Gatsby Plugin Matomo

Overview

The Gatsby Plugin for Matomo is a resourceful tool enabling seamless integration of the Matomo analytics platform into Gatsby-based websites. With a strong emphasis on user experience, performance, and privacy, this plugin provides essential tracking functionalities that allow developers to gather valuable insights without compromising the visitor's online experience. Although the plugin has been deprecated due to the discontinuation of Gatsby, its features still provide a solid foundation for sites seeking to implement analytics efficiently.

Features

• Effortless Tracking: Automatically includes the tracking code in all server-side rendered routes, ensuring comprehensive data collection.
• Custom Event Tracking: Tracks all route views as custom events, allowing for detailed behavioral analytics.
• Performance Focused: Loads tracking scripts at the end of the body tag to enhance page loading performance.
• Privacy Compliance: Implements various privacy controls, such as not loading scripts when "Do Not Track" is enabled, and only generating output in production environments.
• Consent Mode: Offers a consent mode feature to prioritize user privacy and compliance with regulations.
• Exclusion Paths: Provides options to define specific paths to be excluded from tracking, ensuring targeted analytics.
• Local Development Support: Supports a development mode for local testing, making it easy to check configurations without going live.