Number Viewed

[Implicit_D]

In RoboHelp 7, is there a setting that will allow the author and/or external user to see how many times a project/topic has been viewed?

[MergeThis]

Only if you generate WebHelp Pro / FlashHelp Pro, and place that output on a server that has RoboHelp Server (a separate product) installed on it. That is, only locations with the RoboHelp Server installed can produce reports with that info, so at $2K apiece, I suspect this would only be cost-effective for companies who are hosting the help on their own web site.

See http://www.adobe.com/products/robohelpserver/

Good luck,

Leon

[Peter Grainge]

You might be able to work with your developers to implement something external provided by a number of companies. Do test them thoroughly as if they rely on the address bar, that remains static no matter which topic is being viewed.

Enter "page counter" into Google.

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[johndaigle]

In addition to what Leon and Peter have mentioned, you can use log analysis to get a count on visited topics. But, it takes some cooperation with your Web Admin folks.

All web servers (no matter what brand) keep a log of pages served. On my sites that do not have RoboHelp Server, I use Web Log Expert. http://www.weblogexpert.com/
It won't be nearly as sophisticated as Robohelp Server, but may help in determining which topics are being visited and how often.

John Daigle

Adobe Certified RoboHelp and Adobe Captivate Instructor

www.hypertexas.com