Wheels Is Hanging with the Big Boys Just Fine
Well, my first blog post for Wheels. I am Mike Henke. I fell in love with Wheels after I asked my friend Ryan Stille what ColdFusion framework he thought looked interesting and would like to learn. I always wanted to implement a CF framework at work, but business constraints (time, complexity, learning curve, priority) never worked until I found Wheels. In this entry, I will be providing some surprising and interesting stats showing how Wheels has grown over the past couple years. Here are a couple to start with: CFWheels.org had a spike of over 500 unique visitors and 42 downloads in one day last month. 
Traffic from past couple years (Google Analytics)
Here Are the (Surprising) Stats
I mentioned the entry would be about stats. Alexa data as of 12/08/2009:
| Alexa Traffic Ranking | Traffic Ranking in US | |
|---|---|---|
| cfwheels.org | 320,490 | 61,182 |
| mach-ii.com | n/a | 1,578,535 |
| coldboxframework.com | 744,890 | 332,231 |
| model-glue.com | 664,797 | 652,353 |
Here are definitions of these metrics in case you aren’t familiar:
Alexa Traffic Rank
A measure of a website’s popularity. The rank is calculated using a combinatino of average daily visitors and pageviews over the past 3 months. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1. Updated Daily.
Traffic Rank in Country
A measure of a website’s popularity in a specific country. The rank by country is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and pageviews from users from that country over the past 3 months. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1 in that country. Updated Daily.
Take Away
Take away what you may from these, I think it shows how Wheels is growing and filling an area in the ColdFusion framework world. Here are some stats from Complete.com (amongst top 3 ranking framework sites): 
Clearly, in combination with the Alexa rankings listed earlier, CFWheels.org is being looked at, used, and is hanging with the big boys just fine.
Finally
Finally, I would like to mention Wheels’s Google Group. It is a great resource.
Google Group Member Stats as of 12/07/2009 — CFML Frameworks
| Group | Members |
|---|---|
| FW/1 | 107 |
| ColdFusion on Wheels | 275 |
| ColdBox | 289 |
| Model Glue | 508 |
| Mach-II | 637 |
Well, wrapping up my first post for Wheels. I would like to point people towards joining the Google Group for ColdFusion on Wheels and getting in on the fun.
Comments