Re: Call for Community Input: Web Analytics on www.ietf.org

[Miles Fidelman <[e-mail]>]

Seems like a good idea to me.  Ahh.. remember the days when lots of 
sites would post analytics?

Miles Fidelman

On 5/21/19 11:17 AM, Roman Danyliw wrote:
> Hi!
>
> The Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) is seeking community input on implementing web analytics on www.ietf.org ("the website").
>
> There is currently no accurate data reported about visits to the website.  For example, it is not possible to understand: which pages are most commonly visited; which paths visitors travel to find IETF meeting registration pages; or whether introductory information, such as tutorials, leads to further exploration of website content. Web analytics would provide insight into overall utilization and inform future improvements to the website.
>
> In consultation with the tools team, Greg Wood developed an implementation plan to integrate a self-hosted analytics package into the existing infrastructure.  The full details of this proposal are available at:
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> https://www.ietf.org/iesg/docs/www.ietf.org-AnalyticsProposal-forReview.pdf
>
> The IESG appreciates any input from the community on this proposal and will consider all input received by June 4, 2019.
>
> Regards,
> Roman
> (as the IESG Tools Liaison)

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