Hi John,
Since the beginning of the site, how many members are we now ? I’ve got the feeling it’s skyrocketing, isn’t it ?
have a good Sunday
I wouldn't say it's skyrocketing but I'm very happy with the way things are going. We're at 350 members as of writing this post. BUT, most members end up not being active, just lurkers - it's just the nature of a site like this. We're gaining about 50 members a week right now.
I'm doing my best to promote it through the Jockstrap Central email newsletter I send out twice a week, plus I've been promoting it on my Twitter and Instagram feed. Hopefully, the members here will tell their friends and spread the word.
You can actually see how many members there are: The website stats can be found by clicking Home or Forums from the main menu. It's in the right hand column all the way at the bottom (if you're on a desktop or decent sized tablet, otherwise it's at the very bottom of the webpage if on a cellphone). See the screencap of the stats at the bottom of the post.
The most important gauge for me is how many members are online at once (will determine when the site is ready for chat) and just tallying up how many guys are posting photos and interacting in the forums. You can see how many members are online at the moment also in the right hand column just below the Jockstrap Central banner ad.
Here's what the stats mean:
Threads: how many topics have been started in the forums.
Messages: How many posts/replies there have been in the forums.
Members: How many members there are:
Latest Member: The last member to join the site
Below that are the Gallery stats:
Categories: How many categories in the Gallery
Albums: How many Personal Albums have been created
Uploaded Media: How many photos have been uploaded both in the Gallery and Personal Albums
Embedded Media: How many videos have been embedded in the Gallery
Comments: How many comments have been left for the Gallery photos.
Disk Usage: How much space all the Gallery photos are taking up on the server's hard drive.
Below that you'll find your Gallery usage statistics (of course, in the screencap, it's my usage).