Forum:Latest visited pages

I just saw that there was a new link on the most visited pages list to an other list of the "latest visited pages" (for example here). But what does it mean exactly? I assume those pages are the ones that have been the most visited for a certain amount of time, but how much time exactly? I hope someone will be able to answer me. Thanks in advance! 14:42, January 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Looks like a MediaWiki 1.16 update. I believe it's counting total page views since the beginning of the wiki, considering the large numbers it's displaying. You may want to search around and see if the page is documented anywhere. You'll probably have the best luck at MediaWiki, because knowing Wikia they probably don't have anything on it yet.


 * You're right about the "most visited pages" but actually, I wanted to know about the "latest visited pages". There is documentation about the first one on Wikia but not about the last one, and I haven't found anything on MediaWiki. 15:51, January 23, 2011 (UTC)
 * After fiddling with it a bit more, I think it's an incomplete feature - the links for controlling the Latest Visited Pages list go to the Most Visited Pages list. Considering that Lostpedia has the small header, I'd say the wiki is part of a series of A/B tests. Basically, you're a guinea pig for new features, which may or may not be documented and may or may not be implemented after the test is finished. I'd use Special:Contact to ask about the feature, and about A/B tests. I'm sure Wikia Staff would be fine with telling you if you're part of A/B testing, what things have been changed for A/B tests, and what those things do. Especially considering that if no one knows how to use their new page, it's useless.


 * It seems you can find that special page on all wikis… If I use the contact form, maybe someone will be able to answer me. Thanks for your help anyway! 16:07, January 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Just to correct what I said before: Sannse maintains that there are no A/B tests currently running (except for the opt-in test for the layout builder), and that small headers are part of the change to MediaWiki 1.16. Still, it's an oddball page.


 * Any more news on this? I think this is (potentially) a very useful feature, but only if there's some sort of indication of what the amount of time is. I haven't been able to find any clue as to what the time limit is, but it should be a very easy question for someone to answer. MagicManky 12:47, August 2, 2011 (UTC)