---
id: task-2
title: Install HitCounters extension and restore page view data
status: Done
assignee: []
created_date: '2026-02-13 04:03'
updated_date: '2026-02-13 04:03'
labels:
  - wiki
  - extension
  - mediawiki
dependencies: []
priority: medium
---

## Description

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Install the HitCounters MediaWiki extension on the p2pwiki (wiki.p2pfoundation.net) to restore the visitor counter from the old deployment. Restore 106M+ historical page views from the database backup.
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## Acceptance Criteria
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- [x] #1 HitCounters v0.3.4 extension installed on p2pwiki container (MW 1.40)
- [x] #2 Extension configured in LocalSettings.php with $wgDisableCounters = false
- [x] #3 Database tables created via maintenance/update.php
- [x] #4 Historical page view data preserved (45,484 pages, 106M+ views)
- [x] #5 Page footer shows 'This page has been accessed X times'
- [x] #6 Special:PopularPages works and lists most viewed pages
- [x] #7 Deprecation warning (Language::convert) fixed with LanguageConverterFactory
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## Implementation Notes

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Cloned HitCounters REL1_40 branch into p2pwiki container extensions volume. Added wfLoadExtension('HitCounters') and $wgDisableCounters=false to LocalSettings.php at /opt/websites/p2pwiki/. Ran maintenance/update.php - hit_counter tables already existed from DB import with 45,484 pages and 106,355,286 total views. Fixed SpecialPopularPages.php deprecation by replacing Language::convert with MediaWikiServices::getInstance()->getLanguageConverterFactory()->getLanguageConverter(). Committed and pushed to Gitea (7633ea6).
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