With this plugin, you can directly edit the article hits counter for any article your user is authorized to edit. Just type in the new number, and hit save.
New in 5.1.0 and up, you can enter the context and field name to enable disabled fields in other extensions. For example, to enable editable hits in the Akeeba Release System, you would enter the context "com_ars.item" with the field name "hits" into the plugin configuration and that field is now editable. Like magic!
Theoretically, it could be used to enable not just the article hits field - but any disabled field in any form within Joomla, but YMMV. It depends on how the form was created (using JForm or not). Take a look at the documentation to determine how the context and field name are determined, and that will give you a good idea about the form you're wanting to manipulate and if it is compatible with this plugin.
Why did I write this? That's easy - I needed it. I needed (wanted) to transfer hits from an old site to a new site. Specifically, the 5.1.0 update was made because I wanted to update the download hits from the Akeeba Release System to match those on my old site. If I need it, so does someone else. It gives me great pride to know that my software helps someone else. I hope you enjoy it.
v5.1.0
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Article Hits - Features
- Fully integrated, no popups or extra steps.
- No configuration necessary. Enable the plugin and you're done.
- For extra security, set the access level, or just disable it when not needed.
- Joomla 5 native
- Enable the hits field in additional contexts in 5.1.0 and up!
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System - Article Hits 5.1.02200
Frequently Asked Questions:
Why is the hits field disabled in the first place?
I think it's disabled to keep people from artificially inflating their hits. It's not a metric if it can be manipulated.
Why do you think hits should be editable?
Transferring hits to a new website can be beneficial for consistency. I wanted my new site to match the old site - and that was enough reason for me to want this functionality. If you have a reason to need this tool, I am happy to be the person to provide it to you.
Can System - Article Hits enable any readonly field in any form?
Only if that form was created using the Joomla Form and Field classes. If your form fields are named "jform[fieldname]" then yes, it can enable those fields.
