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Jumpin Jack
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Posted 02/27/06 - 07:51 PM:	#1
I want to add a page counter to my members profile page. that is stored under a custom field {MEMBERVIEWS}. I want to be able to display or sort member profile page views in toplists and other areas of the site. Something similar to the {CATVIEWS} counter. Is there currently a way to do this? Edited by Jumpin Jack on 02/27/06 - 07:54 PM

Paul
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Posted 03/01/06 - 06:17 PM:	#2
A clumsy but workable way to do it would be to add a member field 'views' and then stick this php in the profile template: <?php global $amem; $amem->views += 1; $amem->update('views'); ?> Making it count only unique views would be tricker, but you could set a cookie and test for it in the same profile template area.
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Jumpin Jack
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Posted 03/02/06 - 09:48 PM:	#3
How do I set a cookie and test for it

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Posted 03/02/06 - 10:14 PM:	#4
You can use WSN's makecookie('cookiename', 'value'); function, or just http://www.php.net/setcookie . To test, if ($_COOKIE['cookiename']) { do stuff } Of course it goes without saying that if you're adding new functionality it helps to know php.
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Jumpin Jack
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Posted 03/03/06 - 06:06 AM:	#5
Thanks, this is what I did and it works. It expires the cookie after 24hrs <? makecookie('{MEMBERNAME}', '{MEMBERID}', time()+(86400)); if (!$_COOKIE['{MEMBERNAME}']) { global $amem;$amem->views += 1; $amem->update('views'); } ?>

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Posted 03/04/06 - 08:26 PM:	#6
It's better to set a cookie name that doesn't change (say 'profilevisit'), both to reduce potential conficts and so that when a guest registers they don't suddenly get counted again.
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