Post views difference

  • kami2k

    (@kami2k)


    2 weeks, 1 day ago

    Hi,

    Why there is lots of difference between this and other anayltics plugins, like google sitekit or MonsterInsights  etc,

    they show couple of visits / views but this plugin shows 100 of vews of same posts, why is this difference?

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  • Plugin Support weiser

    (@weiser)

    6 days, 6 hours ago

    The difference you’re seeing is expected because Post Views Counter and Google Analytics measure views differently. PVC is flexible — it supports PHP, JavaScript, and REST API counting modes, and it includes options to exclude bots, logged‑in users, specific roles, and IPs, and to set a custom count interval. Google Analytics relies on client‑side JavaScript, applies its own bot/traffic filters, and reports pageviews and sessions rather than raw server hits.

    If you want PVC numbers to look closer to GA, try these steps in PVC settings: enable crawler and AI bot exclusion, exclude logged‑in users or specific roles, switch to the JavaScript counting mode (so it only counts JS‑enabled visitors), and set a reasonable count interval to avoid counting rapid refreshes. Also remember to compare the same date ranges and traffic segments when checking both tools.

    Finally, keep in mind that exact parity is unlikely because the two systems use different detection and sampling methods;.

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