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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 wiki-site. It is based on the Hirsch [ | The '''wikiFactor''' is a measure of the 'popularity' of a [[wiki]]-site. It is based on the Hirsch [[wikipedia:H-index|h-index]] which is commonly used to measure the impact a scientist has had in the literature. The wikiFactor complements the number of pages and total number of visits information. More details can be found in the preprint [http://arXiv.org/abs/0902.3439 "wikiFactor: a measure of the importance of a wiki site"]. | ||
The wikiFactor is simply the number of pages in the wiki (''wF'') that have had more than 1000 times ''wF'' visits. | The wikiFactor is simply the number of pages in the wiki (''wF'') that have had more than 1000 times ''wF'' visits. | ||
====Example==== | ====Example==== | ||
A wikiFactor of, say, 12 means that page number 12 in the ranking of pages visited has received 12,000 or more visits, whereas page 13 has not yet reached 13,000 visits. Here is a worked example (here for [[Special:Popularpages|WikiIndex]]): | A wikiFactor of, say, 12 means that page number 12 in the ranking of pages visited has received 12,000 or more visits, whereas page 13 has not yet reached 13,000 visits. Here is a worked example (here for [[Special:Popularpages|WikiIndex]]):<!--a date of when this snapshot of data was sourced would be helpful--> | ||
<div style= | <div style=margin-left:2em> | ||
{| style="background-color:#eee; text-align:center" | {|style="background-color:#eee; text-align:center; border:1" | ||
! | !position (p)<br>most visited first | ||
! | !page name (views) | ||
! | !relation<br>views [<=>] 1000*p | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1. | |1. | ||
| Welcome (572,833 views) | |Welcome (572,833 views) | ||
| style= | |style=background-color:#efe|572,833 '''>''' 1,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2. | |2. | ||
| Bulbapedia (42,344 views) | |Bulbapedia (42,344 views) | ||
| style= | |style=background-color:#efe|42,344 '''>''' 2,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3. | |3. | ||
| Community Portal (28,489 views) | |Community Portal (28,489 views) | ||
| style= | |style=background-color:#efe|28,489 '''>''' 3,000 | ||
|- style="text-align:center" | |- style="text-align:center" | ||
| –<br>–<br>– | |–<br>–<br>– | ||
| —<br>—<br>— | |—<br>—<br>— | ||
| style= | |style=background-color:#efe|—<br>—<br>— | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 11. | |11. | ||
| Wiki.ThePPN (14,724 views) | |Wiki.ThePPN (14,724 views) | ||
| style= | |style=background-color:#efe|14,724 '''>''' 11,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 12. | |12. | ||
| Books (12,807 views) | |Books (12,807 views) | ||
| style= | |style=background-color:#efe|12,807 '''>''' 12,000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 13. | |13. | ||
| TourBusStop (12,371 views) | |TourBusStop (12,371 views) | ||
| 12,371 < 13,000 | |12,371 < 13,000 | ||
|} | |} | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
If one counts the entries with <code>views > 1000*p</code> (highlighted in light green) one arrives at a | If one counts the entries with <code>views > 1000*p</code> (highlighted in light green) one arrives at a wikiFactor of 12 for WikiIndex. | ||
====Where to look==== | ====Where to look==== | ||
Most [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engines]] provide global statistics. Here's how to find them for various wiki engines (although it can also depend on software version) | Most [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engines]] provide global statistics. Here's how to find them for various wiki engines (although it can also depend on software version used by individual wiki sites) | ||
#[[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] – go to the ''Special:PopularPages'' page of the wiki – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Popularpages</nowiki></code> | #[[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] – go to the ''Special:PopularPages'' page of the wiki – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Popularpages</nowiki></code> | ||
#[[:Category:MoinMoin|MoinMoin]] – | #[[:Category:MoinMoin|MoinMoin]] – | ||
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#[[:Category:Twiki|Twiki]] – | #[[:Category:Twiki|Twiki]] – | ||
#[[:Category:Oddmuse|Oddmuse]] – | #[[:Category:Oddmuse|Oddmuse]] – | ||
#[[:Category:Wikispaces|Wikispaces]] – go to | #[[:Category:Wikispaces|Wikispaces]] – go to ''Manage Wiki'' on the left-hand-side of the page, then click on the ''Tools: Wiki Statistics'' icon. Shift from the ''overview'' tab to the ''pages'' tab, then click on ''Views''. | ||
#[[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] – go to ''Special:Mostvisitedpages'' | #[[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] – go to ''Special:Mostvisitedpages'' – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.wikia.com/Special:Mostvisitedpages</nowiki></code> | ||
#[[:Category:Wikimedia|Wikimedia]] – ''Special:PopularPages'' seems to be unavailable. The "Top" sites option at [http://stats.grok.se/ stats.grok.se] can be used for Wikipedias, but needs to be summed on a per-month basis. | #[[:Category:Wikimedia|Wikimedia]] – ''Special:PopularPages'' seems to be unavailable. The "Top" sites option at [http://stats.grok.se/ stats.grok.se] can be used for Wikipedias, but needs to be summed on a per-month basis. | ||
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