Open Y Analytics Sunset

Preamble

On January 28, 2020, the Open Y initiative introduced an anonymous analytics module, openy_analytics. This module was designed as a free, opt-in/opt-out solution, allowing the Core Team to gather statistics from Open Y sites regarding the usage frequency of various components.

The primary goal was to collect data that would inform decision-making and enhance our understanding of component demand within the Open Y ecosystem.

Recently, the Open Y Core Team decided to sunset this functionality and remove both the openy_analytics and openy_update modules from the Open Y distribution due to low usage. This sunsetting reduces the server load on Open Y instances and allows us to archive the analytics server.

How to Opt-Out of the Analytics Subsystem

To opt-out, navigate to YMCA Website Services -> Terms and Conditions within your YMCA Website Services site instance and uncheck the Optional Permissions checkbox.

Terms and Conditions Checkbox

After submitting the form, your site will no longer transmit anonymous data. If the checkbox was already disabled, no action is needed, as you had not previously opted in.

Deprecation Details

The uninstall and deprecation process was implemented in Pull Request #2537.

The openy_analytics module was part of the Analytics package. This package, as described in openy.packages.yml, aimed to “integrate the website with analytic systems and capture website statistic.” It included modules like google_tag and google_analytics to configure integrations with Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager.

Last modified March 11, 2025: feat: improve docs (3e852052)