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Switching reason · Reporting & analytics · Blocks work

Matomo poorly suited to log-file analysis, user went back to AWStats

2 source threads · first seen 2019-05 · last seen 2020-01

Summary

A user who only analyzes server logs found Matomo does not make log access a first-class feature and returned to AWStats for personal sites.

Affects
Personal-site owner using log analysis
Switched to or considered
AWStats

Evidence

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“I only do log analysis and it doesn't really treat log access as a first class citizen”

“I've been planning to switch to goaccess (from piwik/matomo) for my personal sites”

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