Total number of views

[Jura]

@maiki

But you should take the number directly from the server logs, which will require you to keep that data persistent elsewhere. Google Analytics is blocked all over the place and is becoming less accurate, and if you post those numbers you are lying, and we know you don’t want to lie to your site visitors, ne?

Server logs are neither an accurate indication of views given the abundance of bots, unfortunately.

@bluprince13

Could that data be imported from google analytics somehow?

You can set up Google Analytics to store data in a Google Calc document (stored in your Google Drive account), and that spreadsheet document can be made available online for people who know the special link. Then with Hugo’s getCSV function you can download and read that file.

I use the same approach to show popular content.

Edit: This tutorial shows how to load (and periodically update) Google Analytics data in Google Calc on your Drive. (The CSV file that gets published by Calc also updates automatically.)