Hi there,
Are you using a caching plugin, by any chance?
Thread Starter
TheRiz
(@theriz)
Yes, I use WP supercache.
From the description page:
Notices
Starting version 3.0.0, the way plugin tracks views count switched back to AJAX. The reason for this change is to prevent bots / spiders from inflating views count, so if you’re using a caching plugin you should clear its cache after installing / upgrading the WordPress Popular Posts plugin so it can track your posts and pages normally.
Did you clear WPSC’s cache already? If not, please do so. If you’re using the WPP widget, I’d also advice to enable the Ajaxify feature via Settings > WordPress Popular Posts > Tools before clearing WPSC’s cache.
Thread Starter
TheRiz
(@theriz)
My WPSC clears the cache daily. Should I clear the WPP cache too?
Thanks for the quick response.
Should I clear the WPP cache too?
Nope, that shouldn’t be necessary.
If the stats are not being updated, it probably means that WPP’s unable to communicate with your database. And I say probably because without looking at your site I can only guess 😛
Thread Starter
TheRiz
(@theriz)
Looks like the AJAX switch did the trick. Thanks!
Don’t mention it, I’m glad to know everything’s OK now.
I’m marking this topic as resolved, then. Please let me know if you need further help.
Have a nice day!
Thread Starter
TheRiz
(@theriz)
Argh, I hate to say this but it is reverting back to the stats that it originally had recorded.
When I click on articles on the fly, they update. However, I have left for a few hours and returned, and the articles no longer have the views they had recorded.
Is the WordPress Super Cache plugin completely incompatible with this perhaps?
Can’t tell for sure, it’s been a very long time since I last tried WP Super Cache.
Could you please post your site’s URL so I can go take a look?
Thread Starter
TheRiz
(@theriz)
Perhaps I should try another caching plugin. The site is alphadark.com. The popular posts are on the right side.
The top one always reverts back to 1262. The rest follow suit with their counts.
Did you enable the Ajaxify feature? From the code it seems that the feature is either disabled or that WPSC is serving an old version of your sidebar because I can see the regular non-AJAX list there.
Thread Starter
TheRiz
(@theriz)
Hey Hector, appreciate your fast response here. AJAX is indeed enabled. I might just try another caching plugin and see what happens. I’ll report back when I know. I think I might go with WP Fastest Cache.
You may also want to report the issue with WPSC’s developer, maybe he could help you figure out what’s happening and you won’t need to switch to another plugin. Let him know that you’re using a sidebar widget which is capable of using AJAX (and that the feature is enabled) but in your sidebar WPSC still lists the non-AJAX version.
