Analytics

Analytics Stack

Primary Tool

• Umami: Privacy-friendly, open-source analytics platform

Analytics Architecture

Key Metrics

User Engagement

• Page Views: Content consumption patterns
• Session Duration: User engagement time
• Bounce Rate: Single-page session percentage

Platform Usage

• Search Queries: Search behavior analysis
• Poster Views: Content access patterns
• Submission Activity: User contribution metrics
• Feature Usage: Platform feature adoption

Performance Metrics

• Page Load Times: User experience metrics
• API Response Times: Backend performance
• Error Rates: System reliability metrics

Implementation

Frontend Analytics

// Example: Frontend analytics tracking
import { trackEvent } from "@/utils/analytics";

// Track user interactions
export function trackPosterSearch(query, resultsCount) {
  trackEvent("poster_search", {
    query: query,
    results_count: resultsCount,
    search_type: "text",
  });
}

// Track page views
export function trackPageView(page, metadata = {}) {
  trackEvent("page_view", {
    page: page,
    ...metadata,
  });
}

// Track user actions
export function trackUserAction(action, context = {}) {
  trackEvent("user_action", {
    action: action,
    ...context,
  });
}

Backend Analytics

// Example: Backend analytics tracking
import { analytics } from "@/utils/analytics";

export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
  const startTime = Date.now();

  try {
    const result = await processRequest(event);

    // Track successful API calls
    analytics.track("api_success", {
      endpoint: event.url,
      method: event.method,
      response_time: Date.now() - startTime,
      user_id: getUserId(event),
    });

    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    // Track API errors
    analytics.track("api_error", {
      endpoint: event.url,
      method: event.method,
      error: error.message,
      response_time: Date.now() - startTime,
      user_id: getUserId(event),
    });

    throw error;
  }
});

Data Collection

Event Tracking

• Page Navigation: Page view and navigation patterns
• Search Behavior: Search queries and result interactions
• Content Engagement: Poster view and download patterns

Compliance and Ethics

Data Ethics

• Transparency: Clear data collection practices
• Data Minimization: Collect only necessary data
• Purpose Limitation: Use data only for stated purposes

Regulatory Compliance

• GDPR: European data protection compliance
• CCPA: California privacy law compliance
• COPPA: Children's privacy protection