S3-Uploads VS Fathom Analytics

S3 is intended to be used for static files. To be honest I didn't test this approach but I found the following WordPress plugin that allows to locate uploads to s3. So I'd appreciate if whoever decides to implement this setup could drop off a comment whether it works or not.

Personally, I use this one.

We maintain S3 Uploads which solves the upload problem generally. You can also use an NFS drive for your uploads mount (eg on EFS), although that can come with other drawbacks.

The solution to this example is simple and makes usage of a plugin.

S3 with S3 Uplods

A really good plugin I came across recently for S3 is https://github.com/humanmade/S3-Uploads

Create an S3 bucket using the CDK and use this Wordpress plugin to sync Wordpress uploads to AWS S3. Hint: You install this plugin via the user script.

To answer your question: here's a totally free option from HumanMade, though it lacks some of your bells and whistles, including, I believe, local deletion.

I'm using S3 Uploads to offload my WordPress Media Library to an S3 bucket. I used the AWS CLI to bulk migrate my local Media Files to the S3 bucket. So far so good.

Fathom Analytics (paid)

A few apps that are a joy to use:

https://ia.net/writer for writing.

https://usecontrast.com/ for checking contrast.

https://sipapp.io/ for picking colors.

https://nova.app/ for editing code.

https://cleanshot.com/ for screenshots.

https://getpixelsnap.com/ for measuring elements on screen.

https://netnewswire.com/ for reading things via RSS.

https://panic.com/transmit/ for file transfers.

https://usefathom.com/ for web analytics.

https://balsamiq.com/ for wireframes.

What else?

There are many good, lightweight, and open-source alternatives to Google Analytics, such as Plausible, Matomo, Fathom, Simple Analytics, and so on. Many of these options are open-source, and can be self-hosted.

Fathom Analytics - https://usefathom.com/blog/import-data-from-google-analytics

Yes, you should absolutely not be using Google Analytics. They don't need more data, your users don't want to see cookie banners and most of you really don't need 99% of the data that you can filter through...

I can't recommend Fathom (https://usefathom.com) enough. They have a huge focus on privacy-first tracking. You don't need to show a cookie banner and you can still track events etc.

If you want $10 credit for signing up, use https://usefathom.com/james but otherwise, https://usefathom.com

Seriously, Google Analytics sucks. Use anything other than that.

Example: https://usefathom.com/ and june.so

We've got inspired by https://usefathom.com/ and https://plausible.io/ - plus there is some negative sentiment with *some* smaller players about DocuSign

I am in no way affiliated with fathom analytics (https://usefathom.com/) but I use it on some of my sites in order to understand (aggregate) user behaviour to improve the experience.

Fathom Analytics (https://usefathom.com) - A web analytics tool that provides easy-to-understand website stats.