i need help coding an ajax click counter for wordpress.... i have tried for a few days and can't seem to figure it out. i have a template page that lists a custom post type and displays mixtapes/albums and all of them are downloadable. the template page is coded in php so the links are a variable and not static html. i need to create a counter that counts and displays how many times each download link is clicked.... so a click counter....
this is the code for a link on the template page.
<a href="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID,'mixtape_link',true); ?>" class="button small"><span>Download Now!</span></a>
i have tried tons of scripts and plugins and cant seem to figure it out.
if someone could post an example code or do this for me it would be greatly appreciated
html:
<a href="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID,'mixtape_link',true); ?>" id="thisdownloads" class="button small"><span>Download Now!</span></a>
<script>
jQuery(document)ready(function() {
jQuery(this).on('change', '#thisdownloads', function() {
jQuery.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php",
data: {
action: 'update_downloads',
ID: '<?php get_the_ID(); ?>'// if within the loop you need a correct id for this to work...........
},
success: function (output) {}
console.log(output);
});
});
});
</script>
php:
add_action('wp_ajax_update_downloads', 'update_downloads');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_update_downloads', 'update_downloads');
function update_downloads() {
$id= sanitize_text_fields($_POST['ID']);
$downloads= get_post_meta($id,'_downloads',true);
if(!$downloads):
$downloads=1;
else:
$downloads++;
endif;
update_post_meta($id,'_downloads', $downloads);
echo $downloads;
exit();
}
should be close enough, if you cant make this work you need to research the following: