Analytics

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Site analytics setup and usage guide - privacy-first tracking with Cloudflare Web Analytics.

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OverviewSetupWhat Gets TrackedDashboardWeekly Review

The AI Playbook uses Cloudflare Web Analytics - a privacy-first analytics platform that doesn’t use cookies or collect personal data. No consent banner needed.

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Setup

1. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard → Web Analytics
2. Click Add a site and enter your domain
3. Copy the provided token
4. In astro.config.mjs, find the commented analytics block in the head section
5. Uncomment it and replace YOUR_TOKEN with your token:

{
  tag: 'script',
  attrs: {
    defer: true,
    src: 'https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js',
    'data-cf-beacon': '{"token": "YOUR_TOKEN"}',
  },
},

6. Deploy to Cloudflare Pages

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What Gets Tracked

• Page views (URL, referrer, browser, device type)
• Visit duration
• Bounce rate
• Geographic region (country-level, not city)

Not tracked: Cookies, personal data, scroll depth, mouse movements, keystrokes.

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Dashboard

Your analytics dashboard is at Cloudflare Web Analytics. Key metrics to watch:

Metric	What It Tells You	Good Sign
Page views	Which content is most popular	Top pages match what you prioritize
Visit duration	Are people reading or bouncing	Avg >2 minutes
Referrers	Where traffic comes from	GitHub, direct, search
Devices	Desktop vs mobile	<40% mobile (this is a reference site)

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Weekly Review

Add this to your weekly maintenance routine:

1. Check top 10 pages - do they reflect what’s most useful?
2. Check referrers - any new sources of traffic?
3. Check mobile percentage - optimize if >50%
4. Compare week-over-week - any sudden drops?