Re: Toolcounter – a privacy-friendly hit co unter for Toolforge tools
rtnF via Wikitech-l <[email protected]> Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:27 +0700
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--===============4314211221335029422== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000036e8a506526012e0" --00000000000036e8a506526012e0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cool. Thank you for sharing this. It=E2=80=99s pretty motivating to know that somebody out there is actually = using my tools <https://rtnf.substack.com/p/viewstoolforgeorgtools> :) On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 11:46=E2=80=AFPM Jinoy Tom Jacob via Wikitech-l < [email protected]> wrote: > The toolviews API is cool. Have done a small attempt couple of months ago > during a workshop for visulize the views based on this API at > https://views.toolforge.org/tools/ > > Best Regards, > > *Jinoy * > Email: [email protected] > > > *Please don=E2=80=99t print this e-mail unless you really need to.Every 3= 000 > sheets consume a tree. Conserve Trees for a better tomorrow!* > > > On Thu, 21 May 2026 at 22:11, Sohom Datta via Wikitech-l < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> @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 refre= shes). Good >>> for total traffic. >>> > =F0=9F=91=A4 Sessions (unique visit approximation) =E2=80=94 uses ses= sionStorage in the >>> visitor's browser. First open in a tab =3D 1 session. Refresh =3D not c= ounted >>> again. New tab =3D counted again. No cookies, no IP, no personal data s= tored. >>> > >>> > 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=3DPAG= E" >>> 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=3D= PAGE >>> "></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 stri= ngs, >>> 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.= org/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.o= rg/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ --00000000000036e8a506526012e0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><p>Cool. Thank you for sharing this.</p><p>It=E2=80=99s pr= etty motivating to know that somebody out there is actually using <a href= =3D"https://rtnf.substack.com/p/viewstoolforgeorgtools">my tools</a> :)</p>= </div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">= On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 11:46=E2=80=AFPM Jinoy Tom Jacob via Wikitech-l <= ;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">wikite= [email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail= _quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204= ,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>The toolviews API is cool. Ha= ve done a small attempt=C2=A0couple of months ago during a workshop for vis= ulize the views based on this API at=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://views.toolforg= e.org/tools/" target=3D"_blank">https://views.toolforge.org/tools/</a></div= ><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai= l_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D= "ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:small"><div style=3D"color:rgb(13= 6,136,136)"><b style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">Jinoy=C2=A0<br></b><div style= =3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email:=C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:jinoytommanjaly@gmai= l.com" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=3D"_blank">jinoytommanjaly@gma= il.com</a><br></div></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div><div= ><i><font color=3D"#38761d"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Please don=E2= =80=99t print this e-mail unless you really need to.</span><br style=3D"fon= t-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Every 3000 sheets consume a= tree. Conserve Trees for a better=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.= 8px">tomorrow</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">!</span></font></i></d= iv></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gm= ail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, 21 May 2026 at 22:= 11, Sohom Datta via Wikitech-l <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= edia.org" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<b= r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex= ;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">= <div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif">= @Bd808: Ooh, this is nice, I did not know <span style=3D"border-style:none;= background:none">about the existence of this service!</span></div><div clas= s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: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 tool view to tell if a view <span styl= e=3D"border-style:none;background:none">was</span> from a bot?</div><br cle= ar=3D"all"></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">= <div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font face=3D"verdana, san= s-serif" color=3D"#666666">Regards,</font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana,= sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Sohom Datta</font><span></span></div><div><f= ont face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">---</font></div><div><fo= nt face=3D"verdana, sans-serif" color=3D"#666666">Open-source 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"><div dir= =3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 12:15=E2=80=AFPM Brya= n Davis via Wikitech-l <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]= " target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div>= <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-= left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 1= 1:45=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> _______________________________________________<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> _______________________________________________<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> --00000000000036e8a506526012e0-- --===============4314211221335029422== 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/ --===============4314211221335029422==--