Where have all the guests gone?

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According to 'Who's online' on the right hand side of the home page, we appear to be having very few guests. Normally the guests by far outstrip the number of registered users.

Any thoughts?

Sue

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Guest counting

erin's picture

Because of the caching we installed and the way Drupal counts the guests, they don't show up as much as before. Basically, we only load a new page for guests once every five minutes. Members get current stuff. But really there are about 5 to 15 times as many guests on the site as members at any particular time.

Hugs,
Erin

= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.

Re: Guest counting

What's the point of showing how many guests there are on the site, if it doesn't show the true figure?

Regards,

Dave.

That's the way the software works

erin's picture

And rewriting it is not going to happen for various reasons.

Hugs,
Erin

= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.

Where have all the guests gone?

We became members.I was a guest for a few years and decided like others to participate in the site with comments and kudos,something I do not regret.

devonmalc

This Must Be The Cause

joannebarbarella's picture

Of the drop in the number of hits taht we've noticed lately. Phantom guests can only make phantom hits. Their fingers pass right through the keys!

Joanne