As 2016 comes to a close, we wanted to share some quick stats on the year that has gone by, as we have in 2015 and 2014. The site has gone through many big changes this year, but not many people will notice, including:
- a new CMS - now we are using Jekyll moving over from Movable Type
- a new version control system - GitHub
- a new server - with Digital Ocean
- a new domain name - stmargarets.london over stmgrts.org.uk
- secure pages - https over http
Articles and events
This year we wrote fewer articles, but published more events than in previous years.
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| around town | 126 |
| news | 39 |
| editorial | 3 |
| events | 650 |
| total | 818 |
Not to mention, we sent out around 40 newsletters
Top 20 Articles
Here are the top 20 articles published and read in 2016.
- Protected View of St Paul’s Destroyed - 798
- Residents Overwhelmingly Reject Twickenham Riverside Plans - 714
- Celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday with a Street Party - 509
- The Triumph of the ‘Tripods’ - 470
- Councillor Comment on Sale of Kneller Hall in Whitton - 429
- Two Months of Gas Mains Repairs on St Margarets Road - 386
- Latchmere House - aka Camp 020 - 378
- TfL ‘Upgrades’ A316 Speed Cameras - 370
- Event Reminder: Crown Road 2016 Summer Street Party - 12 June 2016 - 362
- The Kilmorey Coincidence - 360
- To Be Young Was Very Heaven - 345
- Let Me Make This Clear… - 315
- Event: St Margarets Christmas Fair - 11 December 2016 - 306
- TfL Agrees to Improve A316 Crossing by St Stephens - 302
- New Business: Magowans - 288
- Moormead FC Bids to Save the Moormead Park Pavillion - 257
- Deer Park School Moves to Ryde House - 256
- Vogue Words - 252
- The Twickenham Time Machine - 248
- Heddon Street W1B 4BQ - Where Ziggy Fell to Earth - 247
We have not been the best twitter user again this year, but all events and articles are posted, so why not follow us?
| followers | 3,192 |
| tweets | 1,644 |
We also have a Facebook page. Why not follow us
Usage stats
Perhaps less newsletter means a slight decline in usage over 2015:
| Sessions | 63,903 |
| Users | 47,013 |
| Pageviews | 110,505 |
How people accessed the site
One trend we have been watching is how many people are now using the site on phones and tablets. This is why we continue making the site work better on smaller screens.
| Device | Sessions | Change from 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop | 51.78% | -3.62% |
| Mobile | 33.42% | +5.52% |
| Tablet | 14.80% | -1.90% |
Well, hope you have a great 2017 and if you want to write an article or promote that local event, please get in touch