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Reputation: 1111

Simple <a href> link click counter with Rails 5 without using gem

I have a post page with a consistent <a href=""> link button in it. I need to show link clicked number for each post. I already have table columns as 

t.integer "count_click"

How can I make this counter in the simplest form possible? 

<%= link_to @post.reference_title, @post.reference_url, target: :_blank %>

I probably can make it happen with a simple SQL query in the Controller, right? But I have no idea how to trigger it with click

Thank you!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 410

Answers (1)

user3366016
user3366016

Reputation: 1312

For a basic implementation, as per my comments, I'd do it in the controller action. I guess I would do it all in the same action for your example.

For your original question there were 2 counters:

t.integer "count_click"
t.integer "count_view"

I'd try to add a param to the link itself that would pass when clicking it:

<%= link_to @post.reference_title, reference_url(@post, clicked: true), target: :_blank %>

For a basic implementation you could increment like this:

def reference
  # Increment the view counter whenever page loads.
  Post.increment_counter(:count_view, @post.id)
  # Increment the click counter if the link was clicked based on param.
  Post.increment_counter(:count_click, @post.id) if params[:clicked] == "true"
end

Upvotes: 1

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