GoatCounter

GoatCounter counts visits rather than pageviews. A visit is the first time someone loads a page, while a pageview is every time a page is loaded. This means reloading a page or navigating between pages and returning counts as one visit, which is more meaningful for tracking.

Yes, you can disable session tracking in the site settings under Settings → Data collection → Sessions. When disabled, every pageview will count as a visit.

Visitors are identified using a sessionID created from a combination of siteID, User-Agent, and IP. This sessionID is mapped to a random UUIDv4 in memory for 8 hours. The IP address and User-Agent are never stored to the database or disk, ensuring privacy.

You can contact support by opening a GitHub issue, which is suitable for public questions that may help others, or by emailing support@goatcounter.com for private inquiries.

Yes, GoatCounter supports tracking multiple domains or sites. You can find more details on how to set this up in the documentation under the 'Track multiple domains/sites' section.

Yes, you can prevent GoatCounter from tracking your own pageviews by following the instructions in the 'Prevent tracking my own pageviews' section of the documentation.

GoatCounter prioritizes privacy by not storing IP addresses or User-Agent strings in the database. Visitor identification relies on temporary, random UUIDs that cannot be traced back to the original data.

Yes, GoatCounter supports exporting data in various formats. You can explore the available export options in the 'Export format' section of the documentation.