admin, April 8, 2014 Most Hosting Providers still offer really outdated web analytics software like AWStats or Webalizer. Or worse, they send their customers to Google Analytics.
Find out why this is a bad idea in our latest video:
Contact us today to find out how we can deploy Logaholic in your network!
admin, We had a great time last week at the WHD Global event (World Hosting Days) in Germany.
It was great to hear so many people enjoyed the stickers we put up in the restrooms (we were the offical toilet sponsor).
Many actually asked us to post the stickers online so they could get a copy, so here goes:
We hope to see you again next year at WHD Global!
admin, July 10, 2013 In 2005 Google bought web analytics solution Urchin and used it as the base for Google Analytics. Since then Google turned Google-Analytics into it’s flag product and Urchin development got less attention. In March 2012 Google announced the closing of Urchin.
Since then, Urchin users have been looking for other solutions. Why not use Google Analytics?
Because there are some important differences between these two tools apart from the fact that Google Analytics and Urchin aren’t compatible.
Data collection
Google Analytics uses ‘Page Tagging’ and works with a JavaScript tracker that is added to the user’s pages. Urchin could also parse web server log files, which allows for reporting of some additional metrics, such as: site errors and search engine crawler activity. (read this article on the differences of these methods).
Data storage
The Google Analytics tracker sends data directly to a centralized server. While Urchin kept Data local on the server.
Especially hosting / service providers using Urchin to host their clients statistics, Google Analytics falls short because:
– GA and Urchin are not compatible, history data is lost.
– There is no reliable method to automatically insert the JS tag in the web page source.
– Data privacy is more and more a hot topic.
Logaholic the perfect Urchin replacement; one of the few web analytics packages that processes log files, supports a JS Tag and can be installed locally.
Stop searching for the Urchin alternative you have found it. Logaholic does it all and more:
Highly scalable, seamlessly integrates in any size organizatioin or network.
Fast, reliable, feature rich, has an intuitive UI, offering a level of sophistication far beyond the capabilities of traditional log analyzers like AWStats, Analog Webalizer, including Urchin.
By reading this article on Page tagging vs log file analysis, you’ll learn that either method has its merrits. Logaholic supports both methods and can run in “Hybrid” mode complimenting web server log file data with JS Tag specific visitor data, resulting in even more accurate analytics.
Recently Logaholic has welcomed many ex- Urchin users and hosters, confirmation of a sitll high and growing demand for Log-Analyzers. We will continue improving our product enabling a more accurate focus on improving your business without the need for setup woes or other technical requirements.
Regards,
The Logaholic team
admin, June 12, 2013 We now know that governments monitor your surfing history, social media activity, emails, etc. But, why should the NSA have all the fun? With Logaholic you can do detailed log file forensics on your own website logs.
Click Trails
Using reports like Click Trails you can drill down to the individual user level and investigate every step a user made on your site. It allows you to view the entire history of a selected visitor as he navigates through your website.
Learn more
Click Trails is a Premium report and is available in the Logaholic Report Store. Only this week, we would like to offer you a 25% discount! Use the following coupon-code during checkout: click24
As a trained detective you might also want to monitor a Youtube channel. Logaholic can help you with that. Analyze a Facebook account? Check. Follow a Twitter profile? Check.
OSSEC
In addition, we are working on building analytics reports for OSSEC. OSSEC is an open source Intrusion Detection System that performs log analysis, file integrity checking, policy monitoring, rootkit detection, real-time alerting and active response. We are integrating OSSEC with Logaholic, so users can load all kinds of IDS reports in their dashboards.
sneakpreview screenshot
We are very excited about it and would like to ask you to give us your input. Do you use OSSEC already, and if so, what information is most valuable to you? Or do you use another solution? Please let us know.
As a user of the Logaholic Self hosted edition, you already know that your stats are only stored on your own server. And that YOU are the only who can acces them. We take privacy very seriously.
For those of you who haven’t found the time to download (or upgrade to) our latest version yet:
Get Logaholic 4.0 here.
(If you’re upgrading a self hosted edition from Logaholic 3.x, this manual item is very helpful.)
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at:
support@logaholic.com or by phone: +31 20 337 3075
Kind regards,
The Logaholic team
admin, June 5, 2013 Last week Logaholic 4.0 Beta was launched and it’s already a great succes. We got some very positive responses and valuable feedback. Thank you for that!
For those of you who haven’t found the time to download or upgrade yet: Get Logaholic here.
If you’re upgrading a self hosted edition from Logaholic 3.x, this manual item is very helpful.
In this blogpost we’re introducing one of the great new features of Logaholic 4.0: Infographics.
These are graphical representations of your data centered around topics, so you can have all important statistics at your fingertips. It’s data displayed in its simplest form and therefore very easy to digest. Looking at an infographic, you should know immediately where you stand.
The screenshot below gives you an idea of how your data will be visualized in a Logaholic Visitor infographic.
In Logaholic 4.0, three default infographics are available, based around the following themes: Visitor, Content and Traffic. You can configure Logaholic to send them automatically to your email account, showing your recent stats without having to log into Logaholic. This way you will be kept up-to-date on a regular basis and you’ll closely monitor any developments on your site. Automated infographic emails are sent three times a week, each of them containing a different topic.
Setting up Infographic emails
Step 1. Make sure your current version of Logaholic is 4.x
Step 2. Open “Edit Profile” in the software and choose the “Automation” tab. Click “Manage Email Alerts”
Step 3. Under “Create a new email alert” fill in your email address and check the box “Send Infographics”
Step 4. Save the new email alert and you’re done! Infographics containing your data will now be send three times a week.
