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PhotolisticPhotolistic Registered Users Posts: 347 Major grins
edited November 23, 2006 in SmugMug Support
Can someone explain the difference between page views and visits, I do not understand.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2006
    Photolistic wrote:
    Can someone explain the difference between page views and visits, I do not understand.
    I can't, but google can:

    http://www.google.com/support/analytics/?hl=en_US
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  • SheafSheaf Registered Users, SmugMug Product Team Posts: 775 SmugMug Employee
    edited November 23, 2006
    Photolistic wrote:
    Can someone explain the difference between page views and visits, I do not understand.

    Analytics defines a visit as a unique session initiated by a visitor. Page views, on the other hand, are not necessarily unique sessions.

    So, for example, if I went to Page1, clicked through a link to Page2, then went back to Page1, it would register as one visit and two page views for Page1. It would also register as one visit and one pageview for Page2.

    Does that make sense?
    SmugMug Product Manager
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