I received an e-mail a while ago asking me if I wanted to check out the Woopra beta. Having no clue what Woopra was I went on their website and discovered that it was web analytics software. Like most people I run Google Analytics on my sites for analytics and for the most part it provides me with the information I need. Learning that Woopra was actually desktop software I decided to try it out. I always like being able to check out new things, especially when they are still in beta.
Just like any analytics system you need to sign up. After you are all signed up you can add your websites. For most of you it will take some time for Woopra to approve your website. Once your website is approved you can get started. First you need to install the Woopra code on your website, if you are using WordPress they have a plugin to easily insert the code and add the analytics to your WordPress dashboard. After you have the code installed on your site you can download the Woopra program, they not only support Windows, but OSX and Linux too.
Once you have Woopra installed on your computer you can login from the main screen. The Woopra program is java based, which gives it a cool look and makes it easy to use. Once you are logged in Woopra will connect to your sites tracking stats. They will show up as tabs on the top of the program window. Once you enter the dashboard screen there is a ton of things to look at…
I really cannot go over everything in the Woopra program, because this post would be extremely long, but I will go over a few things. The main dashboard of Woopra has 6 main sections, the top graph, daily / hourly traffic overview, content, referrers, searches, and visitor map. Also along the bottom is a ticker of relevant information.
One of the coolest things about Woopra is being able to see live visitors on your site. If you click on the live icon on the side you will be brought to the live visitors page. Here you can see all of the live visitors on your site, not only that there is a map showing you where the visitors are located. There is even more information to get about the live visitors, their IP address, country, city, language, browser, platform, screen resolution, and what page they are currently viewing.
The search and analytics buttons will give you even more information about what is going on with your site. After thinking I would not be impressed with Woopra I’m actually blown away! It has to be one of the coolest analytics packages I have seen. What makes it so great is that it is in real time! Check it out for yourself and see if you can get into the beta!