WordPress.com stats
The VideoPress player sends HTTP requests (beacons) to WordPress.com Stats servers to log video use on behalf of VideoPress publishers.
The VideoPress XML metadata file includes a status interval (status_interval) at the video level and a base status URL (status_url) at the individual video format level. The status interval is the number of seconds between recording total seconds watched. The VideoPress player appends runtime query parameters to the base status URL for a given format before sending a request to the VideoPress server.
Beacon URL
Standard parameters
v
Type of stats tracking to initiate. VideoPress is identified as ‘wpcomv’ inside the WordPress.com Stats system.
sid
Site identifier. Always “0” for WordPress.com.
site
FlashVar “site” value if passed. “wporg” in the case of a plugin embed, else “default”.
blog
WordPress.com blog identifier. Positive integer value.
post
WordPress.com source post identifier. Positive integer value.
video_fmt
Internal name for active video format; currently one of three values: fmt_std, fmt_dvd, fmt_hd.
page_url
Parent page of the embedded video. Retrieved from self.location through ExternalInterface if the bridge the interface is available. The parameter should be omitted if no page location data is available.
This parameter string must by URL encoded before appending to the full URL string.
rand
Cache buster.
Event parameters
video_impression
Splash screen displayed, video ready for playback interaction. If video playback is restricted due to privacy or age gate a video impression is not registered until all related tests have passed.
Value of “1” to indicate a single display of an embedded video.
dl
Downloaded bytes. Fired at 10% intervals to track download progress and consumed bandwidth.
Integer value corresponding to the number of downloaded bytes since last report. Reporting interval should roughly correlate with status_interval provided in video XML file. (Content-Length / (total duration / status interval) )
video_play
First time the video is played, or when video is replayed after finished.
A value of “1” to indicate each new play of an embedded video
t
Seconds of elapsed video. Fired every status_interval seconds of playback. Default of 15 seconds.
Integer value between 1 and status_interval. Event should not fire for a value less than or equal to zero.
