top downloaded list

[kekropas]

Hello,
I am trying to find a solution for my problem but I will need some direction! I am trying to make o module so that in my journal's homepage there is a list of the most downloaded pdf's. Any idea?

I tested piwik and awstats but they don't provide such information.

[asmecher]

Hi kekropas,

Have a look at the views report plugin in the Plugin Galley, which you can find at http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

[kekropas]

Thank you, I hadn't noticed this plugin. I don't think though that a csv file could be helpfull. I have one question. Is there any table in the database that holds number of views for each article that I could use instead?

[asmecher]

Hi kekropas,

The "views" column (in published_articles for Abstracts, and in article_galleys for each galley type, e.g. PDF or HTML) contains the info you want.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

[kekropas]

ok thank you, I will come back to post if I manage anything

[kekropas]

I now have the php code I want but where can I insert this?
It is regocnised as plain text. Is there any way to insert php code to the homepage of the journal?

[jalperin]

kekropas,

You can have a look at the recently uploaded Popular Articles sidebar block plugin.

[kekropas]

many thanks!!!
I don't know why I've missed this, I thought I had searched everything!
Thanks again, I will try this

[jalperin]

I posted it just today!

[kekropas]

ok that could explain it. I answered to the official topic for this plugin.
Although it worked well I still have the same question:
Is there any way to have custom php script in the homepage?

[jalperin]

kokropas,

No. There is no non-programming way to do this. If you want to do some programming, you may want to look at the OJS Technical Reference. In particular, there is a section there on how Handlers work.

However, you might want to change the plugin I pointed you to. a simple change will get that plugin's content on your journal's homepage.

In MostPopularArticleBlockPlugin.inc.php, add in

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   function getBlockContext() {
      return BLOCK_CONTEXT_HOMEPAGE;
   }

You will probably want to modify the block.tpl file so that the formatting is a little more suitable to your journal's homepage.

[jalperin]

An additional note. If you want to change the location where the list appears, you have to move around 1 line in templates/index/journal.tpl. The line to move is:

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{call_hook name="Templates::Index::journal"}

[kekropas]

ok thanks, I will try it

[traue]

Hi kekropas,

Have you done this? I am trying to do the same without success...

I don't want the blocks on the side. I want one page with the list. anyone can help me?


Regards,

Thiago G. Traue

[ushasharma84]

Hi all
I am trying to implement the same functionality. I also want one page list of top downloaded Articles which should be displayed when i click a link of popular articles . If any one of u implemented that then help me.
Thanks in advance