Koko Analytics
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Koko Analytics
Self-hosted, privacy-friendly and open-source analytics for WordPress
kokoanalytics.com#wordpress analytics#self-hosted analytics#privacy-friendly analytics#google analytics alternative
187points
62comments
#214of 2,195 in 2019
Top 10%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Open source, self-hosted and privacy-friendly
From 2 comments
I have zero interest in running Wordpress but I just wanted to say congrats for releasing something that ticks a lot of “objectively good” boxes otherwise: open source, self…
stephenr on HNThis is a great alternative to Google Analytics. It's free and it works as soon as you activate the plugin. Most bloggers set up Google Analytics without thinking too much but…
markosaric on HN
Clean, simple interface
From 3 comments
Webalizer was clumsy and cluttered. I used it like 20 years ago. Koko is way cleaner.
onreact on HNLooks really nice and neat, excited to try it!
zapt02 on HNLooks lovely - I'll be testing this out on a few clients websites for simpler stats experience viewing for them. I do have Google Analytics running on them but GA can be…
mcescalante on HN
Easy to use, works right after activation
From 2 comments
This is a great alternative to Google Analytics. It's free and it works as soon as you activate the plugin. Most bloggers set up Google Analytics without thinking too much but…
markosaric on HNI tried Koko on two of my blogs. I really like it. You just need a current PHP version.
onreact on HN
Objections
Cookie-less returning visitor detection via referrer is less reliable and misnamed
From 3 comments
> Option to not use any cookies while still being able to determine returning visitors and unique pageviews. This strikes me as a potentially non privacy-friendly feature. How is…
smonsays on HNI don't think it's at all clear from the term that returning visitors wouldn't include someone who visited your page from a search page, went back, made a new search, and clicked…
iudqnolq on HNI agree. A returning visitor is someone who visited your site before and now they're back again. The "return" in returning visitor is the fact that they left and came back. What…
JangoSteve on HN
Still uses JavaScript, not fully server-side
From 2 comments
It still uses JavaScript. I'd rather see something completely server-side that sets Etag evercookies.
Mathnerd314 on HNGoAccess is a modern log based analyser. I’ve just deployed it analysing logs coming out of varnish cache (on two servers, using syslog to keep log data the same across machines)…
stephenr on HN
Not trusted by buyers who expect Google Analytics
From 2 comments
The only downside I see is for people who plan on selling their website at a later time. The industry standard is GA and people want access to this before buying a website, many…
x__x on HNMaybe trust wasn't the best word. Most marketplaces where you can sell a website has an option to link your GA account directly to the sales page, showing the site stats directly…
x__x on HN
Requests
Filter out bots and crawlers
From 2 comments
Installed this on a few sites I run, its really seems like exactly what I want for simple "is anyone viewing this page" type of info. I had previously left GA and analytics all…
ac29 on HNThe plugin issues a tracking request using a tiny client-side JS script, so most of those bots will already be omitted (as lots will most likely not be executing JavaScript or…
dvko on HN
Add browser, screen size, time on page, bounce rate and pathing metrics
From 1 comment
This is really great. I'm trying it now on my local dev environment. I'm looking for a GDPR-friendly analytics solution for a media property I am building so I am very excited in…
donohoe on HN
WooCommerce support
From 1 comment
Well since I saw in hn all the fuck-fest with fathom v2 and the founders talking down to legitimate users asking about the open source version, I'm glad you released it, will try…
agustif on HN
Static site version
From 1 comment
Looks really nice. I wish there was kind of the same thing for static website. A super simple, minimalist, privacy-friendly statistics tool.
fbnlsr on HN
Questions
Does it work behind Cloudflare
From 2 comments
Reminds me of the programs that would make summary pages from your web logs. (Webalizer) http://www.webalizer.org/ But how does it work if you are behind a cdn like cloudflare is…
acomjean on HNYou can make it work with cloudflare, just a bit configuration needed so CF is sending you the real visitor IPs, otherwise every hit looks like it's done by distributed CF…
9HZZRfNlpR on HN
How returning visitors are determined without fingerprinting
From 1 comment
> Option to not use any cookies while still being able to determine returning visitors and unique pageviews. This strikes me as a potentially non privacy-friendly feature. How is…
smonsays on HN
How to use it with the WordPress REST API front end
From 1 comment
When a wordpress site is required, I use the REST API to build the front end so that its not bloated to hell the WP's own theming system, is this plugin available to those using…
TamDenholm on HN
Alternatives named
Matomo
From 2 comments
Speaking of self hosted analytics, I used to use Piwik and it was great. It's called Matomo now https://matomo.org/
jotm on HNI am a great fan (as much as one can be a fan of an analytics tool) and advocate for matomo. They even have server log analytics with no client-side tracking whatsoever. We're…
Lerain on HN
GoAccess
From 1 comment
GoAccess is a modern log based analyser. I’ve just deployed it analysing logs coming out of varnish cache (on two servers, using syslog to keep log data the same across machines)…
stephenr on HN
AWStats
From 1 comment
AWStats still gets frequent updates. I use it for all of my sites' nginx logs since I prefer that over anything that requires JavaScript. https://www.awstats.org/
Lammy on HN
Webalizer
From 1 comment
Reminds me of the programs that would make summary pages from your web logs. (Webalizer) http://www.webalizer.org/ But how does it work if you are behind a cdn like cloudflare is…
acomjean on HN
Google Analytics
From 2 comments
This is a great alternative to Google Analytics. It's free and it works as soon as you activate the plugin. Most bloggers set up Google Analytics without thinking too much but…
markosaric on HNThe only downside I see is for people who plan on selling their website at a later time. The industry standard is GA and people want access to this before buying a website, many…
x__x on HN
Fathom Analytics
From 1 comment
Hey, developer here. Thank you, would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions for it. PS. Since this is brought up all the time: in case anyone wonders why this feels similar…
dvko on HN