Screen resolution stats?

[simonpeter2]

I must be blind but I can't find in any of the control panel stats where my visitors screen resolutions are displayed. I am thinking it must be somewhere or am I wrong?

[Connie]

Your not blind. CP stats do not list screen resolutions.

[jason]

Browser resolution is not broadcast to websites in the HTTP headers. The stats programs that report screen resolution require you to add JavaScript to your pages in order for that information to be sent back to the server. The CP stats programs don't support this, AFAICT.

--Jason

[Vin DSL]

My site is average. I think this is fairly representative, on the whole: http://www.lenon.com/modules.php?nam...iew=3&screen=9

[JonathanB]

But how good are those screen resolution stats? My computer screen is set at 1024x768, but I usually keep my browser open at about 900x750. Screen resolution size does not equal browser size.

[jason]

I think Vin's numbers are browser resolution, not screen resolution, based on the number of non-standard sizes that are listed. Like you, I usually have my browser set to less-than-full size. At work I have a 21" monitor at 1280x1024 or 1600x1280 (I can't remember which I have it set to right now). At that size, if I maximize my browser and the site doesn't use fixed widths it is increadibly hard to read text that extends end-to-end, and with the vast majority of sites using fixed widths, I usually end up seeing a lot of whitespace anyway.

Its been a while since I've done it, but I'm pretty sure that IE allows you to get both the screen and browser window resolution with JavaScript. I'd imagine there are similar properties in other browsers as well.

--Jason

[Vin DSL]

I think Vin's numbers are browser resolution, not screen resolution...

--Jason

Here's the code. Knock yourself out...

      // Store Screen Resolution
      // (c) http://www.phpbuddy.com (Feel free to use this script but keep this message intact)
      // Author: Ranjit Kumar (Chief Editor phpbuddy.com)
      if( ! isset( $_COOKIE["msa_resolution"] ) ) {
         ?>
         <script language="javascript"><!--
         writeCookie();
         function writeCookie() 
         {
            var today = new Date();
            var the_date = new Date("December 31, 2023");
            var the_cookie_date = the_date.toGMTString();
            var the_cookie = "msa_resolution="+ screen.width +"x"+ screen.height +"x"+ screen.colorDepth;
            var the_cookie = the_cookie + ";expires=" + the_cookie_date;
            document.cookie=the_cookie;
         }
         //--></script>
         <?php
      } else { $MSAdata[screen_res] = $_COOKIE["msa_resolution"]; }

         // Store Screen Resolution
         if( $MSAscr_res != "" ) {
            $result = $db->sql_query( "select scr_res from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." where scr_res = '$MSAscr_res'" );
            if( $db->sql_numrows( $result ) == 0 ) { $db->sql_query( "insert into $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." ( scr_res, hits, today, hitstoday, xdays, hitsxdays ) values ( '$MSAscr_res', '1', '$MSAslogdate', '1', '$xdate', '1' )" ); }
            else { $db->sql_query( "update $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." set hits=hits+1, today='$MSAslogdate', hitstoday=hitstoday+1, hitsxdays=hitsxdays+1 where scr_res = '$MSAscr_res'" ); }
         }

Continued...

[Vin DSL]

// Show Top-list of Screen Resolutions
echo "<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" bordercolor=\"#111111\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor1\">\n";
echo "<tr><td width=\"100%\" colspan=\"$colspan\" align=\"center\" height=\"30\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\"><b>"._MSA_TOP." $max_view "._MSA_GENRESOLUTION." ("._MSA_GENTOTAL." $totalentries)</b></td></tr>\n";
echo "<tr><td width=\"10%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\"><p align=\"center\">&nbsp;</td>\n";
if( is_admin( $admin ) ) { echo "<td width=\"5%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\"><p align=\"center\"><font class=\"content\"><b>"._MSA_DELETE."</b></td>\n"; }
echo "<td width=\"10%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\"><p align=\"center\"><font class=\"content\"><b>"._MSA_WIDTH."</b></td>\n";
echo "<td width=\"10%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\"><p align=\"center\"><font class=\"content\"><b>"._MSA_HEIGHT."</b></td>\n";
echo "<td width=\"10%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\"><p align=\"center\"><font class=\"content\"><b>"._MSA_COLORS."</b></td>\n";  
echo "<td width=\"35%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\"><p align=\"center\"><font class=\"content\">
     <a href=\"modules.php?name=$module_name&amp;file=index&amp;op=MSAnalysisGeneral&amp;screen=$screen&amp;overview=$overview&amp;sortby=A_hits\"><img src=\"modules/$module_name/images/sup.gif\" ALT=\""._MSA_UP."\" TITLE=\""._MSA_UP."\" border=\"0\"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>"._MSA_HITS."</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
     <a href=\"modules.php?name=$module_name&amp;file=index&amp;op=MSAnalysisGeneral&amp;screen=$screen&amp;overview=$overview&amp;sortby=D_hits\"><img src=\"modules/$module_name/images/sdown.gif\" ALT=\""._MSA_DOWN."\" TITLE=\""._MSA_DOWN."\" border=\"0\"></a></td>\n";
echo "<td width=\"20%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor2\"><p align=\"center\"><font class=\"content\"><b>"._MSA_HITS."</b></td></tr>\n";

switch( $sortby ) {
   case "A_hits" :
      if( $overview == 1 ) $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hitstoday from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." WHERE today='$DateToday' AND hitstoday > 0 ORDER by hitstoday ASC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
      elseif( $overview == 2 ) $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hitsxdays from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." WHERE xdays='$xdate' AND hitsxdays > 0 ORDER by hitsxdays ASC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
      else $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hits from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." order by hits ASC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
   break;
   case "D_hits" :
      if( $overview == 1 ) $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hitstoday from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." WHERE today='$DateToday' AND hitstoday > 0 ORDER by hitstoday DESC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
      elseif( $overview == 2 ) $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hitsxdays from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." WHERE xdays='$xdate' AND hitsxdays > 0 ORDER by hitsxdays DESC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
      else $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hits from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." order by hits DESC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
   break;
   default:
      if( $overview == 1 ) $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hitstoday from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." WHERE today='$DateToday' AND hitstoday > 0 ORDER by hitstoday DESC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
      elseif( $overview == 2 ) $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hitsxdays from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." WHERE xdays='$xdate' AND hitsxdays > 0 ORDER by hitsxdays DESC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
      else $result = $db->sql_query( "select id, scr_res, hits from $prefix"._msanalysis_scr." order by hits DESC LIMIT 0, $max_view" );
}

while( ( list( $id, $scr_res, $hits ) = $db->sql_fetchrow( $result ) ) ) {
   $counter += 1;
   echo "<tr><td width=\"10%\"><p align=\"center\">$counter.</td>\n";
   if( is_admin( $admin ) ) { echo "<td width=\"5%\" height=\"22\"><p align=\"center\"><a href=\"modules.php?name=$module_name&amp;file=index&amp;op=MSAnalysisResolutionsDel&amp;id=$id&amp;screen=$screen&amp;overview=$overview&amp;sortby=$sortby\"><img src=\"modules/$module_name/images/delete.gif\" border=\"0\" align=\"bottom\"></a></td>\n"; }
   $whc = explode( "x", $scr_res );      
   echo "<td width=\"10%\"><b>".$whc[ 0 ]."</b></td>\n";
   echo "<td width=\"10%\"><b>".$whc[ 1 ]."</b></td>\n";
   echo "<td width=\"10%\"><b>".$whc[ 2 ]."</b></td>\n";
   $graphhits = substr( 100 * $hits / $totalhits, 0, 5);
   echo "<td width=\"35%\" nowrap><p align=\"left\"><font class=\"content\"><img src=\"themes/$ThemeSel/images/leftbar.gif\" height=\"".$msa->l_size[1]."\" width=\"".$msa->l_size[0]."\" Alt=\"$ios\" Title=\"$ios\"><img src=\"themes/$ThemeSel/images/mainbar.gif\" Alt=\"$ios\" Title=\"$ios\" height=\"".$msa->m_size[1]."\" width=", $graphhits * 2, "><img src=\"themes/$ThemeSel/images/rightbar.gif\" height=\"".$msa->r_size[1]."\" width=\"".$msa->r_size[0]."\" Alt=\"$scr_res\" Title=\"$scr_res\"></td>\n";
   echo "<td width=\"20%\"><p align=\"left\"><font class=\"content\"><b> $graphhits %</b> ($hits)</td></tr>\n";
}
echo "</table>\n";

[Connie]

Actually I think Vins stats are off and do not represent a average web site. I have e-commerce sites. There is nothing average about his site. It is highly specialized. His visitors are going to be different.

My stats are not that much different in some areas but they a drastically different in in other areas.

1024x768 51.45 %
800x600 32.60 %
1280x1024 7.22 %
1152x864 2.36 %

I did not include any results below 2%. I have 2 e-commerce sites. In regard to browsers the stats are so close that I won't post the difference.

Bottom line. What is your visitors browser resolution? Depends on your site. Vins figures or mine are really meaningless.

[JonathanB]

Actually I think Vins stats are off and do not represent a average web site.

Bottom line. What is your visitors browser resolution? Depends on your site.

I think you might be right about that Connie. I haven't spent a whole lot of time on Vin's site, but the target audience seems to be a more computer and programming savy audience than the average site. That audience is going to have better and newer equipment including larger monitors than the general public.

If someone is concerned about browser resolution, they need to look at stats for their site, not other web sites.

[JonathanB]

By the way Vin, I really like the "Blackwatch" flash analog clock on your site. Nice job.

[Joshua Clinard]

You don't need any javascript to find out those stats. AWStats includes screen resolution stats in the standard install. JaguarPC just has it disabled. I believe you can do your own install of AWStats though, but I haven't tried it.

[Connie]

You don't need any javascript to find out those stats. AWStats includes screen resolution stats in the standard install. JaguarPC just has it disabled. I believe you can do your own install of AWStats though, but I haven't tried it.

I'm not saying your wrong. I don't know. I think your statement is a little irresponsible since you have not done the install. I'm sure anyone can install AWStats. I would guess it would be like installing SquirlMail. Anyway your stating what a personal install of AWStats will do but you really have no clue since you haven't done it.

[Joshua Clinard]

I normally wouldn't even bother replying to such insulting statements, but since there are others reading this thread, I will. I do not have to personally install a script to know what it's features are. To think that is just ludicrous. You can find the list of features right on the officail AWStats web site.

I just looked at the features list myself, and it does say you need to add html tags to the index page. I am not sure if that means javascript or not. but I'm willing to admit I may be partially wrong. However, you were still rude in your delivery.

[Connie]

Joshua,

I apologize that I offended you. That was not my intention. Agreeably I could have stated my opinion in a lot better way.