Re: Toolcounter – a privacy-friendly hit co unter for Toolforge tools
Sohom Datta via Wikitech-l <[email protected]> Thu, 21 May 2026 12:39:50 -0400
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--===============1704333319202582843== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000cbc0b4065256911b" --000000000000cbc0b4065256911b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable @Bd808: Ooh, this is nice, I did not know about the existence of this service! I wonder if there is an easy way for the tool view to tell if a view was from a bot? Regards, Sohom Datta --- Open-source contributor @Wikimedia On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 12:15=E2=80=AFPM Bryan Davis via Wikitech-l < [email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:45=E2=80=AFPM Suyash Dwivedi via Wikitech-l > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I've always been curious about how many people actually visit my > Toolforge tools - and I suspect I'm not alone. So I built Toolcounter ( > https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/), a lightweight, privacy-friendly hit > counter designed specifically for Toolforge-hosted tools. > > > > What it tracks > > > > =F0=9F=93=84 Page views - counted on every page load (including refresh= es). Good > for total traffic. > > =F0=9F=91=A4 Sessions (unique visit approximation) =E2=80=94 uses sessi= onStorage in the > visitor's browser. First open in a tab =3D 1 session. Refresh =3D not cou= nted > again. New tab =3D counted again. No cookies, no IP, no personal data sto= red. > > > > Both counts appear separately on the dashboard with a per-day bar chart= . > > > > Quick integration (replace YOUR_TOOL and PAGE) > > > > Option 1 - SVG badge (no JS, image only, shows page views): > > <img src=3D" > https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/badge.php?tool=3DYOUR_TOOL&page=3DPAGE" > alt=3D"Page views"> > > > > Option 2 - JS embed (shows both views + unique sessions): > > =F0=9F=91=81 Views: <span id=3D"tc-views"></span> > > =F0=9F=91=A4 Unique: <span id=3D"tc-sessions"></span> > > <script src=3D" > https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/embed.js.php?tool=3DYOUR_TOOL&page=3DPA= GE > "></script> > > > > An embed code generator is available on the homepage. > > > > Privacy > > The database stores zero personal data, only anonymous counters per > (tool, page) pair. No cookies are set. No IP addresses, User-Agent string= s, > or usernames are ever written to the database. Full privacy policy: > https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/privacy.php > > > > Source code is publicly available and open for audit. > > Seeing many flowers bloom is great. There is also a system you can use > at https://toolviews.toolforge.org/api/ which attempts to count 2xx > status responses ("hits") for all tools by parsing the access logs > generated at the Toolforge reverse proxy service. That system does not > currently have a nice UI, but it does have data going back to at least > 2019 and does not require inserting tracking tokens in your pages. > > Bryan > -- > Bryan Davis Wikimedia Foundation > Principal Software Engineer Boise, ID USA > [[m:User:BDavis (WMF)]] irc: bd808 > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.or= g/ --000000000000cbc0b4065256911b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ver= dana,sans-serif">@Bd808: Ooh, this is nice, I did not know <span class=3D"A= sgive ng" style=3D"border-style:none;background:none">about the existence o= f this service!</span></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fami= ly:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font= -family:verdana,sans-serif">I wonder if there is an easy way for=C2=A0the t= ool view to tell if a view <span class=3D"Asgive ng" style=3D"border-style:= none;background:none">was</span> from a bot?</div><br clear=3D"all"></div><= div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_sign= ature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><d= iv dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font face= =3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Regards,</font></div><div><font = face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Sohom Datta</font><span></sp= an></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">---</fon= t></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Open-sour= ce contributor @Wikimedia</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><= /div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_= quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, = May 21, 2026 at 12:15=E2=80=AFPM Bryan Davis via Wikitech-l <<a href=3D"= mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&g= t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p= x 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Wed= , May 20, 2026 at 11:45=E2=80=AFPM Suyash Dwivedi via Wikitech-l<br> <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">wik= [email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > Hi everyone,<br> ><br> > I've always been curious about how many people actually visit my T= oolforge tools - and I suspect I'm not alone. So I built Toolcounter (<= a href=3D"https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"= _blank">https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/</a>), a lightweight, privacy-fri= endly hit counter designed specifically for Toolforge-hosted tools.<br> ><br> > What it tracks<br> ><br> > =F0=9F=93=84 Page views - counted on every page load (including refres= hes). Good for total traffic.<br> > =F0=9F=91=A4 Sessions (unique visit approximation) =E2=80=94 uses sess= ionStorage in the visitor's browser. First open in a tab =3D 1 session.= Refresh =3D not counted again. New tab =3D counted again. No cookies, no I= P, no personal data stored.<br> ><br> > Both counts appear separately on the dashboard with a per-day bar char= t.<br> ><br> > Quick integration (replace YOUR_TOOL and PAGE)<br> ><br> > Option 1 - SVG badge (no JS, image only, shows page views):<br> > <img src=3D"<a href=3D"https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/badge= .php?tool=3DYOUR_TOOL&page=3DPAGE" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"= >https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/badge.php?tool=3DYOUR_TOOL&page=3DPA= GE</a>" alt=3D"Page views"><br> ><br> > Option 2 - JS embed (shows both views + unique sessions):<br> > =F0=9F=91=81 Views: <span id=3D"tc-views"></span>= ;<br> > =F0=9F=91=A4 Unique: <span id=3D"tc-sessions"></spa= n><br> > <script src=3D"<a href=3D"https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/em= bed.js.php?tool=3DYOUR_TOOL&page=3DPAGE" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_= blank">https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/embed.js.php?tool=3DYOUR_TOOL&= page=3DPAGE</a>"></script><br> ><br> > An embed code generator is available on the homepage.<br> ><br> > Privacy<br> > The database stores zero personal data, only anonymous counters per (t= ool, page) pair. No cookies are set. No IP addresses, User-Agent strings, o= r usernames are ever written to the database. Full privacy policy: <a href= =3D"https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/privacy.php" rel=3D"noreferrer" targe= t=3D"_blank">https://toolcounter.toolforge.org/privacy.php</a><br> ><br> > Source code is publicly available and open for audit.<br> <br> Seeing many flowers bloom is great. There is also a system you can use<br> at <a href=3D"https://toolviews.toolforge.org/api/" rel=3D"noreferrer" targ= et=3D"_blank">https://toolviews.toolforge.org/api/</a> which attempts to co= unt 2xx<br> status responses ("hits") for all tools by parsing the access log= s<br> generated at the Toolforge reverse proxy service. That system does not<br> currently have a nice UI, but it does have data going back to at least<br> 2019 and does not require inserting tracking tokens in your pages.<br> <br> Bryan<br> -- <br> Bryan Davis=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 Wikimedia Foundation<br> Principal Software Engineer=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Boise, ID US= A<br> [[m:User:BDavis (WMF)]]=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 irc: bd808<br> _______________________________________________<br> Wikitech-l mailing list -- <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= " target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br> To unsubscribe send an email to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= kimedia.org" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wik= imedia.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.wikimedia.o= rg/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/</a></blockquote></div> --000000000000cbc0b4065256911b-- --===============1704333319202582843== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ --===============1704333319202582843==--