====== Dynamic skimming ====== Menu: {{:te3:tools_logo2.png?nolink|}} Tools / Dynamic skim ~~NOTOC~~ Dynamic skimming is an advanced feature for expert users with specific requirements. Before you start using it, you should carefully read and understand everything about "basic" [[te3:skimming|skimming]]. If traffic on your site decreses for one reason or another (server issues, bad set of thumbs, off-peak hours...), you can give it a little push to normalize it again. One way of doing this, is by temporarily sending part of the traffic, that would normally be sent to galleries, to trades instead. If trades get more traffic, they also send more in return, hence overall traffic on your site should increase. "Dynamic skimming" module can automatically adjust skim values on your site, based on the conditions you set. To **enable dynamic skimming** open "Tools / Dynamic skim" pop-up, check ''Enable dynamic skim'' option in the toolbar and set at least one condition. By default, dynamic skimming module is disabled. It is always advisable to [[te3:interface_manager|enable]] ''Skim %'' and ''Skim pattern'' columns in the [[te3:overview|Overview]] menu, when you are managing skimming. ---- ===== Statistics table ===== All parameters displayed in the Statistic table of the "Dynamic skim" module (''Raw'', ''Uniq in'', ''Clk T'', ''Clk TG'', ''Out T'', ''Prod TG'' and ''Ratio Raw'') relate to Active summary (summary stats for active trades). ---- ===== Enable dynamic skim for the following ===== Select options you want dynamic skimming to affect. Note that including ''Bookmarks'' could temporarily increase your ''Clk T'' but you also run a serious risk of loosing (at least some of) those Bookmarks in the long run (you increase the chance they will get redirected and decrease the chance they will get to the content and they probably won't like that). ''Even if skim value is 100'': if [[te3:skimming|skim]] value is set to ''100'' there is a 100% probability, a surfer will be sent to galleries. When you enable dynamic skim ''Even if skim value is 100'', you reduce this probability by a specified percent (see examples below). ---- ===== Existing conditions ===== To add a new condition, click on the {{:te3:add_button.png?nolink|}} icon in the "Existing conditions" table, specify new condition and click ''Save'' button. You can add as many conditions as you like, but probably you will need just one or maybe a few. If you add multiple conditions, they will be processed in the same order as they appear in the "Existing conditions" table (from top to bottom). If multiple conditions are fulfilled, skim value will be dynamically adjusted based on the first condition. You can change priority of the conditions by dragging them up or down the list (use ''Drag'' icon). ++++ Examples | {{:te3:dynamic_skim_condition_1.png?nolink|}} ''If last 60 mins raw is lower than 1000, lower skim for 10% of the normal skim.'' **Imaginary scenario 1:** [[te3:skimming|Skim pattern]] on your site is set to ''80''. Traffic is around 1300 incoming raw hits per hour, but in the lowest 3 hours of the day, it can drop below 1000. If condition above is set and incoming raw hits (last 60 mins) drop below 1000, dynamic skimming module will reduce your normal skim by 10% (from ''80'' to ''72''). Because of this, more traffic will be sent to trades, hence they will also send more in return. This should increase overall traffic on your site. **Imaginary scenario 2:** Skim pattern on your site is set to ''100, 90, 80''. Traffic is around 1300 incoming raw hits per hour, but in the lowest 3 hours of the day, it can drop below 1000. If condition above is set and incoming raw hits (last 60 mins) drop below 1000, dynamic skimming module will reduce your normal skim by 10% - from ''100, 90, 80'' to ''100, 81, 72''. **Imaginary scenario 3:** Skim pattern on your site is set to ''100, 90, 80'', and you have enabled dynamic skim for the following: ''Even if skim value is 100''. Traffic is around 1300 incoming raw hits per hour, but in the lowest 3 hours of the day, it can drop below 1000. If condition above is set and incoming raw hits (last 60 mins) drop below 1000, dynamic skimming module will reduce your normal skim by 10% - from ''100, 90, 80'' to ''90, 81, 72''. ++++ ---- ===== Network sync ===== [[te3:network_sync|Network sync]] function allows you to copy all settings from the Dynamic skim pop-up to the other sites in your [[te3:network|network]]. To proceed, select sites from the multiple select box and click ''Save'' button. ---- You should always bear in mind that traffic flow to your site will never be constant. Dynamic skim can certainly be useful, but we strongly advise you to use it carefully - don't try to even out traffic flow, this feature is primarly designed to help guard against extraordinary events (temporary server problems, network problems...).