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I'd like to get a view block listing the most viewed articles.

What are the options to do that with drupal 8?

Note: I have activated the core module named 'statistics' and configured 'Increment a counter each time content is viewed.' But I cannot select that field for sorting in Views.

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  • I have activated the core module named 'statistics' and configure 'Increment a counter each time content is viewed. ' but i cannot select that field for sorting in views – Matoeil Oct 24 '16 at 10:01
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After activating the "Statistics" core module and checking the "Count content views" option in /admin/config/system/statistics, as you mention, you can select "Total views" as sort criteria (see screenshot).

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  • thanks, have u tried it ? i display the total views on my view ,my counter stay to 0, whatever clicks i make to display the node!? – Matoeil Oct 24 '16 at 13:23
  • @Matoeil, it is indeed necessary to check the "Count content views" option, I have just edited my answer. I have just tried it on a "vanilla" local Drupal 8 install and it is working: The counter is being incremented every time I click on a node and the view is displaying it. – dinopmi Oct 24 '16 at 15:08
  • weird it does not work in my view – Matoeil Oct 24 '16 at 15:10
  • Be careful with the statistics module, it can be a performance hog. Drupal.org recommends disabling it to improve performance: drupal.org/docs/7/managing-site-performance-and-scalability/… It fires db_queries for every node, logged in or logged out. it is constantly firing db queries for every user on every page. logged in and out. And for every teaser on a landing page. If you have twenty or thirty on the landing page, that's a lot of queries. – oknate Nov 4 '16 at 16:27
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After enable Statistics module, creating your view and visiting some pages on a different session, make sure you run cron and clear cache to view an updated list.

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