help my forum statistics are un-real?????

[FASEOFMARS]

i have a fairly new forum so these are no-way my current statistics..

Threads 16,777,325 Posts 4,294,968,214

the only thing i can think of i have done would be remove the thread/post count display in each forum..

apart from that i got some guests that was viewing WOLPATH page which kinda freeked me out..

but yea why are my forum statistics un-real? is it possible people are storing stuff on my database?

or is it an error that has occurred when i removed the subscription icon and post/thread count from each forum display..

advice please?

[Videx]

Try updating your counters (AdminCP>Maintenance>Update counters).

[FASEOFMARS]

do i need to update everything? i tried update counter > update posts but no result..

--------------- Added 1268059171 at 1268059171 ---------------

well clicked update counters > rebuild forum information and that seemed to do the job!

thanks mate..

[Videx]

Don't forget to update your search index too after a major upgrade. This can take a long time (if you have a lot of posts), so plan on an overnight run.

[FASEOFMARS]

what would you consider a major upgrade?

like a security patch?

a new style?

a plugin?

a widget?

im like a vampire draining the information from you..

[Videx]

"Major" was from vb 3.x to vb 4.x. Many people are having search trouble after the upgrade and re-indexing fixes it. Just thought I would mention it since you're in there anyway.

[FASEOFMARS]

so would re-indexing be like refreshing? or would i be erasing things?

could i go do it now for the heck of it?

[Videx]

I'm no expert, having only re-indexed once after updating to vb4. There's an option to erase the current index; I did it. Then I left it running overnight.

[Alec W]

This has happened on our 4.0.2 forum a few times. Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Forum Information.

It seems to happen whenever I edit a bunch of CMS articles for some reason.