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Even if you don't actually track users? > We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs. Google Analytics
by dgb23 3y ago
Even if you don't actually track users?
> We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the blog pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.
- sofixa 3y agoWhy would they not track users? They need to know how many users there are accessing from abroad (considering this is the UK which has many legitimate "abroads" like crown dependencies outside of the classic British citizens living outside of Britain), using what browsers and OSes, display sizes to know what they need to support. It would also be useful to know how much time users spend on the various pages, to know if some forms are super complex to fill out or what not.
- lambic 3y agoSure, but why use google analytics? There are better trackers for this kind of thing that don't need cookies and can be self-hosted.
- kamel3d 3y agoCould you recommend some alternatives to Google Analytics? I am developing a plugin for Photoshop using UXP, and I have been unable to integrate it with GA.
- notpushkin 3y agoPlausible seems like a fine choice for simple cases. It is oriented at websites, but you can send events directly to the API: https://plausible.io/docs/events-api https://plausible.io/docs/events-api It is self-hostable, too. https://github.com/plausible/hosting https://github.com/plausible/hosting
- lambic 3y agoWe use Matomo and have been fairly happy with it.