Company
Date Published
Aug. 29, 2011
Author
Matthew Prince
Word count
255
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

On August 26, 2011, CloudFlare updated its logging system to improve the accuracy of page view counts. The change no longer treats AJAX (XHR) calls as page views, resulting in a 17% drop in overall reported page views. This update provides a more accurate representation of page views for websites with heavy AJAX usage, aligning them with user expectations. However, historical page view counts cannot be reverted due to the change requiring alterations at the edge of CloudFlare's network.