How can I get a like without a view?

• 

  brianbalke · Member · Apr 9, 2015 at 5:19 pm

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  I’m not sure that I can trust my site statistics, as I’m getting likes and comments without any views on the same day. Can you explain this?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

• 

  lizthefair · Member · Apr 9, 2015 at 6:19 pm

  • Copy link

  There are a couple of explanations for this. If someone reads your post in the reader, they are able to like it without ever visiting your site. It’s also helpful to remember that likes show up instantly, but the stats are not real time, so it’s possible for the like to show up well before the visitor shows up in your stats.

  As for comments, all of the above applies, but it’s also possible to get spam comments from spammers who never visit your site. It’s important to mark those comments as spam to help the spam filter get better and recognizing spam comments in the future.

  Let me know if you have any more questions about that!

• 

  brianbalke · Member · Apr 9, 2015 at 7:38 pm

  • Copy link

  OK. Well, now I understand why some blogs require click-throughs on the reader.

  Thanks!