Let me delete Visitors from Visitor Log (and undo it)

[anonymous-matomo-user]

REQUESTED FEATURE
Within the visitor log and the visitor log widget it would be great to have a delete button to delete a specific log entry.

BACKGROUND
In the detailed visitor log, I sometimes find that I have browsed my owm website from a different PC where I didn't have the opt-out cookie set.

I would like to delete single visits in case I recognize it was myself.

FORUM ENTRY
http://forum.piwik.org/read.php?3,76148,93880
Keywords: Delete, Visitor, Log

[mattab]

Thanks for the suggestion. I agree it would be useful to have for debug purposes. On clicking delete, we could say "ALso delete other visits from this IP address?" and possibility to delete all tests data.

Also, we would need to call API CoreAdminHome.invalidateArchivedReports to force next archive script to re-run the archiving.

[anonymous-matomo-user]

I would suggest to actually have 2 Delete-Buttons with different functions:

DELETE BUTTON #1 (Graphic: Standard red X) - Function: Delete this single entry from database (with NO confirmation message required).

DELETE BUTTON #2 (Graphic: Red X with integrated "IP"-Letters ) - Function: Delete all visits from this IP-address (WITH confirmation-message)

What do you guys think?

[julienmoumne]

I vote for always using a confirmation message.

Fingers can get quite slippery after a beer&burger.

If it is decided to go forward without a confirmation message, I'd suggest an undo button.

[mattab]

Yes we'll definitely keep the confirmation message, this is a "UI Pattern" in Piwik that we will continue respect (ask for confirmation before deleting anything)... :)

[mattab]

it was suggested in #3756 to be able to delete goal conversions as well, but it's non trivial since needs to update the log_visit table to remove the goal counter etc

[feluxe]

I think it's a pity Piwik misses that feature. There are many ways to trash the stats by accident when developing. Just forget to turn off tracking once and do some cross browser testing for a week "et voila" stats are f...d and customers confused about the graphs. I have seen this and similar several times. It is sad to imagine a customer and his team looking at the graph of their project knowing that the peak of the entire curve is a mistake made by a developer. And when ever they look at it the future the false peak shall be there and nothing can be done... argh!

[Trance-Man]

Big +1 for this request to be implemented. I have developers from around the globe sometimes logging in and testing my site, blows my stats out of the water and I can't always catch them on time, really this is badly needed as for me right now Piwik is useless due to this problem. We need to be able to open a particular date, check off items (visitors or IP's) to delete and delete them. Also an option to undo would be very smart in case of a mishap. Thank you very much for this consideration team Piwik. :) Other then this, great work thus far.