Type:

com_statistics

Access:

menu=>Site=>Statistics

User Level:

Manager; Administrator; Super Administrator.

Screenshot:

Browser Statistics Display Screen	OS Statistics Display Screen	Domain Statistics Display Screen

^{Snippets of the Statistics Screens}

Description:

The Statistics collection function is, by design, of limited scope. The main reason given for this being the extra pressure that extensive statistical farming would apply on the MySQL database.

That said there are options within the Global Configuration settings to allow the collection of general Site Statistics in respect of visitors browser, operating system, and domain, the Search Engine Text records the words that visitors have used when they conduct a search within the web site, and (the least recommended) Logging of Hits on Content Items by Date. This last option highlights the issue with regard to the pressure on the MySQL database as the volume of data recorded - particularly on web sites with a highly active membership such as Joomla! itself - would be truly massive!

The Statistics screen covers the Site Statistics of the web site as they relate to:

• The type of Internet Browser that is used by visitors to the web site.
• The type of Operating System (OS) that is used by visitors to the web site.
• The top level domain - for example: .com, .org, .uk, .ru, - that is recorded from the IP Address of a visitor. Note this is the visitors IP Address not necessarily their country of origin in regard to the last two items.

Browsers Tab:

Browser: Provides the name and version of all the different browsers that Users have been using to connect to the web site.

Visual Bar: A visual representation, as a percentage of the total, of the different browsers recorded.

%: A numerical representation as a percentage of the total different browsers recorded, that the occurrences of a particular browser relates to.

#: The total number of instances that have occurred of the different browsers.

OS Stats Tab: 

Browser: Provides the name and version of all the different operating systems (OS) detected.

Visual Bar: A visual representation as a percentage of the total different OS recorded, that the occurrences of a particular OS relates to.

%: A numerical representation as a percentage of the total different OS recorded, that the occurrences of a particular OS relates to.

#: The total number of instances that have occurred of the different OS.

Domain Stats Tab:

Domain: Provides the names of all the different top level domains detected.

Visual Bar: A visual representation as a percentage of the total different top level domains recorded, that the occurrences of a particular domain relates to. 

%: A numerical representation as a percentage of the total different top level domains recorded, that the occurrences of a particular domain relates to.

#: The total number of instances that have occurred of the different domain. 

Related Information:

Global Configuration  - Statistics Tab

Search Engine Text 

NOTE: If you have any comments or suggestions regarding this Help screen then please post them in the Suggestions, Modifications, and Corrections forum in the User Documentation Work Group.

Thank you!

The User Documentation Team