Add google analytics?

[bouweandela]

@tbkkr suggested that it would be good to have some idea of how many people are visiting the guide. Maybe we can use google analytics for this? Or do we have this enabled already?
https://docs.gitbook.com/integrations/google-analytics

[jspaaks]

Not entirely sure but if I look at the source for the guide, I see a GoogleAnalytics ID UA-57505611-7. Not sure who added that/ who can analyze the associated data.

[sverhoeven]

I checked with @kimanhholthaus in the Google Analytics dashboard and that ID is not ours.
@lodekulik can generate a ga id and we can use https://github.com/GitbookIO/plugin-ga to add our ga id.

[sverhoeven]

Seems there is also a setting (https://docs.gitbook.com/integrations/google-analytics) , but I am unable to find it.

[bouweandela]

Lode generated the id and I added it, but the build keeps failing, it looks like gitbook is having trouble with it's internet connection.

[jspaaks]

Sidenote: probably also a good idea to be transparent about what data we collect and why.

[bencomp]

If I, as an outsider and new fan of the guide, may make a suggestion: Please don't use Google Analytics, because it tracks us all over the web already. Perhaps GitBook can provide statistics? Or maybe you can run Matomo in-house? Or maybe you don't actually need visitor details.

I would not be a fan of the guide if it has Google tracking on it.

[jiskattema]

I'm also not a fan of this kind of tracking software.. are there any other alternatives? do we really need this data?

[jmaassen]

For things like the guide and the RSD we need statistics like these in order to justify the time and effort being spent on them. I do agree that we should be completely transparent about this, and see if we can switch to some stand-alone solution.

[tbkkr]

I fully agree. If there are free/open source solutions to get some insights, that would be nice. Furthermore/instead of that/for the time being, we could look into enabling things like IP anonymization etc (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en&ref_topic=2919631). Van: Jason Maassen <notifications@github.com> Verzonden: dinsdag 30 oktober 2018 10:18 Aan: NLeSC/guide <guide@noreply.github.com> CC: Tom Bakker <t.bakker@esciencecenter.nl>; Mention <mention@noreply.github.com> Onderwerp: Re: [NLeSC/guide] Add google analytics? (#161) For things like the guide and the RSD we need statistics like these in order to justify the time and effort being spent on them. I do agree that we should be completely transparent about this, and see if we can switch to some stand-alone solution. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#161 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ASvxgr6f8K5E3xo__CUe7HRa14bJ72wJks5uqBlMgaJpZM4Vjlwn>.

[LourensVeen]

The problem is that we don't like Google tracking which sites everybody visits via the GA tracker. As I read that page, they still have the request for ga.js or analytics.js with your full IP address and the Referer header...

[jspaaks]

Hey @bencomp, thanks for the suggestion, Matomo looks promising!

[c-martinez]

@ctwhome -- maybe we can try this out?

[egpbos]

This discussion seems outdated; we don't use GitBook anymore.

However, there is a GA code in the new docsify Guide as well, but I'm not sure whether it (still) works. @VeronicaWYPang and I are trying to get access, so stay tuned.