How to track analytics on a Docusaurus-built website?

[RemiLacroix-IDRIS]

Hi,

What would you suggest to keep track of a Docusaurus-built website usage?

Being that Docusaurus generate a client app, I think that using the server logs wouldn't work as it would miss most of the page views.

We would rather use something self-hosted and simple.

Best,
Rémi

[slorber]

You can take inspiration from existing analytics plugin we provide, based on client module lifecycle hooks:

• https://docusaurus.io/docs/advanced/client#client-module-lifecycles
• https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/tree/main/packages/docusaurus-plugin-google-gtag
• https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/tree/main/packages/docusaurus-plugin-vercel-analytics

There are many community plugins available, implemented in similar ways, for example: https://posthog.com/docs/libraries/docusaurus

You have to track the navigations using client-side code