Artificially increase post view count?

[muaythaiguy]

Is there a way to do it?
It's tough getting people to sign up and post to a forum that's unpopulated.
I'm able to basically talk to myself via several accounts to make it look active, but the next barrier is the thread view count.

Any easy solutions?

 

[Paul B]

You can adjust it by editing the database.

 

[Jake Bunce]

For example, this database query will add 50 to the view counts of all threads:

UPDATE xf_thread
SET view_count = view_count + 50;

 

[AutoMaverick]

For example, this database query will add 50 to the view counts of all threads:

UPDATE xf_thread
SET view_count = view_count + 50;

That worked wonders on the view count, thanks Jake.

 

[jacobin]

For example, this database query will add 50 to the view counts of all threads:

UPDATE xf_thread
SET view_count = view_count + 50;

How do you get to it [xf_thread] ??

 

[Kirby]

Honestly, who cares about view counts?

Activity, eg. new posts is what matters.

 

[jacobin]

You can adjust it by editing the database.

can you guide as to where in the database I cn do the editing ??

 

[Thomassg]

Is there a way we can increase the next user id value to greater value?
For example if the current user registration no is 245, can we give a custom add value of 1000+ and then the next user will have user id:1246

 

[Ozzy47]

What purpose would that serve?

 

[Thomassg]

As all users will have a user id and that will give the user the real forum members, so just to bypass that

 

[Ozzy47]

So 1000 non existent members will help the site how?

No one cares about member count other than the owner of the site, what matters to the end user is good quality content and community engagement.

 

[Thomassg]

Yes i know, Just asking is there any way to auto increment by giving any commands in database.