Title: wordpress stats wrong?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# wordpress stats wrong?

 *  [johnbarrdear](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbarrdear/)
 * (@johnbarrdear)
 * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stats-wrong/)
 * I am using v1.1.1 of the WordPress.com stats plugin. Since I installed it (on
   the 30th of January), the statistics I see on wordpress.com have been odd, to
   say the least.
 * I realise that what I see on wordpress.com stats does not include my own page
   views, so those stats ought to be lower than the total views.
 * Here are the stats thus-far for February via wordpress.com: [http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/wordpress_stats.jpg](http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/wordpress_stats.jpg)
 * Here are the stats for the same period from my host: [http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/site_stats.jpg](http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/site_stats.jpg)
 * For example, wordpress.com thinks that my “Beaten to the punch” post has seen
   13 hits, but my host reports 3 views (1 entry, 1 exit).
 * What appears (to me) to be happening is that wordpress.com is recording hits 
   to several posts against just one post.
 * As another example, my site gets aggregated here: [http://ozpolitics.info/feeds](http://ozpolitics.info/feeds).
   When someone clicks on the link on that page, they come through to the post-specific
   page on my site. WordPress.com stats are recognising ozpolitics.info/feeds as
   the referrer, but not the post-specific page as a hit. Here is a specific example:
   [http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/stat_inconsistency.jpg](http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/stat_inconsistency.jpg)
 * Notice that yesterday I got two referrals from ozpolitics.info/feeds. I only 
   had two articles listed on the ozpolitics feed yesterday: “Idle Curiosity” and“
   Sweating the small stuff”, neither of which is listed as getting a hit in yesterday’s
   posts.

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 *  Thread Starter [johnbarrdear](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbarrdear/)
 * (@johnbarrdear)
 * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stats-wrong/#post-693721)
 * Just to pre-empt a question or two:
    - I currently have installed WP v2.3.2 (but with xml-rpc.php updated), K2 RC4
      and wordpress.com stats v1.1.1
    - I have already confirmed that I have `<?php wp_footer(); ?>` in my footer.
      php just before `</body>`.
    - I have confirmed that I am getting the little smiley at the base of the the
      entire page, both on the home page and for each post
    - What I am experiencing seems very similar to [**this post**](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/136624?replies=16&post-625352),
      but if I’m reading it correctly, it was already fixed?
    - My blog is here: [http://barrdear.com/john](http://barrdear.com/john)
 * Thanks,
 * John B.
 *  Thread Starter [johnbarrdear](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbarrdear/)
 * (@johnbarrdear)
 * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stats-wrong/#post-693726)
 * Update: I am almost certain that it is putting hits against the wrong posts. 
   Evidence (proof?):
 * [**This post**](http://barrdear.com/john/2008/02/08/the-archbishop-of-canterbury-mischaracterised-but-still-off-the-rails/)
   is number 113. As proof, [**here**](http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/Archbishop_post_is_number_113.jpg)
   is an image of the edit form – note the address at the top.
 * But when I view the source for that page (a full text [here](http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/the-archbishop-of-canterbury-mischaracterised-but-still-off-the-rails.txt)),
   I see that it is putting the hit against post number 96. This is the final section:
 * >  <script src=”[http://stats.wordpress.com/e-200806.js&#8221](http://stats.wordpress.com/e-200806.js&#8221);
   > type=”text/javascript”></script>
   >  <script type=”text/javascript”> st_go({blog:’
   > 1094985′,v:’ext’,post:’96’}); var load_cmc = function(){linktracker_init(1094985,96,2);};
   > if ( typeof addLoadEvent != ‘undefined’ ) addLoadEvent(load_cmc); else load_cmc();
   > </script>
   > </body>
   >  </html>
 * When I go to my stats on wordpress.com, it is indeed only post number 96 that
   got the hit. In [**this**](http://barrdear.com/john/stuff/when_hovering_over_bankers_pay_graph.jpg)
   image, I had my mouse hovering over the graph button for “Bankers’ pay”, which
   is post 96 as you can see in the status bar at the bottom.
 *  Thread Starter [johnbarrdear](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbarrdear/)
 * (@johnbarrdear)
 * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stats-wrong/#post-693938)
 * Anyone?
 *  Thread Starter [johnbarrdear](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbarrdear/)
 * (@johnbarrdear)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stats-wrong/#post-694065)
 * In case anybody looks at old, unresolved issues …
 * I seem to have been experiencing the same trouble as the people in [this thread](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/165189).
 * Following the suggestion from that thread by Otto42 to remove the “Recent Posts”
   widget, my problem has indeed fixed itself.
 * So, there you go: Get rid of your “Recent Posts” widget until they fix it.
 *  [lenary](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lenary/)
 * (@lenary)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-stats-wrong/#post-694066)
 * well done for finding a solution. sorry i didn’t see it as i am new, but it’s
   a shame you had to find a solution on your own

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