Business Directory Plugin (CMBD) - Tracking Views and Clicks


Tracking Views and Clicks

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Starting from version 1.4.6 of the Business Directory plugin, it's possible to track business pages' views and clicks.


Appearance in the Front-End

Business List

In the front-end, they can show up next to the company logo in the dashboard. 

In this example, "page clicks" stands for how many times someone accessed the business page and "page visits" stands for how many times someone accessed that business' website. Note that you can modify the labels in the Labels settings. Learn more.

Displaying page clicks and visits on the front-end - WordPress Business Directory
Displaying page clicks and visits on the front-end

Page Clicks vs Page Visits

Accessing the listing page increases the Page Clicks count...

Clicking on business pages increases Page Clicks - WordPress Directory Plugin
Clicking on business pages increases Page Clicks

And clicking on the website inside the listing increases the Page Visits count.

Clicking on business page site link increases Page Visits - WordPress Local Business Directory
Clicking on business page site link increases Page Visits

Back-End Settings

You can configure the statistics settings under Admin Dashboard → CM Business Directory Pro → Settings

Navigation to the plugin settings - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
Navigation to the plugin settings

Then, head to the end of the Statistics tab.

Statistics settings - WordPress Listing Plugin
Statistics settings

The following settings are available:

  • Stop statistics count - Useful for testing purposes.
  • Statistics count used IP address - Enables IP checking to prevent duplicate hits coming from the same machine. (Feature added in version 1.5.0)
  • Show statistics on listing page - Enable it if you want to show the statistics on the business directory index page.

    Displaying statistics on the directory page - WordPress Directory Plugin
    Displaying statistics on the directory page
  • Show statistics on businesses single page - Enable it if you want to show the statistics on the detailed business page.

    Displaying statistics on the business page - WordPress Directory Listing Plugin
    Displaying statistics on the business page

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