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Count the Number of Clicks on a Link

This sample demonstrates counting the number of clicks on a link.

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Shared by Tetsuya Kawahara
Updated Dec 11, 2021

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Use your list's internal column names and replace any tenant-specific URLs or flow IDs. Formatting is presentation, not a way to secure data.

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{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "div",
  "style": {
    "display": "=if(@currentField == '' , 'none' , '')"
  },
  "children": [
    {
      "elmType": "div",
      "customRowAction": {
        "action": "setValue",
        "actionInput": {
          "ClickCount": "= [$ClickCount] + 1"
        }
      },
      "children": [
        {
          "elmType": "a",
          "style": {
            "text-decoration": "none",
            "padding": "5px 10px 5px 10px",
            "font-weight": "bold",
            "border-radius": "5px",
            "font-size": "13px",
            "white-space": "nowrap"
          },
          "txtContent": "@currentField.desc",
          "attributes": {
            "href": "@currentField",
            "target": "_blank",
            "class": "ms-fontColor-themePrimary ms-bgColor-themeLighter ms-fontColor-white--hover ms-bgColor-themePrimary--hover"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
  "elmType": "div",
  "style": {
    "display": "=if(@currentField == '' , 'none' , '')"
  },
  "children": [
    {
      "elmType": "div",
      "customRowAction": {
        "action": "setValue",
        "actionInput": {
          "ClickCount": "= [$ClickCount] + 1"
        }
      },
      "children": [
        {
          "elmType": "a",
          "style": {
            "text-decoration": "none",
            "padding": "5px 10px 5px 10px",
            "font-weight": "bold",
            "border-radius": "5px",
            "font-size": "13px",
            "white-space": "nowrap"
          },
          "txtContent": "@currentField.desc",
          "attributes": {
            "href": "@currentField",
            "target": "_blank",
            "class": "ms-fontColor-themePrimary ms-bgColor-themeLighter ms-fontColor-white--hover ms-bgColor-themePrimary--hover"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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This sample demonstrates counting the number of clicks on a link. By keeping track of the number of link clicks, you can figure out which links are popular with users.

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Type	Internal Name	Required
Hyperlink	Link	Yes
Number	ClickCount	No

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hyperlink-click-count.json	Tetsuya Kawahara

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Version	Date	Comments
1.0	December 11, 2021	Initial release

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