Software update: Matomo 4.10.0

Version 4.10.0 of Matomo has been released. Matomo is an open source alternative to Google Analytics† It uses PHP and a MySQL database to do its job. The functionality can be easily extended with plugins, of which more than twenty are included. Of course you can also turn it off if certain functionality is not needed. For more information about Matomo, please refer to this page† The release notes for this release are as follows:

what’s new?

This is a maintenance release improving the reliability and stability of Matomo, fixing several bugs and improving the user interface. One useful feature to note is the Tag Manager now provides a “stick to top” or “stick to bottom” toggle to allow moving the preview window, avoiding blocking visibility of other page elements.

31 tickets have been closed by more than 16 contributors!

matomo-org/matomo

• #18884 Data protection: Hide visitor id in visits log if profile is disabled
• #19157 Make Widgetize page translatable
• #18947 Fix console command to disable 2FA for a user
• #19125 Fix display issue with z-index for widgets that use tables with embedded dashboards
• #18810 Ensure JS tracker unload event is triggered in edge cases to make sure tracking requests are sent
• #18128 Make JSON config / package static files unreachable via a GET request
• #18967 System check – don’t request private directories when disabled
• #19118 Fix error when setting license key from command line
• #19124 Fix error when adding new goals if no previous goals exist for website/measurable
• #19127 PHP8.1 compatibility fixes in referrers plugin
• #19088 Create assets folder if it is missing when writing Report
• #19102 Ensure required translations are loaded for Goal management
• #19113 Add languageName property to PiwikGlobal type
• #19156 Rename MenuDropdown component to avoid any case mismatches

matomo-org/tag-manager

• #271 Tag Manager: Change the location of Preview window
• #473 Fix typo in getAvailableContainerVariables
• #474 Updated MatomoTagDescription to remove piwik
• #475 Use TemplateParameters instead of raw window in PageHostname var

matomo-org/device-detector

• #7089 Improves detection for generic bots
• #7091 Adds detection for Amazon ELB bot
• #7093 Detect new brands: X-AGE, QLink and devices for several existing brands
• #7095 Detect Open Browser
• #7097 Detect browsers: BrowseHere, Midori Lite, Pure Lite Browser, Berry Browser, Fulldive, Hi Browser, SuperFast Browser. Amaze Browser, Smart Search & Web Browser, Aloha Browser Lite
• #7098 Detect new brands: Aoro, EBEN, VUCATIMES and Detect devices for several existing brands
• #7100 Detect new brands: Zonko, Zeeker, TJC, HOTREALS and Detect devices for several existing brands

matomo-org/referrer-spam-list

• #1313 Add socialine.net
• #1314 Add glktfw.net
• #1315 Add advertisefree.co.uk
• #1316 Add hilariousblog.top
• #1317 Add goodcoffeepremium.com
• #1319 Add kimblog.top