I use goatcounter, self hosting the script and proxying the metrics endpoint through my website's server. This way there are no 3rd party assets to block. Also,

I use goatcounter, self hosting the script and proxying the metrics endpoint through my website's server. This way there are no 3rd party assets to block. Also, there's a noscript image tag in case js is disabled that just lets me know how many times the page was accessed. The script prevents most bots, but the noscript probably causes a bunch of bots to count. https://kar.goatcounter.com https://kar.goatcounter.com