# \#click-counter **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/click-counter/660.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Tracking Link Click Counters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-link-click-counters/360474)
**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-link-click-counters/360474 "2025-05-09T18:00:58Z")
I know this is not the optimal way to track traffic, but I’m curious if there is a way to decipher who has clicked a link within our community. I assume the data is there since it is displayed via link click counting. I… --- ## [Link click counters not working for 'open in new tab'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counters-not-working-for-open-in-new-tab/134793)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counters-not-working-for-open-in-new-tab/134793 "2025-01-07T12:01:38Z")
We noticed that link counters won’t increase if you right-click on them and select ‘open in new tab’, or if you use the middle mouse button on them. --- ## [How to disable Link Click Counters?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-link-click-counters/292791)
**Author:** [@Plabforum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Plabforum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-disable-link-click-counters/292791 "2024-10-31T22:06:42Z")
How can I disable the clicks that are visible corresponding to the link? Or make it visible only to the staff. It’s distracting the users of the forum as our forum is highly dependent on complying multiple posts and usi… --- ## [Disable Click Counts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-click-counts/146622)
**Author:** [@csandstedt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csandstedt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-click-counts/146622 "2024-10-31T21:20:44Z")
Is there a setting to disable to click counts to external links? I’m not sure I want everyone to see how many clicks we are sending to another site. --- ## [Understanding link click counters](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-link-click-counters/254552)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-link-click-counters/254552 "2024-10-28T14:28:41Z")
:bookmark: This is a guide about Link Click Counters in Discourse, explaining what they are, how they work, and their behaviors. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: All users What are link click counters? Lin… --- ## [Link Click Counter not counting clicks for internal links, or mismatched slugs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counter-not-counting-clicks-for-internal-links-or-mismatched-slugs/235434)
**Author:** [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counter-not-counting-clicks-for-internal-links-or-mismatched-slugs/235434 "2024-08-22T17:01:17Z")
The click counter stops counting clicks under some specific circumstances: When a topic title has been changed after the link has been included in a reply (ie slug mismatch) eg. https://meta.discourse.org/t/master-pl… --- ## [Showing a 0 click counter next to links that haven't been clicked yet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-a-0-click-counter-next-to-links-that-havent-been-clicked-yet/264614)
**Author:** [@kwinz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kwinz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/showing-a-0-click-counter-next-to-links-that-havent-been-clicked-yet/264614 "2023-05-11T05:16:12Z")
Is it possible to show a 0 click counter next to links in user generated content that haven’t been clicked yet? Maybe a setting or with some custom CSS? Right now it starts to show the count, but only as soon as the fi… --- ## [How to not show click counter on internal links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-not-show-click-counter-on-internal-links/255569)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-not-show-click-counter-on-internal-links/255569 "2023-04-21T16:37:07Z")
There are times when you don’t want to see the click counts on internal links in topics. One example that came up for me recently is links to intersection of tags, which otherwise is still a bit hard to get to in discour… --- ## [Should internal links that get oneboxed be click-tracked?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-internal-links-that-get-oneboxed-be-click-tracked/133437)
**Author:** [@fdsa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fdsa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-internal-links-that-get-oneboxed-be-click-tracked/133437 "2019-11-15T01:20:39Z")
Clicks on this will not be tracked: Clicks on this will be tracked (there is a space in front of the link): Understanding Discourse Trust Levels This is what I could find with regards to previous discussion: Click co… --- ## [Privacy: option to disable link clicks counting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-option-to-disable-link-clicks-counting/229777)
**Author:** [@relan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/relan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/privacy-option-to-disable-link-clicks-counting/229777 "2022-06-28T01:18:43Z")
Currently link clicks trigger HTTP pings: a request to the Discourse instance is made every time a user clicks a link. This enables tracking of who clicks what. Would be nice to have an option to disable link clicks cou… --- ## [Separate click counters for URLs with different GET params](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-click-counters-for-urls-with-different-get-params/193404)
**Author:** [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-click-counters-for-urls-with-different-get-params/193404 "2022-02-22T12:26:00Z")
If I have a link to a page in addition to that same page with customized GET params, it seems link counting for the GET-parameterized versions get folded into the bare URL. For example, I can link to Google’s search pag… --- ## [How to hide clicks count badge which next to the image link](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-clicks-count-badge-which-next-to-the-image-link/79816)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Frosty\_Andreyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Frosty_Andreyc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-clicks-count-badge-which-next-to-the-image-link/79816 "2018-02-05T14:54:51Z")
I created a clickable image with a link, but I do not want the click counter to be displayed nearby. Can I remove it? --- ## [Links in banner topics, clicks not tracked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-banner-topics-clicks-not-tracked/208236)
**Author:** [@Grayden\_Shand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grayden_Shand)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-in-banner-topics-clicks-not-tracked/208236 "2021-11-04T12:50:26Z")
When someone clicks a link in a topic, that click is tracked and we see a counter of the number of users who have clicked that link. Now, assume a topic is pinned as a banner topic, as such: When I click a topic lin… --- ## [Remove numbered circles that appear next to weblinks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-numbered-circles-that-appear-next-to-weblinks/103156)
**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-numbered-circles-that-appear-next-to-weblinks/103156 "2018-11-30T12:26:07Z")
Any idea how to remove the little numbered circles that appear next to weblinks? Thank you in advance, --- ## [Link click counter shows twice in oneboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counter-shows-twice-in-oneboxes/149836)
**Author:** [@rizka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rizka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counter-shows-twice-in-oneboxes/149836 "2021-06-21T17:14:12Z")
This doesn’t seem right. We got to get rid of one of the :two:s, to clean up the ux. (I used this Meta post of mine as the example: New Forum Idea, is Discourse a good fit? - #5 by rizka) --- ## [Disable click count with underlined links?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-click-count-with-underlined-links/164510)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-click-count-with-underlined-links/164510 "2020-09-20T20:41:46Z")
Does anyone know if there is a way to disable click counts when the links are underlined? (We underline the links for accessibility.) I removed the click counts with this: span.badge-notification.clicks { display: … --- ## [Link click badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-badges/155750)
**Author:** [@gar1t](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gar1t)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-badges/155750 "2020-06-24T04:13:47Z")
What is the rationale for the incrementing count next to links in a page? I’m not asking in a challenging way. This looks odd but interesting. Why keep track of this? As it’s unfamiliar to me, I’m finding myself distrac… --- ## [Using link click counter to count YouTube Onebox play?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-link-click-counter-to-count-youtube-onebox-play/29944)
**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-link-click-counter-to-count-youtube-onebox-play/29944 "2019-09-24T12:05:02Z")
It would be nice to see the number of times a YouTube onebox embed had been clicked on (“played”). Considering that YouTube onebox embeds in Discourse are just simple links. e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siMFOR… --- ## [Click counter missing for some internal links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/click-counter-missing-for-some-internal-links/98673)
**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/click-counter-missing-for-some-internal-links/98673 "2018-12-05T23:09:07Z")
It seems likely that this has been discussed before but despite my excellent search skills, I was unable to find the answer to this question: Why is there no click counter for internal links? Or rather: some internal li… --- ## [Editing post causes link click counter to be lost](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-post-causes-link-click-counter-to-be-lost/100445)
**Author:** [@gingerbeardman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerbeardman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-post-causes-link-click-counter-to-be-lost/100445 "2018-10-26T17:36:33Z")
According to the following old issue, link counts should come back after a hard refresh page. But I’m not seeing this. Editing the post causes them to disappear forever for me. https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-pos… --- ## [Attachment "number of downloads" counter resets whenever a reply is edited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attachment-number-of-downloads-counter-resets-whenever-a-reply-is-edited/72551)
**Author:** [@elsantodel90](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elsantodel90)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/attachment-number-of-downloads-counter-resets-whenever-a-reply-is-edited/72551 "2018-08-14T10:25:22Z")
This happens after updating to v1.9.0.beta13 +63 Steps to reproduce: Create a post with attachments. Let some users download them, so that the counters go up. Edit the post, for example adding a single text line at th… --- ## [Copying a link includes the click count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copying-a-link-includes-the-click-count/83531)
**Author:** [@yanokwa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copying-a-link-includes-the-click-count/83531 "2018-03-23T23:30:37Z")
Sometimes I have text with a URL that folks have clicked on, say 9 times. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet https://example.com/NQoiffrCbcaZHcKQe5syENZiKWsvEc onsetetur sadipscing elitr. Someone copies that text and pastes … --- ## [Link click counters not displaying on new site for self-clicks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counters-not-displaying-on-new-site-for-self-clicks/63017)
**Author:** [@nmagee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nmagee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-click-counters-not-displaying-on-new-site-for-self-clicks/63017 "2017-07-20T19:11:45Z")
We have a fairly new installation with only a couple dozen posts, but our inline click counters are not appearing. I have not modified any of the CSS at all, but wasn’t sure if they only show up after a certain base numb… --- ## [Links counter bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-counter-bug/52669)
**Author:** [@barreeeiroo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barreeeiroo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-counter-bug/52669 "2016-11-09T13:56:44Z")
Hi The links counter has a problem: it doesn’t count only when you enter an URL, it also counts right mouse clicks, so it can be raised very fast and without any sense Can you fix it? --- ## [Only link clicks from other users are counted?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-link-clicks-from-other-users-are-counted/39887)
**Author:** [@pmichna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmichna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-link-clicks-from-other-users-are-counted/39887 "2016-02-20T10:25:41Z")
There is no counter of clicks next to each link in posts in my forum. Should I somehow turn this on? UPDATE: Ok, it seems that only clicks of another users are counted, that’s why I see none of them. --- ## [How to hide click counter on internal anchor links in the same post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-click-counter-on-internal-anchor-links-in-the-same-post/31377)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-click-counter-on-internal-anchor-links-in-the-same-post/31377 "2015-07-24T14:17:56Z")
There’s probably not much can be done about this and it might not matter to anyone else, but I see it as a bug - it’s odd to me that when I create a table of contents for a long wiki post that it then shows the click cou…