feat: display view tracking start date on metrics page#2567
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Summary
Displays when view tracking began for a project on the metrics page, addressing the issue that view counts do not cover the entire history of all datasets.
Closes #2563
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views_over_time()data (no additional DB query).Approach
Rather than adding a new method with a separate database query, we derive the tracking start date from the existing
views_over_time()data that's already being fetched. The first month in that data is when tracking began. This follows the DRY principle and avoids unnecessary database queries.Screenshots
The metrics page now shows: