BenLloydPearsonJul 25, 2023

The Fall of Stack Overflow

https://programming.dev/post/931727

The Fall of Stack Overflow - programming.dev

Stack Overflow has seen a substantial decline in traffic over the last year that appears to be accelerating.

Show threadcanpolatJul 25, 2023
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The Fall of Stack Overflow

Over the past one and a half years, Stack Overflow has lost around ~~50%~~ 35% of its traffic (Update: Around 15% of the observed loss seems to be related to the recategorization of the Google Analytics Cookie around May 2022. The chart was updated to only include data after that change). This decline is similarly reflected in site usage, with approximately a 50% decrease in the number of questions and answers, as well as the number of votes these posts receive. The charts below show the usage represented b

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Show threadBenLloydPearsonJul 25, 2023
Oh wow, thanks. I didn’t realize that making this an image post got rid of the link
Show threadcanpolat
Yeah, I don’t know if it’s a bug or a feature. I got a similar problem before with one of my posts. I think a workaround would be to post it as a link and paste the image in the Body.
Jul 25, 2023 at 6:04pmWeb