# Kan iemand me vertellen hoe deze pageviewstatistieken überhaupt tot stand komen?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305
**Category:** Data & reporting
**Tags:** dashboard-reports
**Created:** [3 april 2024 om 22:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305 "2024-04-03T22:47:12Z")
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### Author:  [@45thj5ej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/45thj5ej)
#### Post date: [3 april 2024 om 22:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/1 "2024-04-03T22:47:12Z")
I haven’t even shown the site to anyone yet, but I have statistics like these:
Is there a way to make it give actual realistic/true numbers?
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [3 april 2024 om 23:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/2 "2024-04-03T23:19:19Z")
These usually are true numbers but it’s a bit hard to offer support without more context.
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### Author:  [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [3 april 2024 om 23:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/3 "2024-04-03T23:23:54Z")
One of the images you posted [here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/landing-pages-plugin/180967/85) has the forum url in its name, so it’s possible it’s already been picked up by crawlers. The url is also in some of the early post edits.
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### Author:  [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [3 april 2024 om 23:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/4 "2024-04-03T23:55:00Z")
Also, just because you didn’t tell anyone about doesn’t mean it’s not discoverable.
For instance if you search for your domain in [certificate transparency logs](https://crt.sh/) you’ll find the hostname of the site in question.
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### Author:  [@45thj5ej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/45thj5ej)
#### Post date: [4 april 2024 om 00:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/5 "2024-04-04T00:13:12Z")
> [@HAWK](#):
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> but it’s a bit hard to offer support without more context.
The context being I just recently even made the website & haven’t told anyone about it, yet have 1k+ views on it.
> [@supermathie](#):
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> you’ll find the hostname of the site in question.
But how would anyone even know the hostname? Site and domain name were just recently made.
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### Author:  [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [4 april 2024 om 00:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/6 "2024-04-04T00:16:07Z")
> [@45thj5ej](#):
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> Site and domain name were just recently made.
All public information and easily discoverable.
I am _sure_ there are people out there scanning recently created domains for new certs and common hostnames.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [4 april 2024 om 03:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/7 "2024-04-04T03:45:46Z")
What is the title of that diagram?
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### Author:  [@45thj5ej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/45thj5ej)
#### Post date: [4 april 2024 om 04:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/8 "2024-04-04T04:20:09Z")
> [@Moin](#):
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> ese diagrama
¿Más específicamente?
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [4 april 2024 om 06:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/9 "2024-04-04T06:53:49Z")
It’s the pageviews graph from the dashboard.
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### Author:  [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)
#### Post date: [4 april 2024 om 08:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/10 "2024-04-04T08:20:40Z")
So most of these views are from logged in users.
How many users do you already have? Could this be active moderators? Did you yourself click on 1212 pages on March 25?
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### Author:  [@45thj5ej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/45thj5ej)
#### Post date: [4 april 2024 om 14:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/11 "2024-04-04T14:26:55Z")
> [@Bas](#):
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> How many users do you already have?
My partner and myself and a test account. That’s it. That’s why I don’t understand how it’s so off.
> [@Bas](#):
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> Did you yourself click on 1212 pages on March 25?
Does it actually count each refresh/page view from the same person more than once instead of one per IP address? If so, ouch. I’ve been working on the site 10 days now, 18hrs/day, so I definitely would’ve had a lot of views on it single-handedly, but I doubt over 1k…
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### Author:  [@Bas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bas)
#### Post date: [4 april 2024 om 14:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-someone-tell-me-how-these-pageview-statistics-are-even-happening/302305/12 "2024-04-04T14:37:40Z")
> [@45thj5ej](#):
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> Does it actually count each refresh/page view from the same person more than once instead of one per IP address?
Yes, these are _pageviews_; not _unique pageviews_. So every\* refresh and visit is indeed counted.
> [@45thj5ej](#):
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> I’ve been working on the site 10 days now, 18hrs/day, so I definitely would’ve had a lot of views on it single-handedly, but I doubt over 1k…
1200 views, divided by 18 hours.. is about one page view per minute. It’s certainly feasible.
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I wouldn’t worry too much about it for now, keep building 🤗