | ||
#[[:Category:MoinMoin|MoinMoin]]: | #[[:Category:MoinMoin|MoinMoin]]: | ||
#[[:Category:UseModWiki|UseModWiki]]: | #[[:Category:UseModWiki|UseModWiki]]: | ||