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gatsby-plugin-plausible

npm package

A Gatsby plugin for adding Plausible analytics to your Gatsby site.

The plugin includes the Plausible tracking script. It supports using a custom domain and excluding specific paths from recording page views.


Install

Manual

  1. Install gatsby-plugin-plausible

    npm install --save gatsby-plugin-plausible

  2. Add plugin to gatsby-config.js

    // In your gatsby-config.js
    module.exports = {
      plugins: [
        // The only required option is the domain
        {
          resolve: `gatsby-plugin-plausible`,
          options: {
            domain: `aquil.io`,
          },
        },
      ],
    };

Gatsby Recipe

This will install gatsby-plugin-plausible and add a sample configuration.

  1. Upgrade gatsby-cli and gatsby to the latest version:

    npm install -g gatsby-cli@latest npm install gatsby@latest

  2. Run the recipe gatsby recipes https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Aquilio/gatsby-plugin-plausible/master/gatsby-recipe-plausible.mdx

  3. Update gatsby-config.js options.

To read more about recipes check out the announcement.

How to use

NOTE: By default, this plugin only generates output when run in production mode. To test your tracking code, run gatsby build && gatsby serve.

Options

Option Explanation
domain The domain configured in Plausible (required)
scriptUri Custom script uri (default: /js/plausible.js)
customDomain Custom domain (if configured in Plausible’s dashboard)
excludePaths Array of pathnames where page views will not be sent

Pageview events

Pageviews are sent automatically when a user changes routes, including the initial load of your site.

Triggering custom events

To track goals and conversions you have to trigger custom events first.

window.plausible('Signup', {
  callback: () => console.info('Sent Signup event'),
});

The event name can be anything. The second argument is an object with options. The only supported option is callback that is called once the event has been sent.

NOTE: Custom events will not show up right away. You have to configure a goal in your Plausible dashboard.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

License

MIT © Pixelplicity

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