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  • Steve Wilkinson 132 posts 211 karma points
    Jan 06, 2016 @ 15:17
    Steve Wilkinson
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    Media content download count

    is there an easy way to find out how many times a particular file has been downloaded from the website?

    We use Google Analytics for web hits but that doesn't pick up Media - okay we could add javascript to each link but that is bound to be messed up by our editors so it's not an option.

    is there a log file analysis plug in?

  • Marc Goodson 2126 posts 14217 karma points MVP 8x c-trib
    Jan 08, 2016 @ 11:52
    Marc Goodson
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    You could instead of requiring your editors to add something to each of the links; have some javascript that would bind to 'any' click event on the page, fish for the file extension, and register a google tracking event accordingly...

    ... see http://liverpool.gov.uk/scripts/track-downloads.js

    for inspiration...

    ... but you could analyse your IIS logs too.

  • Steve Wilkinson 132 posts 211 karma points
    Jan 08, 2016 @ 13:46
    Steve Wilkinson
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    Quite happy to analyze the logs Marc - I had a request for how many times a particular file was downloaded - what would you recommend for doing that?

    Could use EditPlus and search for it and count in my head the number of times I guess?

  • Marc Goodson 2126 posts 14217 karma points MVP 8x c-trib
    Jan 08, 2016 @ 14:27
    Marc Goodson
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    Have used LogParser in the dim and distant past:

    http://www.hanselman.com/blog/AnalyzeYourWebServerDataAndBeEmpoweredWithLogParserAndLogParserLizardGUI.aspx

    not sure what else is possible nowadays

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