Question Thread Views Calculation(s)

[tsukasa]

I've noticed for a while that thread views don't seem to follow any fixed mannerisms; they spike to around 1000 views more than they had only hours ago, then return to "normal" levels at a later point. I read a thread here which explained the thread view count mechanisms and how they are counted, but how exactly does this work? It really makes no sense when I see mine and other people's threads increase by around 1000 before dropping back to only slightly higher than they were before (which makes a lot more sense).

 

[Vekseid]

There's a cron that recalculates them every now and then... something silly might be happening with the routine. I wonder if it's pruning bot views.

 

[tsukasa]

There's a cron that recalculates them every now and then... something silly might be happening with the routine. I wonder if it's pruning bot views.

A cron job is required for that? XenForo doesn't just do it automatically and apply it to its database?

 

[Vekseid]

Views are not added to the thread table immediately if that is what you are asking.

It tracks them in a separate table then adds them up later.

Xenforo has a heavily denormalized database design. It's kind of weird.

 

[tsukasa]

Xenforo has a heavily denormalized database design. It's kind of weird.

Yeah, it seems to be. Anyway, thanks for answering my question out of curiosity.