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How is the Downloads count calculated for add-ons on the kodi.tv website? - macica2 - 2022-09-18
I wasn't sure where to ask this, so please let me know if I should move it.
2 years ago I published this picture add-on. I remember checking it a while after publishing, and it only had a very small amount of downloads, something like less than 100. I haven't kept up with Kodi or my add-on since then, but I was curious and finally checked the download count after 2 years, and now it has almost 180,000 downloads. I find it hard to believe that this simple add-on would be downloaded that much. If you Google it, you won't find anybody talking about it. I've never had any issues or pull requests reported in that time either, which I guess is possible, but maybe not so likely with that many downloads.
So my questions are: Does anyone know how these download counts are calculated? Are they accurate? Could my add-on have been added to some sort of package that adds towards the count?
Thanks!
RE: How is the Downloads count calculated for add-ons on the kodi.tv website? - Karellen - 2022-09-18
(2022-09-18, 03:00)macica2 Wrote: So my questions are: Does anyone know how these download counts are calculated?Hmm, the website does say 179030 downloads, but checking Mirrorbits, the download count is only 3,697
https://mirrors.kodi.tv/stats?downloadstats&filter=plugin.image.qwantz/plugin.image.qwantz-1.0.1.zip
@pkscout one for you?
RE: How is the Downloads count calculated for add-ons on the kodi.tv website? - pkscout - 2022-09-18
The stats link you are using resets every year. The web page keeps track of the downloads for the entire existence of the current version of the given add-on. So the only time the web site one resets is when a new version is uploaded. That's likely the difference, especially for add-ons that haven't been updated in a long time.
BTW, I hate tracking the download stats. There isn't a really good way to do it, so I'm sure some of the download information on the web page isn't completely accurate.