Dashly Blog
Practical guides on web analytics, privacy, GDPR compliance, and revenue attribution. No fluff — just what works in 2026.
AI Search Traffic: Why 70% of ChatGPT Visits Show as Direct
70.6% of AI-origin traffic lands as Direct in GA4. ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini visits are invisible in your analytics. Here is why, and ...
ComparisonPlausible vs PostHog vs Dashly: Which Is Best for SaaS?
Plausible is too basic. PostHog is overwhelming. GA4 is a non-starter. Here is an honest comparison of the three analytics tools SaaS founde...
AnalyticsThe Machine-Majority Web: 53% of Your Traffic Is Bots (2026)
In 2026, bots generate 53-57.5% of all web traffic. AI crawlers alone are 20% of bot traffic. Here is what this means for your analytics and...
SaaSStripe Revenue Analytics: Which Traffic Makes Money?
You have Stripe payments and website traffic. But can you connect them? Here is how to see which traffic sources, pages, and campaigns actua...
AnalyticsHow to Filter Bot Traffic from Your Analytics [2026]
Bot traffic inflates your analytics by 30-50%. Here is exactly how to detect and filter bots, AI crawlers, and scrapers from your web analyt...
PrivacyCookieless Analytics: No Cookies, No Banner [2026]
A complete guide to cookieless analytics: how it tracks visitors without cookies, why it does not need a consent banner, and how it captures...
MigrationGA4 Migration: Switch from Google Analytics in 10 Min
A step-by-step guide to migrating away from Google Analytics 4. How to export your data, choose a replacement, install the new snippet, and ...
StartupsStartup Analytics: 7 Metrics That Actually Matter
Most startups track vanity metrics. Here are the 7 metrics that actually matter for early-stage startups, how to set them up, and which tool...
AnalyticsRevenue Attribution: Connect Traffic to Dollars
Most analytics tools show traffic but not revenue. Here is how revenue attribution works, how to connect your payment processor, and how to ...
PrivacySession Replay Privacy: Watch Users Without Breaking GDPR
Session replays can violate GDPR if they capture personal data. Here is how privacy-safe replay works, what to redact, and which tools are c...
AnalyticsDark Social: Track the Traffic Analytics Cannot See
70% of your traffic is "dark social" — shared in private messages, Slack, email, and apps that analytics tools cannot track. Here is how to ...
BloggersAnalytics for Bloggers: 5 Metrics That Actually Matter
Bloggers do not need 40 metrics. Here are the 5 that actually grow a blog, how to set them up in 5 minutes, and which tools are best for con...
PrivacyPrivacy-First Analytics: Track Without Cookies or Consent
Privacy-first analytics tracks visitor behavior without collecting personal data. Here is how it works, why it is better, and how to choose ...
SaaSSaaS Analytics: 9 Metrics Every SaaS Company Should Track
From MRR to churn to activation rate, here are the 9 analytics metrics that SaaS companies actually need — what they mean, how to calculate ...
PrivacyGDPR Analytics Compliance: A Practical Guide [2026]
GDPR compliance for web analytics is not optional. Here is what the law requires, which tools are compliant, and how to set up analytics tha...
PrivacyCookieless Analytics: Why It Captures 60% More Data
Privacy-first analytics tracks visitors without cookies, without consent banners, and without collecting personal data. Here is what privacy...