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.
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...
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?
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.
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?
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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