Chocobozzz/PeerTube

Statistics -> Views popup help doesn't take account of custom count_view_after value

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#7580 opened on Apr 29, 2026

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Type: Feature Request :sparkles:good first issue

Description

Describe the current behavior

When looking at the statistics of a video, for "Views" area "?" help button says

"A view means that someone watched the video for several seconds (10 seconds by default)":

It would be nice if this displayed the value "count_view_after" from the production.yaml, in case it is set to a custom value.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Navigate to a video, click on Manage, and then Statistics
  2. Click on the "?" in the "Views" section
  3. Help text is displayed, which seems to be static and says views will be counted after "(10 seconds by default)"
  4. This may not be the same as what is specified in production.yaml.
  5. In my case, I set it to 30 seconds, but the help text still says "10"

Describe the expected behavior

It would be nice if the popup text displayed the actual value from the configuration file in case the default is changed. For long videos, 10 seconds isn't a good measure of someone actually watching it, so I set it to 30 seconds, which is more reasonable for my set up.

Additional information

  • PeerTube instance:

    • URL:
    • Version: 8.1.5
    • NodeJS version: v20.20.2
    • Ffmpeg version: 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm11

  • Firefox 64 bit v136 on Ubuntu 64bit 20.04.6

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Tech stack
typescriptangular
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Angular basicsFamiliarity with PeerTube's configuration
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
The help text is displayed in a popover within the video statistics view. The text currently hardcodes '10 seconds'. To fix, locate the component responsible for the statistics popover (likely in `client/src/app/+videos/video edit/`). Access the server configuration using the existing `ServerConfigService` or similar to retrieve the `count view after` value. Replace the hardcoded number with the dynamic config value. The configuration is loaded from `production.yaml` and exposed via API.