have a mint
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006I recently installed Mint on my server to track the traffic to the website and blog. Dave @ Stormlab turned me on to Mint, and I have to say I’m very impressed so far. It’s not for everyone, as it’s php based and needs a database to store it’s info. That said, it’s an open architecture with plugins called Peppers (cute, eh?), has a very clean web based UI, and took about 5 minutes to install and configure. Adding plugins is as easy as copying php files to the right directory. One of the coolest things is the Geo Mint that uses the Google Maps API to actually display where your site visitors are coming from.
Mint also has plugins for WordPress (what drives this blog) and many of the other major blog patforms, so you can track activity both inside and outside the blog. Very nice.
The developer, Shaun Inman, has produced a high quality product at a very reasonable price. ($30 per site) The ability to track traffic both inside a blog and on static or dynamic web pages is the key. There are lots of plugins available and did I mention it’s easy to use?
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