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title: "Blog | HitKeep"
description: "Release announcements, engineering deep dives, and deployment guides from HitKeep — the single-binary, privacy-first web analytics platform."
canonical: "https://hitkeep.com/blog/"
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Blog

# The latest from HitKeep

Release announcements, engineering deep dives, and deployment guides for single-binary, privacy-first analytics.[RSS feed](https://hitkeep.com/blog/rss.xml)

[!\[HitKeep Search Console dashboard showing clicks, impressions, click-through rate, position, queries, devices, and countries\](https://hitkeep.com/_astro/analytics-search-console.CSc92Uud_1y11Bk.webp)](https://hitkeep.com/blog/how-to-build-better-google-reporting-for-stakeholders/)

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## How to Build Better Google Reporting for Stakeholders

Stakeholders rarely need more Google data; they need clearer decisions. This playbook turns search visibility, web traffic, conversion, and AI-era signals into recurring reporting that leads to action instead of chart fatigue.

Published July 24, 2026·[Pascale Beier, HitKeep maintainer](https://github.com/pascalebeier)·5 min read

[!\[HitKeep 2.13.0 release artwork showing a scheduled analytics report delivered to recipients alongside identity, recovery, and traffic-control symbols\](https://hitkeep.com/_astro/hitkeep-2-13-0-hero.DLle5MG6_Z2j0Jw5.webp)](https://hitkeep.com/blog/hitkeep-2-13-0/)

Published July 23, 2026·[Pascale Beier, HitKeep maintainer](https://github.com/pascalebeier)·20 min read

### HitKeep 2.13.0: Reports, Social Sign-In, and a Typed Tracker SDK

HitKeep 2.13.0 adds scheduled reporting, social sign-in, the typed @hitkeep/tracker SDK, prerender-safe collection, and isolated tenant analytics databases.

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[!\[HitKeep dashboard showing pageviews, unique sessions, bounce rate, average duration, and a traffic comparison chart\](https://hitkeep.com/_astro/how-to-check-site-traffic-without-google-analytics-cover.BYhoRUgM_2hAwpH.webp)](https://hitkeep.com/blog/how-to-check-site-traffic-without-google-analytics/)

Published July 23, 2026·[Pascale Beier, HitKeep maintainer](https://github.com/pascalebeier)·12 min read

### How to Check Site Traffic Without Google Analytics

A practical 2026 guide to measuring visitors, sources, campaigns, search performance, conversions, and AI traffic without GA4.

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[!\[HitKeep dashboard showing visitors, pageviews, sessions, comparison deltas, and traffic trends\](https://hitkeep.com/_astro/google-analytics-vs-privacy-first-analytics-in-2026-cover.B8LN5wlN_1wNtv9.webp)](https://hitkeep.com/blog/google-analytics-vs-privacy-first-analytics-in-2026/)

Published July 22, 2026·[Pascale Beier, HitKeep maintainer](https://github.com/pascalebeier)·14 min read

### Google Analytics vs Privacy-First Analytics in 2026

A practical 2026 decision guide to GA4 and privacy-first analytics across consent, cookies, data control, AI traffic, and migration paths.

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[!\[Editorial illustration of a browser separating rendered page activity, server logs, and a completed conversion into three analytics signals\](https://hitkeep.com/_astro/ai-browsers-web-analytics-hero.D9B9ECv1_1cEmUC.webp)](https://hitkeep.com/blog/ai-browsers-web-analytics-2026/)

Published July 16, 2026·[Pascale Beier, HitKeep maintainer](https://github.com/pascalebeier)·16 min read

### AI Browser Tracking in 2026: What Web Analytics Can See

AI browser tracking requires separate evidence for rendered visits, remote fetches, referrals, and completed outcomes. Here is what each analytics layer can see.

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[!\[HitKeep 2.12.0 release artwork showing a work email passing through an OIDC provider to verified team access\](https://hitkeep.com/_astro/hitkeep-2-12-0-hero.BVOVm-h2_Z2wur4Y.webp)](https://hitkeep.com/blog/hitkeep-2-12-0/)

Published July 14, 2026·[Pascale Beier, HitKeep maintainer](https://github.com/pascalebeier)·8 min read

### HitKeep 2.12.0: Team OIDC SSO, Invite-Aware Sign-In, And Routed Site Settings

HitKeep 2.12.0 shipped team-scoped OIDC SSO, verified invite-aware access, clearer sign-in flows, and routed site settings.

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