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I have added a "node title" field. I want to add this sort criteria to the node: the number of times the node has been viewed by visitors in a week, descending.
If I want to add a sort criteria with PHP code and a SQL query to insert in Views module, how should I do?

ps:i have overwritten a field. i want to query the database and using the query to Sort Criteria**how to add the custom one

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  • You don't alter the code of Views to add a new sort criteria: you create a module that implements the new criteria. Are you sure there isn't already a similar sort criteria?
    – avpaderno ♦
    Commented May 18, 2011 at 16:58
  • yeah.i am sure,if i create a module that implements the new criteria.how do i do?
    – enjoylife
    Commented May 19, 2011 at 0:30

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First, make sure you have Drupal's Statistics module enabled and collecting page view statistics.

In Drupal 6, you need to enable Count content views under admin/reports/settings. This will count total node views and give you total day count. Unfortunately, it does not give you a weekly view count by default.

This will give you a sort criteria for Node statistics: Total views and Node statistics: Views today.

Upon closer inspection of the day count for node views, this value is reset to 0 every 24 hours by statistics_cron. This value would prove more useful as a sort criteria if it was the most recent 24 hour's node views. So, the Node statistics: Total views would be your best bet.

NOTE: See Statistics Granularity module for week, month and year.

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  • thank you..if i want to add a Sort criteria to views. do you know how to add it?
    – enjoylife
    Commented May 19, 2011 at 2:43
  • Yes. Edit the view. There's a section called "Sort Criteria". You will find the relevant sorting criteria under "Node statistics". You might also want to install the Advanced Help module to read Views documentation.
    – jwal
    Commented May 19, 2011 at 2:52
  • thank you, i know that. but i have overwrote a field. i want to query the database and using the query to Sort Criteria
    – enjoylife
    Commented May 19, 2011 at 3:27

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