Overview
Postnomic includes built-in analytics that track how readers interact with your blog. View page views, unique visitors, and daily statistics to understand your content's performance and make data-driven publishing decisions.
Available Metrics
Postnomic tracks two primary data sources:
Page Views
Individual visit records that capture granular interaction data. Each page view represents a single visit to a blog post or page and includes:
- Post reference — Which post or page was viewed
- Timestamp — When the view occurred
- Visitor information — Anonymous visitor tracking for unique visitor counting
Post Daily Stats
Aggregated metrics computed per post per day, providing a summarized view of performance:
- Total page views — How many times a post was viewed on a given day
- Unique visitors — How many distinct visitors viewed the post
- Date — The calendar day the stats apply to
Daily stats make it efficient to query trends over time without processing individual page view records.
Analytics by Plan Tier
Analytics access depends on your subscription plan:
| Plan | Analytics Access |
|---|---|
| Free | No analytics |
| Plus | Basic analytics |
| Pro | Advanced analytics |
| Enterprise | Advanced analytics |
No Analytics (Free)
Free plan users do not have access to analytics data. Page views are still recorded, so upgrading to a paid plan will show historical data retroactively.
Basic Analytics (Plus)
Basic analytics provide:
- Total page views per post
- Total page views per blog
- Daily view counts
- Date range filtering
Advanced Analytics (Pro and Enterprise)
Advanced analytics include everything in Basic, plus:
- Unique visitor tracking
- Per-post detailed breakdowns
- Trend analysis over custom date ranges
- Comparative metrics between posts
Viewing Analytics
Access analytics from your blog dashboard:
- Navigate to Analytics in the sidebar
- Select a date range (last 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, or custom)
- View the overview charts showing total views and trends
- Click into individual posts for per-post breakdowns
Analytics API
Analytics data is also available through the API for building custom dashboards or integrations:
- Authenticated endpoints — Full analytics access for blog owners and admins via JWT authentication
- Public analytics endpoints — Limited analytics available through the
PublicAnalyticsControllerfor displaying view counts on public blog pages
Data Retention
Postnomic retains all analytics data for the lifetime of your blog. There is no automatic data expiration or cleanup. Historical data remains available even if you downgrade your plan, though you will lose access to advanced metrics until you upgrade again.
Privacy
Analytics tracking is privacy-conscious:
- No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected from readers
- Visitor uniqueness is determined without storing personal data
- Analytics data is associated with blogs and posts, not with individual readers
- All data is stored securely in Azure SQL Database