Page Views: SMF vs. Google Analytics

[colby2152]

What are the possible reasons as to why SMF reports daily traffic (page views) 2.5x higher than Google Analytics?

[pkrack]

It may be due to the reason that google script may not be called on pages like profile settings, messages etc while smf registers those page views

[floridaflatlander]

I just looked, register, forumprofile, forumprofile updated & login show on my google analytics.

[colby2152]

It may be due to the reason that google script may not be called on pages like profile settings, messages etc while smf registers those page views

I have my script in a Simple Portal block that shows at the bottom of every board, thread, posting, PM, action, and SP Page.

[Illori]

from what i understand and this has been discussed here before, google analytics will remove some hits by spiders/robots etc where smf does not, so smf is more accurate then google analytics ever will be.

[colby2152]

Do spiders and robots cause ad impressions?

[Illori]

you would have to ask the service proving the ads

[pkrack]

Agreed with Illori, but smf should completely  seperate the bots and humans data so that owners can get the behaviour of their visitors accurately.

@colby depending on the adnetwork , the bot may or may not cause ad impressions, if their ad code detects bot and doesnt call the server, then bots may not increase impressions , otherwise they will.
      I had a mobile site and got an attack , generating about 100 pv/sec and when i checked my  publisher account with a mobile ads network, it had registered .5 million impressions a hour, (although i lost my publisher account and also got site closed for a month for ending up resources)

[colby2152]

Thanks.  I was able to ascertain that GA lines up well with my ad agency.