Stats Classics: How to set?
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I just found something interesting on You Tube. Someone has posted a comparison of the old stat page with the updated one and has added some pretty tart comments, Here’s the link … I think you have to copy and paste.
http://youtu.be/cR_mX0UY-3II hadn’t realized that they’ve put all the extra menus from the “My SItes” tab on the new stats page and that’s forcing everything into a long strip … which exacerbates the scrolling. Sheesh.
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@nikkitytom
Brilliant
Just underlines my concerns about who is in charge of the direction of the product. Clearly it is the 15 year old software developers. Management need to restore some sort of sensible control. Not only are upgrades not improvements but they are not even tested before they are implemented! -
In the old stats, when you put your cursor on one of the columns indicating how many pages a reader has viewed, it also comes up with a number. Nothing like this is available in the new stats that I can see.
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I want to congratulate the maker of the youtube video about the new stats problems that many bloggers are facing. Very concise; and the video shows the difficulties as they are. Great that she shows BOTH stats presentations. It is so obvious which one is the more user friendly particularly when she switches from the new to old stats at the end of the video!
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Yep, and the next thing you know, the Happiness Engineers will be offering us “Happy Meals”. You might imagine the ripe words that would follow.
There’s loads more complaints on Goldfish – an Open Letter to WordPress, here:-
… and you might find this worth a look.
https://freedfromtime.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/about-wordpress-changes-and-what-we-can-do/
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It was once suggested that WP received considerable support for the new changes (though we have yet to see any indication of this on the forums) and that those of us with complaints were, in effect, overrepresented here.
More recently, we were told that our complaints “biased” new users who then parroted our complaints.
There are now 70 individuals who’ve posted on this thread alone; all but one oppose the changes. This is but one of many threads.
It’s presumably safe to say that most people who dislike the new notifications/interface/My Sites menu haven’t spoken up yet, but the fact that so many users are creating so many threads is an indication that a considerable number of us are unhappy with the changes—and word is spreading, as dozens more have chimed in on Goldfish’s post.
Why have we seen no evidence of widespread support for the changes? Why haven’t we seen the results of the surveys? Why is WordPress so insistent on sticking with a widely-loathed design that is clearly less than optimal for the laptop and desktop displays most serious bloggers use on a regular basis?
For those of you looking for greater control over your blogs and sites, I can say that migrating to a self-hosted account is less daunting than you’d think, so it’s worth considering this as an option.
I’ve also noticed that Joomla has created a service similar to WP.com. The templates are quite limited at this point, but the timing couldn’t be more ideal (I don’t know much about it, but competition from a quality CMS provider is always a good thing).
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For those of you looking for greater control over your blogs and sites, I can say that migrating to a self-hosted account is less daunting than you'd think, so it's worth considering this as an option.
Thanks for this, fjordaniv, I think for a lot of us the thought of moving seems a bit overwhelming. I know I would generate more income handling my own ads rather than relying on WordAds, but I'm a big site and I'm pumping out thousand word blogs all day long. I don't really want to have to take on an agency and an IT person. But it is beginning to look like my only option.
Stats are very important to me, but blocking trolls without affecting my other commenters has become and even bigger priority. Since the new roll out several of my best commenters have been thrown into moderation in an attempt to keep the disruptive ones out.
I also hate the new editor for creating posts. I could probably learn to live with that, but the stats page is something I rely on heavily to determine what posts draw the most traffic.
It's all a mess. And the answers of “you just have to click on a few more things to get what you got in one click previously” is annoying.
My blog is my primary source of income and the more complicated WP makes things the less money I can earn.
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Once you find a host, you can keep your old site active until you’re ready for the switch. I just moved the bulk of my content over without a problem. There will obviously be some tinkering involved as there are differences between the 2 platforms (WordPress.org is far more customizable, for example), but the interface is quite familiar; more so in fact than the blue nightmare that’s been foisted on us.
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But isn’t what is happening here just a precurser to what will happen there, they are both wordpress.
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I’m not sure about WordAd.
I’m concerned about the WordPress.org UI as well, but if they change it, the reaction they’ll get from self-hosted users will make out rants seem positively timid (you can also opt not to install updates to the WP CMS if you so choose).
They’re probably trying to differentiate platforms, with WP.com reflecting a focus on lightweight mobile bloggers and WP.org geared more toward professional users. The two interfaces used to be quite similar, as was the functionality.
Then again, nothing’s certain, and they could bring the same Hasbro-themed UI to the CMS side of things. There are other CMS platforms out there, and they would probably be more than happy to pick up disgruntled WP.org bloggers if management brought the downgrades over to that side of the fence.
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If WordPress.com discards me like a sock with a hole in it, I won’t continue giving them money by going to WordPress.org.
For those of us that are serial science fiction / fantasy / action webfiction bloggers, a possible alternative might be Royal Road. I am tentatively trying it out with my current writing project to see what sorts of tools and functions are available, and how I feel about the interface. At the very least, it is extremely different.
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There’s also Joomla, Drupal, and Magneto for those looking into jumping into self-hosting.
I’m not sure how much WordPress gets from CMS installations.
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I’m sure that the developers of these new “updates” are pleased when the dialogue shifts to a few people choosing to leave Word Press for self hosting or another provider.
That way attention is shifted away from their obvious errors within Word Press. They certainly don’t care if a thousand people leave. It’s a small price to pay for effectively muting those of us who are genuinely invested in Word Press and who don’t want to leave. We should be trying to convince the developers that there are errors and that they should be working around them to satisfy various levels of bloggers. That some things should be reconsidered.
I would like them to see this eye-opener on You Tube. This is a pretty good comparison of the two versions of the Stats page. http://youtu.be/cR_mX0UY-3I
The bottom line is that both versions should be made available … or if this is deemed impossible then a concrete reason should be given.
Note: There seems to be a welcome tweak in today’s stats. At least now we get a full month instend of that chunky block of ten days.
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@fjordaniv
All WordPress.org software open source software provided to one and all free of charge. https://wordpress.org/Many other sites use it. I have explored all of the blogging platform and self hosted options. Without the shadow of a single doubt the best free hosted option is WordPress.COM, and the best best self hosted solution is WordPress.ORG.
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I thought so, and I’ve already committed to WP.org.
I doubt the developers care one way or another. They aren’t writers, they aren’t designing software for writers, and they probably aren’t following this thread. I’ve been on the fence about self-hosting for some time now; the new “upgrades” pushed me over, and I don’t regret it. I’ve gained more enjoyment out tinkering with my exported site today than I have in the past 2 months at WP.com (okay, that isn’t entirely true. I truly enjoy calling WP employees out from time to time too). It isn’t the right choice for everyone, and you’re right—we need to let the folks at WordPress know how awful their decisions have been in recent weeks.
That’s why I’ve stuck around in the forums.
With that being said, the bulk of WP.com’s profits come from upgrades. They’ve lost or will soon lose mine, and probably quite a few others who migrate away. The 140 character crowd probably isn’t comprised of people who are likely to spend the cash on themes or the premium upgrade. If they aren’t thinking about this, they’ll have bigger concerns soon enough.
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When I say that the developers aren’t likely following this thread, I mean it as another criticism of the way things are handled here. There are too many intermediaries sifting through comments. Management and developers should really look at what we have to say directly. Perhaps a few are, but I get the sense that either by chance or by design, the coders and decision makers are insulated from our remarks.
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