Huge difference between Slimstat and Google Analytics

  • Resolved Poorang

    (@poorang)


    10 years ago

    Hi

    Recently I have installed Slimstat on my site and I use Google Analytics and Histats. Although Slimstat and Histats reports are similar, Google Analytics report is totally different.

    For example Slimstat and Histats today’s report show more than 25,000 pageviews, which seems to be correct, but Google Analytics says about 6,000 pageviews.

    I know these services use different methods, but the difference is HUGE.

    Sorry for my bad English.

    https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/wp-slimstat/

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  • Plugin Contributor Jason Crouse

    (@coolmann)

    10 years ago

    Hi,

    is Slimstat configured to work in Server or Client mode?

    Pretty much every plugin/service is going to give you different results for visits and vistors, there are several reasons for this:

    – Web crawler detection
    – Detection method (javascript vs server side PHP)
    – Centralized exclusions
    – Services that use centralized databases, like Google Analytics, for spam and robot detection have better detection algorithms. The trade off of course is relaying on an external service.

    Jason.

    Thread Starter Poorang

    (@poorang)

    9 years, 12 months ago

    Slimstat is configured to work in Client mode.

    As I mentioned in the first post, I’m aware that different services probably end up in different results, but the difference between 25,000 and 6,000 means something, doesn’t it?

    Plugin Contributor Jason Crouse

    (@coolmann)

    9 years, 12 months ago

    It does, indeed. Are you using caching services like CloudFlare on your site?

    Thread Starter Poorang

    (@poorang)

    9 years, 12 months ago

    I’m not using any CDN but I use wp-Rocket as a cache plugin.

    Plugin Contributor Jason Crouse

    (@coolmann)

    9 years, 12 months ago

    Doesn’t WP Rocket rely on Cloudflare?

    Thread Starter Poorang

    (@poorang)

    9 years, 12 months ago

    No

    Plugin Contributor Jason Crouse

    (@coolmann)

    9 years, 12 months ago

    I see. However, I suspect that the caching functionality offered by WP Rocket is responsible for this difference.

    Thread Starter Poorang

    (@poorang)

    9 years, 12 months ago

    If so, how come Histats and Slimstat are working?
    I think all these three use JS tracking code. Shouldn’t they have at least similar results?

    Plugin Contributor Jason Crouse

    (@coolmann)

    9 years, 12 months ago

    They should, indeed. Maybe you have filters in Google Analytics that ignore certain pageviews?

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