Community statistics provide insight into community activity and enhance user participation. Statistics are calculated by Community Central timer jobs and displayed on several community pages to highlight relevant content. Some of the ways community statistics are used include:
- Tracking blog and forum activity
- Monitoring community feedback
- Motivating top contributors
- Highlighting relevant content
- Showcasing community success
Click the links below to see the statistics that display on various pages:
- Community Central Home Page Statistics
- Forums Statistics
- Blogs Statistics
- Individual Forums/Posts Statistics
Community Central Home Page Statistics
Community Central Home page statistics track participation across the entire community. Statistics displayed on the Community Central Home page include:
- The total number of forum topics and the number of topics added today.
- The total number of forum posts and the number of posts added today.
- The total number of blog posts and the number of posts added today.
- The total number of comments to blog posts and the number of comments added today.
- Community Central Home Statistics
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Forums Statistics
Forums Home page statistics track participation in all community forums. Statistics displayed on the Forums Home page include:
- The total number of forum topics and the number of topics added today.
- The total number of forum posts and the number of posts added today.
- The total number of forum topics with replies.
- The total number of forum topics with no replies.
- A list of the Most Viewed topics from all forums in the community.
- A list of topics with the Most Replies from all forums in the community.
Forum site statistics provide a more in-depth view of forum participation and are specific to forums in that forum site. Statistics displayed on each forum site home page include:
- The total number of forum topics and the number of topics added today.
- The total number of forum posts and the number of posts added today.
- The total number of forum topics with replies.
- The total number of forum topics with no replies.
- A list of the Most Viewed topics from all forums in the forum site.
- A list of topics with the Most Replies from all forums in the forum site.
- A list of the Most Active Users in the forum site, showing their accumulated points for forum activities.
- A list of the Top Experts in the forum site, showing those users with the most forum posts that were verified as answers.
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Blogs Statistics
Blogs Home page statistics track participation in all community blogs. Statistics displayed on the Blogs Home page include:
- The total number of blog posts and the number of posts added today.
- The total number of comments added to blog posts and the number of comments added today.
- A list of the Most Viewed posts from all blogs in the community.
- A list of the Top Rated posts from all blogs in the community.
On the Blogs Home page and the blog site where a post was created, the number of views and comments is displayed for each blog post.
Blog site statistics provide a more in-depth view of forum participation and are specific to blogs posted to that blog site. Statistics displayed on each blog site home page include:
- The total number of blog posts and the number of posts added today.
- The total number of comments added to blog posts and the number of comments added today.
- A list of the Most Viewed posts from all blogs in the blog site.
- A list of the Top Rated posts from all blogs in the blog site.
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Individual Forums/Posts Statistics
Individual forums and forum posts also track
certain activities, including the following:
On the Forums Home page, the total number of topics and posts for each forum.
In the forum view, the number of replies for each post and the number of views for the topic.
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