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<issue_title>Fix mismatch between page views in bottom left widget and homepage stats</issue_title>
<issue_description>There is a data inconsistency in the display of page views: the bottom left widget and the homepage display different page view totals during the hackathon. Both areas should present the same page view count for clarity and accuracy.

Bug Details:

• The homepage stats card (top right) shows a different total page view count than the bottom left widget.
• Example: The homepage reports "Page Views: 40" while the bottom left widget shows "Total: 64 Views" (see attached screenshot).

Root cause investigation (code references):

• Page view logic in website/templates/includes/page_stats.html uses {% get_page_views current_url_path 30 as page_views %} via the custom Django tag:

  # website/templatetags/custom_tags.py
  @register.simple_tag

def get_page_views(url_path, days=30):
...
# Get views for the given url_path for the last N days
daily_views = (
IP.objects.filter(path__contains=url_path, created__gte=start_date, created__lte=end_date)
.values("created__date")
.annotate(total_views=models.Sum("count"))
.order_by("created__date")
)
...
return json.dumps(view_counts_dict)

- Homepage card likely aggregates views site-wide, while the widget aggregates by URL path.
- Homepage stats from `website/views/core.py`:
```python
# website/views/core.py
def website_stats(request):
    ...
    # Calculate total views
    total_views = sum(view_stats.values())
    ...
    context = {
        "url_info": url_info,
        "total_views": total_views,
        "web_stats": web_stats,
        ...
    }
    return render(request, "website_stats.html", context)

• Widget JS pulls from page_views data for the current path, not site-wide.

Suggested Fix:

• Make both the homepage card and the widget use the same total page view aggregation logic (preferably site-wide for hackathon clarity).
• Refactor the widget to use the same total_views value as the homepage card. Consider updating get_page_views or passing site-wide stats to the widget.
• Ensure both use the same queryset and summing logic for the last 30 days.

Relevant code snippets:

• website/templates/includes/page_stats.html
• website/views/core.py
• website/templatetags/custom_tags.py

Acceptance Criteria:

• The page view count in the homepage card and bottom left widget always matches for the same time period.
• All display logic uses consistent aggregation (ideally site-wide, not per-path).
• Only Tailwind CSS is used (no inline styles).
• Use Poetry for any dependency management.
• If the root cause is not fixed in the first attempt, add debugging and try again.
• No exceptions should be shown in user-facing error messages; instead, provide detailed descriptions.

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Please investigate the aggregation logic and update both components to ensure page view numbers match.

Files likely involved:

• website/templates/includes/page_stats.html
• website/views/core.py
• website/templatetags/custom_tags.py
• Any JS files for widget chart logic (should not be inline in HTML)

References:

• Feature dashboard screenshot

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<agent_instructions>please make sure the hackathon page view count is correct </agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@DonnieBLT I believe the issue is on the hackathon page views query