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new feature to send tracking requests for AI bots server side #1337

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add new tracking setting for tracking AI bots
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add AIBotTracking service and script for tracking with advanced-cache…
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….php.
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add tests for AIBotTracking class and get to pass
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add automated tests and get to pass
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do not do bot tracking if tracking in general is disabled
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update matomo core to 5.6.1
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Merge branch 'core-5.6.1' into mwp-935-ai-bot-tracking
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when AI bot tracking is enabled make sure JS tracker uses the recMode…
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… parameter
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get tracking when using wp advanced cache to work
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detect when advanced cache is used and present warning to user in tra…
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…cking settings if ai bot tracking is enabled and wp-config does not have the correct snippet
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create cookie in JS for AI bots and detect server side. if present du…
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…ring server side tracking, we assume client side tracking was done and avoid tracking twice
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display warning if .htaccess file is detected
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in advanced-cache.php tracking script, abort if advanced cache is not…
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… in use, and use require_once not require in tracking script
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allow local dev environment to run openlitespeed
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adjust local dev environment to use litespeed enterprise and get AI b…
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…ot tracking to work for it (expected not to work with openlitespeed)
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broaden check for .htaccess url rewriting to detect w3 total cache us…
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…e as well as wp rocket
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make sure server side tracking requests are non-blocking
e2841ee
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add option to use ESI for AI bot tracking for CDNs that support it
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add test for is_track_script_used_in_wp_config
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adjust + add tests, and make sure elapsed request time is correctly c…
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…omputed for esi includes
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document track_ai_bot.php and make sure we do not skip tracking in st…
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…andalone script if esi is used but litespeed server is not
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add documentation to ai-bot-tracking.js
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fix phpcs warnings
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update core to 5.6.2
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update minimum tested against woocommerce version
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debug e2e test failure
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fix strange build error when updating to 5.6.2 by force invalidating …
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…week and month archives for today in addition to the day archive
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update expected screenshots
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increase comparison threshold
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Merge branch 'update-5.6.2' into mwp-935-ai-bot-tracking
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@diosmosis diosmosis force-pushed the mwp-935-ai-bot-tracking branch from d4eb94d to c34f009 Compare December 18, 2025 02:09
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add new service in docker compose for litespeed webserver
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add new warnings to settings for litespeed webserver
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allow using node 16 and 20 in local environment
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in settings page if hash is set to id of an element, scroll to it aft…
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…er expanding the relevant section
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add ID to each row in settings table so the whole row can be referenc…
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…ed to via a link
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show notification in AI bots reporting page when AI bot tracking is d…
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…isabled
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correct default value for user agent
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add try catch around wp_remote_request to be extra safe
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increase os limits for litespeed container
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in manual testing script wait for whole response before checking bot …
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…request counts
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fix condition in displaying warning
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fixes for ai bot tracking with litespeed + esi
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request time tracking will not work with ESI, remove attempt to track it
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minor code tweaks from self review
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modify litespeed docker container to work with a paid subscription
2a6cd85
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detect page url correctly in AI bot tracking
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