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user3871
user3871

Reputation: 12716

Google Analytics Instant Tester

Given that it takes around 24 hours for Google Analytics data to update, this makes it hard to see how data rolls up and is displayed within Google Analytics.

Is there some sort of instant tester, or fast turn around application that allows me to quickly set up custom dimensions/metric within my app and see how they appear?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 75

Answers (1)

genepool99
genepool99

Reputation: 130

Options for real time analytics:

  • Google Realtime Analytics - Built into Google Analytics. To use Google Analytics Realtime, login to your google analytics account and select your web property. Then, on the left hand side click Real-Time->Overview.

  • GoAccess - If you have access to your web server log files this will give you a real-time view of traffic and does not require anything more than a console access. The really nice things about GoAccess is that it does not rely on any 3rd part services and has the ability to run in real-time or generate reports. To use GoAccess, first install it on your server using either the package manager or in a local directory using the official Git. Then, if you are running a standard Apache configuration just run the executable with:

    # goaccess -f /var/log/apache2/your-website-access.log -a

    If you are running a non-standard Apache log configuration (or another web server entirely), then you have to give GoAccess a description of your log file. This can be done in the ~/.goaccessrc file. Refer to the GoAccess documentation for specific descriptors in generating a string that describes your log file lines.

  • There are also a host of other SAS options like Clicky, GoSquared, or piwik (which is open source).

Upvotes: 3

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