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== Local Tools ==

An excellent program for analytics is [[AWStats]]. The nice thing about AWStats, aside from it being free open-source software, is that it's locally installed on your system and so there is no third party. You have your stats, and nobody else does.

An excellent program for analytics is '''[[AWStats]]'''. The nice thing about AWStats, aside from it being free open-source software, is that it's locally installed on your system and so there is no third party. You have your stats, and nobody else does.

Another excellent tool for analytics is [http://piwik.org/what-is-piwik/ Piwik]. Again, Piwik is hosted on your own infrastructure so nobody else has your data.

Another excellent tool for analytics is '''[http://piwik.org/what-is-piwik/ Piwik]'''. Again, Piwik is hosted on your own infrastructure so nobody else has your data.

Open Web Analytics is another Open Source option and has nice features <ref>http://www.openwebanalytics.com/?page_id=158</ref> like JavaScript heatmaps. The website looks a bit dated, but the project seems to be active on GitHub, where the documentation lives in the wiki. https://github.com/padams/Open-Web-Analytics/ OWA has integrations for Drupal, MediaWiki and WordPress

[[wp:Webtrends]] is a commercial product and is ~~focussed~~ on the SaaS model, but it supposedly is still available as a software product.

'''Open Web Analytics''' is another Open Source option and has nice features <ref>http://www.openwebanalytics.com/?page_id=158</ref> like JavaScript heatmaps. The website looks a bit dated, but the project seems to be active on GitHub, where the documentation lives in the wiki. https://github.com/padams/Open-Web-Analytics/ OWA has integrations for Drupal, MediaWiki and WordPress

[[wp:Webtrends]] is a commercial product and is focused on the SaaS model, but it supposedly is still available as a software product.

== Services ==

Most Analytics systems today are offered as a service. Chief among those is [https://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics] (or GA for short). However, Google isn't the only game in town. An interesting complement or alternative is [[wikipedia:HubSpot|HubSpot]].

== WikiMedia Foundation Analytics ==

https://analytics.wikimedia.org/ Great stats on OS, browser, editors, page views, and many dashboards for [[foundation:home|Wikimedia Foundation]] projects.

== In-wiki Analytics ==

To implement Google Analytics in your wiki, you should not use the googleAnalytics extension or others as they have some shortcomings pointed out by [[mw:User:Dantman/Analytics_integration | Dantman]]. Instead, he offers up a better approach: putting the code right in your [[mw:Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings]] file.

To implement '''Google Analytics''' in your wiki, you should not use the googleAnalytics extension or others as they have some shortcomings pointed out by [[mw:User:Dantman/Analytics_integration | Dantman]]. Instead, he offers up a better approach: putting the code right in your [[mw:Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings]] file.

== Analyzing your competitors ==

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 == Local Tools ==
-An excellent program for analytics is [[AWStats]].  The nice thing about AWStats, aside from it being free open-source software, is that it's locally installed on your system and so there is no third party.  You have your stats, and nobody else does.
+An excellent program for analytics is '''[[AWStats]]'''.  The nice thing about AWStats, aside from it being free open-source software, is that it's locally installed on your system and so there is no third party.  You have your stats, and nobody else does.
-Another excellent tool for analytics is [http://piwik.org/what-is-piwik/ Piwik].  Again, Piwik is hosted on your own infrastructure so nobody else has your data.
+Another excellent tool for analytics is '''[http://piwik.org/what-is-piwik/ Piwik]'''.  Again, Piwik is hosted on your own infrastructure so nobody else has your data.
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-Open Web Analytics is another Open Source option and has nice features <ref>http://www.openwebanalytics.com/?page_id=158</ref> like JavaScript heatmaps. The website looks a bit dated, but the project seems to be active on GitHub, where the documentation lives in the wiki. https://github.com/padams/Open-Web-Analytics/  OWA has integrations for Drupal, MediaWiki and WordPress
-[[wp:Webtrends]] is a commercial product and is focussed on the SaaS model, but it supposedly is still available as a software product.
+'''Open Web Analytics''' is another Open Source option and has nice features <ref>http://www.openwebanalytics.com/?page_id=158</ref> like JavaScript heatmaps. The website looks a bit dated, but the project seems to be active on GitHub, where the documentation lives in the wiki. https://github.com/padams/Open-Web-Analytics/  OWA has integrations for Drupal, MediaWiki and WordPress
+[[wp:Webtrends]] is a commercial product and is focused on the SaaS model, but it supposedly is still available as a software product.
 == Services ==
 Most Analytics systems today are offered as a service.  Chief among those is [https://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics] (or GA for short).  However, Google isn't the only game in town.  An interesting complement or alternative is [[wikipedia:HubSpot|HubSpot]].
+== WikiMedia Foundation Analytics ==
+https://analytics.wikimedia.org/ Great stats on OS, browser, editors, page views, and many dashboards for [[foundation:home|Wikimedia Foundation]] projects.
 == In-wiki Analytics ==
-To implement Google Analytics in your wiki, you should not use the googleAnalytics extension or others as they have some shortcomings pointed out by [[mw:User:Dantman/Analytics_integration | Dantman]].  Instead, he offers up a better approach: putting the code right in your [[mw:Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings]] file.
+To implement '''Google Analytics''' in your wiki, you should not use the googleAnalytics extension or others as they have some shortcomings pointed out by [[mw:User:Dantman/Analytics_integration | Dantman]].  Instead, he offers up a better approach: putting the code right in your [[mw:Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings]] file.
 == Analyzing your competitors ==