Analytics Snippet (module for Omeka S)
New versions of this module and support for Omeka S version 3.0 and above are available on GitLab, which seems to respect users and privacy better than the previous repository.
Analytics Snippet is a module for Omeka S that allows the global admin to add a snippet, generally a javascript tracker, at the end of the public pages and/or at the end of admin pages. It can track json and xml requests too via sub-modules.
It’s primarly designed for open source analytics platforms, like Matomo (formerly Piwik) or Open Web Analytics, but it can be used with any other competitor services like Woopra, Google Analytics or Heap Analytics, if you don’t fear to give the life of your visitors for free or by paying to people who will manipulate them or sell them with a big profit. Any other javascript or html code can be added too.
Sub-modules can be enabled too to track api json and xml calls, for example Analytics Snippet Matomo/Piwik.
Important: to get statistics on keywords used by visitors in search engines (Yahoo, Google, Bing, etc.) to find your site, you need to allow it via a specific account on each search engine. See Matomo help for more information.
Installation
See general end user documentation for installing a module.
This module requires the module Common, that should be installed first.
- From the zip
Download the last release AnalyticsSnippet.zip from the list of releases,
and uncompress it in the modules directory.
- From the source and for development
If the module was installed from the source, rename the name of the folder of
the module to AnalyticsSnippet.
Usage
The code can be set in the config of the module and/or in the site settings.
Note: For technical reasons, the html code must start with <!DOCTYPE html>,
without useless space or line break at the beginning. This is the default on
most of the themes.
To get keywords used by visitors in search engine, enable it via an account in each search engine. See Matomo help for more information.
Warning
Use it at your own risk.
It’s always recommended to backup your files and your databases and to check your archives regularly so you can roll back if needed.
Troubleshooting
See online issues on the module issues page on GitLab.
License
This module is published under the CeCILL v2.1 license, compatible with GNU/GPL and approved by FSF and OSI.
This software is governed by the CeCILL license under French law and abiding by the rules of distribution of free software. You can use, modify and/ or redistribute the software under the terms of the CeCILL license as circulated by CEA, CNRS and INRIA at the following URL "http://www.cecill.info".
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Copyright
- Copyright Daniel Berthereau, 2017-2025 (see Daniel-KM on GitLab)