https://bareproxy.com/tags/analytics/ Recent content in Analytics on BareProxy.com Hugo en-us Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bareproxy.com/bareproxy-analytics-plugin-visit-stats-from-proxy-records-with-no-javascript-and-no-cookies/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bareproxy.com/bareproxy-analytics-plugin-visit-stats-from-proxy-records-with-no-javascript-and-no-cookies/ <p><strong>Status: planned, number 16 of 21 in BareProxy&rsquo;s build order.</strong> The plugins are built easiest first, and this one is about three days of coding: counting, daily hashing and a report page. It comes after the OpenTelemetry export plugin. This post describes what it will do, and it will be updated as it is built.</p> <p>Most site analytics work by adding a script to every page. The script slows the page down, sets cookies that need a consent banner, and misses everyone who blocks it, which on some sites is a third of the audience. Meanwhile the proxy in front of the site already sees every single request.</p>