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1. echstudios
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   Posted 3 years ago #

   I've got 2 quick related problems that I'd love to get some help on.

   First, I have a PHP function that is supposed to track clicks of a hyperlink and store the values in a post's custom field. The tracking code is:

   function qwe4_tracker() {
   	global $post;
   			// get each post by ID
   			$postID = $post->ID;
   			// get the post's custom fields
   			$custom = get_post_custom($postID);
   			// find the view count field
   			$views = intval($custom['qwe4'][0]);
   			// increment the count
   			if($views > 0) {
   				update_post_meta($postID, 'qwe4', ($views + 1));
   			} else {
   				add_post_meta($postID, 'qwe4', 1, true);
   			}
   
   }

   So far it works, but the problem is that the function is updating every post's custom field together instead of individually. How do I get it to update only the post with the link that is being clicked?

   Second:
   How do I properly execute the function only when the hyperlink is clicked?

   Currently I have:
   <a href="<?php qwe4_tracker(); ?>">link</a>
   which runs the script on every page load instead of on the actual click.

   Thanks!

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