Title: Strict reporting
Last modified: May 25, 2024

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# Strict reporting

 *  Resolved [Chris Lovie-Tyler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrislt/)
 * (@chrislt)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/)
 * Hi, Jeff.
 * What, exactly, does the plugin do when you select **Enable strict reporting of
   feed statistics**?
 * I’m pretty sure I have more than one RSS subscriber, but when I enable this setting,
   I only ever see 1. Whereas, if I turn it off, I see about 18.

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 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/#post-17779942)
 * Hi Chris,
 * When enabled, that setting attempts to count only unique feed visits. It’s not
   perfect though, and tends to under-represent actual unique hits. If in doubt,
   just leave it off and use the default functionality. Note: there is more info
   about this setting if you hover cursor over the question mark “?” icon.
 * I hope this helps, let me know if I can provide any further information.
 *  Thread Starter [Chris Lovie-Tyler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrislt/)
 * (@chrislt)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/#post-17779944)
 * Thanks, Jeff. I think I’ll leave it off. I had read that tool tip, too.
 * Appreciate you creating this plugin. It’s the only one I’ve found that gives 
   me RSS stats without needing a third-party service.
 * Cheers!
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/#post-17779951)
 * Thanks Chris, and thank you for the great review. It really helps.
 * Cheers!
 *  Thread Starter [Chris Lovie-Tyler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrislt/)
 * (@chrislt)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/#post-17908664)
 * Just had a thought: The issue I had above with strict reporting wouldn’t be related
   to the fact that I’ve disabled IP-address collection, would it?
 * I’m sure strict reporting has worked for me when I’ve used this plugin on other
   sites in the past, but I think this is the first time I’ve disabled IP-address
   collection.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/#post-17911036)
 * It might have something to do with it, depending on how the IP-disabling is happening,
   what it is affecting, and so forth. You would need to do some investigating to
   find out for sure.
 *  Thread Starter [Chris Lovie-Tyler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrislt/)
 * (@chrislt)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/#post-17911732)
 * I did a test today. I turned **Enable strict reporting of feed statistics** on
   and **Disable collection of all IP address data** _off_. That (preventing IP 
   collection) definitely seems to have been the issue. I’m getting what I think
   is a fairly accurate subscriber count now, instead of just “1”.
 * If it’s possible, you might want to reopen my other thread, “[What happens if I disable IP collection?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-happens-if-i-disable-ip-collection/)”
   and add a final post to say that this is one effect that the **Disable collection
   of all IP address data** setting _will_ have.
 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/#post-17911877)
 * Ok glad you got it sorted. Hopefully anyone searching for similar information
   will find the other topic as well. I wish I could unlock the other thread but
   alas I am not able/authorized to do so. In any case, thanks for reporting back
   on your findings. Cheers [@chrislt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrislt/).
 *  Thread Starter [Chris Lovie-Tyler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrislt/)
 * (@chrislt)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strict-reporting/#post-17911920)
 * No problem! Thanks again for the fantastic plugin.

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