Changelog

Updates on new features, bug fixes, etc.

📊 Event Reporting is Here — Analyze Your Ahoy Events by Date and Attributes

📊 Event Reporting is Here — Analyze Your Ahoy Events by Date and Attributes Release Date: April 7, 2025 Version: v0.3.1 You can now generate custom reports for events inside AhoyPanel — making it easier than ever to explore what your users are doing and when. ✅ What’s New Event Reports Generator: Create reports based on: Date range: Filter events within a specific time window Event name: Focus on a specific event or compare across types Event properties: Break down by property values like category, source, status, etc. Grouped Metrics: See event counts grouped by name or any property you choose — perfect for understanding usage patterns or feature adoption. CSV Export: Easily download reports for deeper analysis or reporting. 🧠 Use Cases Track how often a feature is used, grouped by event property Compare event volume before/after a product release Monitor custom conversion events over time This update brings AhoyPanel closer to being a full-featured product analytics tool — with simple, fast reporting built for real-world Rails apps. Got an idea for improving reports? We’re listening!

📈 Generate Custom Visit Reports in AhoyPanel

📈 Generate Custom Visit Reports in AhoyPanel Release Date: April 6, 2025 Version: v0.3.0 AhoyPanel now includes a powerful new Reporting feature focused on Visits — giving you deeper insight into your traffic by date range and key visit attributes. ✅ What’s New Visit Reports Generator: Create reports based on: Date range: Filter visits by specific time periods Visit attributes: country, city, landing page, referrer, device, browser, and more Grouped Metrics: Get aggregated counts grouped by the attribute of your choice — e.g., visits per landing page, referrer, or country. CSV Export: Easily export your reports for further analysis or sharing. 🧠 Use Cases Identify which pages attract the most traffic Track campaign effectiveness by referrer Compare device or browser usage across time This marks the first step toward richer reporting tools in AhoyPanel. Event-level reports and more customization options are on the way — stay tuned!

🧭 Detailed Visit & Event Pages — See the Full Story Behind Each Interaction

🧭 Detailed Visit & Event Pages — See the Full Story Behind Each Interaction Release Date: March 31, 2025 Version: v0.2.2 We’ve added dedicated show pages for both visits and events in AhoyPanel, giving you deep visibility into each individual user interaction. ✅ What’s New Visit Show Page: Click into any visit to view full session details at a glance: Timestamps, duration, and location info Full user agent breakdown (browser, device, platform) All associated events with precise timestamps and properties Event Show Page: Drill into any event for a closer look: Event name and structured properties Timestamp and associated visit Useful for debugging custom tracking and inspecting payloads 🔍 Why It Matters Sometimes you don’t just need charts — you need the raw truth behind what happened in a session. These new detail pages help you: Debug event payloads quickly Investigate edge cases and odd user behavior Understand exactly how users move through your product These show pages are the foundation for deeper inspection, annotations, and audit tooling coming soon. Let us know what you'd love to see next!

🔍 Filter Visits & Events by Date and Attributes in AhoyPanel

🔍 Filter Visits & Events by Date and Attributes in AhoyPanel Release Date: April 1, 2025 AhoyPanel just got a whole lot more powerful with advanced filtering capabilities for your visits and events. ✅ What’s New Date Range Filtering: Narrow down visits and events by specific time periods — perfect for zooming in on campaigns, traffic spikes, or product launches. Attribute Filters: Slice and dice your data with filters for: Visit attributes: country, city, device type, browser, landing page, referrer Event attributes: name, properties, and timestamps Quick UI Controls: Clean and simple interface to apply filters without writing a single line of code. 🔧 Use Cases See only mobile traffic from a specific city during a promotion. Find users who triggered specific events in the last 7 days. Analyze behavioral patterns by referrer or device type. With filters, AhoyPanel becomes not just a dashboard, but a real tool for exploring trends, debugging issues, and making smarter product decisions. More improvements coming soon — stay tuned!

📊 Introducing Visit & Event Insights — Track User Behavior in AhoyPanel

📊 Introducing Visit & Event Insights — Track User Behavior in AhoyPanel Release Date: March 31, 2025 We're excited to announce a brand new feature in AhoyPanel: a powerful Visits & Events Viewer to help you dig deeper into your traffic data and user interactions. ✅ What’s New Visits Browser: See a full list of visits with details like: Landing page Referrer URL Location data (city, region, country) Device, browser, and platform Event Timeline: Each visit expands to show a full list of tracked events, making it easy to understand what users did during their session. Designed for Debugging & Analysis: Whether you're troubleshooting tracking or analyzing user behavior, this new interface makes it fast and easy. 🚀 Why It Matters Understanding your users is critical for optimizing your product, improving conversions, and spotting issues. This feature turns raw Ahoy data into an actionable timeline. Stay tuned — more analytics and filtering features coming soon!

🚀 Introducing Ahoy Panel — Effortless Analytics for Your Rails App

🚀 Introducing Ahoy Panel — Effortless Analytics for Your Rails App We're excited to announce the official launch of Ahoy Panel, the simplest way to get beautiful, actionable analytics from your Rails app using the Ahoy gem. 📊 What is Ahoy Panel? Ahoy Panel is a plug-and-play dashboard tool designed specifically for the Ahoy gem, making it easier than ever to visualize visits, events, and user behavior in your Rails app — without writing a single line of SQL. ⚡️ Features 📈 Pre-built charts for visits, events, devices, locations, referrers, and more 🧩 Works seamlessly with ahoy_matey and your existing Ahoy setup 🔐 Secure, API-based architecture — the dashboard runs as a separate app 🎯 Built for developers who want quick insights without installing bloated analytics platforms 🛠️ How It Works Add the ahoy_panel gem to your Rails app Mount the provided API endpoint Run the Ahoy Panel dashboard app and point it to your API Done! Enjoy beautiful, real-time charts with zero config 💡 Why Ahoy Panel? Most analytics tools are either too complex, too invasive, or too expensive. Ahoy Panel is open-source, privacy-focused, and fully under your control. It's perfect for SaaS apps, internal tools, and anyone already using Ahoy. 🚧 Still Early Ahoy Panel is still in its early days, and we’re actively improving it. Feedback, issues, and pull requests are more than welcome! 🧪 Try It Out Check out the GitHub repo to get started: 👉 github.com/your-org/ahoy_panel Let us know what you think, and help us make Ahoy Panel the best analytics dashboard for Rails developers. ❤️ Stay tuned for more updates, new chart types, and deeper integrations. Happy tracking! — The Ahoy Panel Team