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=OSE Needed Functions/Does Awstats have them/Does Google Have them=
=OSE Needed Functions/Does Awstats have them/Does Google Have them=
#Web traffic to any given page at opensourceecology.org and its subdomains?
#Web traffic to any given page at opensourceecology.org and its subdomains?
As far as number of (unique) hits? Both awstats & GA have this feature.
#Display of traffic history by day, week, month, year time scale?
#Display of traffic history by day, week, month, year time scale?
Yes, as well as hour & day of week. Both awstats & GA have this.
#Referring keyword that was used to land on a given page?
#Referring keyword that was used to land on a given page?
Yes, both GA & awstats have this.
#Which website sent a visitor to a given page?
#Which website sent a visitor to a given page?
Yes, both GA & awstats have this.
#Which link or page visitors went to from a page on our website? For example, for tracking that someone clicked on the Eventzilla registration.
#Which link or page visitors went to from a page on our website? For example, for tracking that someone clicked on the Eventzilla registration.
No, that's not how HTTP referer headers work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer
#Support for specific aspects of AdWords that we need to track via Google Analytics?
#Support for specific aspects of AdWords that we need to track via Google Analytics?
I have no idea what this is.

Revision as of 23:15, 20 October 2018

OSE Needed Functions/Does Awstats have them/Does Google Have them

  1. Web traffic to any given page at opensourceecology.org and its subdomains?

As far as number of (unique) hits? Both awstats & GA have this feature.

  1. Display of traffic history by day, week, month, year time scale?

Yes, as well as hour & day of week. Both awstats & GA have this.

  1. Referring keyword that was used to land on a given page?

Yes, both GA & awstats have this.

  1. Which website sent a visitor to a given page?

Yes, both GA & awstats have this.

  1. Which link or page visitors went to from a page on our website? For example, for tracking that someone clicked on the Eventzilla registration.

No, that's not how HTTP referer headers work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer

  1. Support for specific aspects of AdWords that we need to track via Google Analytics?

I have no idea what this is.