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Allow user to define a custom name for the tracker file so Ad Blocker / Malware is less of a problem #19864

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atom-box opened this issue Oct 14, 2022 · 8 comments
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Allow user to define a custom name for the tracker file so Ad Blocker / Malware is less of a problem #19864

atom-box opened this issue Oct 14, 2022 · 8 comments
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Enhancement For new feature suggestions that enhance Matomo's capabilities or add a new report, new API etc.
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A user suggests:

The stats tracker might be blocked by browser ad blockers. The workaround for that looks a bit awkward / fragile to implement. I would appreciate a "supported" solution to the problem instead of a workaround / hack (e.g. a way to define a custom name for the tracker file).
@atom-box atom-box added the Enhancement For new feature suggestions that enhance Matomo's capabilities or add a new report, new API etc. label Oct 14, 2022
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@atom-box thank you for making useful tickets

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Related:
#14211
#14207
https://github.com/easylist/easylist/pulls?q=author%3AFindus23

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bx80 commented Oct 17, 2022

Thanks for reporting this feedback @atom-box, I think many people would find this enhancement useful. 👍 I've assigned it for prioritization.

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Orgoth commented Dec 7, 2022

I would like to make one more addition.
The uBlock extension no longer blocks Matomo calls exclusively via the parameters or name.
EasyPrivacy has now also included the request type and blocks the initial ping.
Would it be possible to make the request type also adjustable?

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sgiehl commented Dec 7, 2022

@Orgoth So does the block all ping requests in general?
By default Matomo tries to use sendBeacon if the browser supports it. If you don't want to use that one, you can call the tracker method disableAlwaysUseSendBeacon. Afterwards Matomo should use normal xhr requests.

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Orgoth commented Dec 7, 2022 •
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I tried disabling SendBeacon, but Matomo still sends ping requests.

                        "parameters": {
                            "matomoUrl": "https:\/\/.....de\/",
                            "idSite": "57",
                            "enableLinkTracking": true,
                            "enableCrossDomainLinking": true,
                            "enableDoNotTrack": true,
                            "enableJSErrorTracking": false,
                            "enableHeartBeatTimer": false,
                            "trackAllContentImpressions": true,
                            "trackVisibleContentImpressions": true,
                            "disableCookies": true,
                            "requireConsent": false,
                            "requireCookieConsent": false,
                            "setSecureCookie": true,
                            "cookieDomain": "",
                            "cookiePath": "",
                            "cookieSameSite": "Lax",
                            "disableBrowserFeatureDetection": false,
                            "domains": [],
                            "alwaysUseSendBeacon": false,
                            "userId": "",
                            "customDimensions": [],
                            "bundleTracker": true,
                            "registerAsDefaultTracker": true,
                            "jsEndpoint": "js\/",
                            "trackingEndpoint": "js\/"
                        },

Where can i set the "disableAlwaysUseSendBeacon" within the TagManager?

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sgiehl commented Dec 7, 2022

It seems the TagManager currently only supports to send alwaysUseSendBeacon, but not the disable method. But my experience with TagManager is limited, so maybe create an issue in the tagmanager repo for supporting the disableAlwaysUseSendBeacon method: https://github.com/matomo-org/tag-manager/issues. They might also be able to provide a workaround till it is supported.

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Orgoth commented Dec 7, 2022

@sgiehl
Thank you very much, I will ask there.
I wish everyone a happy December.

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