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Documentation Report Pages Browsers Report

Browsers Report

The “Browsers” report page is part of the Devices reports, available since version 14.8. Previously, this report was a standalone menu, but it has now been integrated under the Devices menu to provide a more organized and comprehensive view of visitor data. This report provides detailed information about the web browsers used by visitors to your website. Understanding the browsers your visitors use can help optimize website performance and ensure compatibility.

Accessing the Browsers Report

To access the Browsers report, navigate to the WP Statistics plugin in your WordPress dashboard, and under the “Statistics” section, select “Devices,” then choose the “Browsers” tab.

Report Features

Main Table

The main table on the Browsers report page lists the following information:

  • Browser: The name of the browser used by visitors.
  • Visitor Count: The number of visitors using each browser.
  • Percent Share: The percentage of total visitors using each browser.

Browser Detection

The WP Statistics plugin uses the WhichBrowser library to detect browsers and their versions.

Anonymizing Browser Versions

To protect user privacy, the plugin anonymizes browser versions using the following function:

public static function makeAnonymousVersion($version)
{
    $mainVersion         = substr($version, 0, strpos($version, '.'));
    $subVersion          = substr($version, strpos($version, '.') + 1);
    $anonymousSubVersion = preg_replace('/[0-9]+/', '0', $subVersion);

    return "{$mainVersion}.{$anonymousSubVersion}";
}

This function transforms the browser version into an anonymized format, replacing specific version numbers with zeros while retaining the main version number.

Details View

For each browser listed in the main table, you can view additional details by clicking the “View Details” button. This will provide more granular data about the specific versions of the browser used by visitors.