[page polliwog - Java Web-log Processor]
[section polliwog - Java Web-log Processor,whats-new]
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polliwog is a Java based Web-log processor that creates a website about your website visitors.  It is designed to help you understand what your visitors actually do when visiting your website and thus get the most out of your website.

Whilst most processors focus on hits and pages, polliwog is more [link manual/visits.html]visit[/link] oriented.

polliwog uses a highly customizable, XML-based framework along with an object model to produce detailed reports about your website visitors activity.
[sub-section Online Demo /]
For the impatient, why not try the [link http://polliwog.sourceforge.net/demo/May-07/index.html ]online demo[/link] or the [link http://polliwog.sourceforge.net/demo/gz/May-07/index.html.gz ]compressed online demo[/link] which uses compressed .html files for better download times.

<b>IE 6 Users please note:</b> the demo doesn't work in IE 6.  This has something to do with the YUI components used.  I've no idea why.  Isn't it time you got yourself a [link http://www.mozilla.org/firefox]better browser[/link] anyway?
[sub-section Download and try /]
Interested?  [link http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id\=111076]Download[/link] the latest version ([link manual/version-changes.html]0.7[/link]) and try it out.  Remember to read the [link manual/getting-started.html]getting started[/link] page!
[sub-section Features in brief /]
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[i]Detailed summaries of activity per-day[/i]
[i]A page per visit detailing what pages the visitor viewed[/i]
[i]Details [link manual/visit-paths.html]visit paths[/link], including the most popular paths.[/i]
[i]Details [link manual/site-areas.html]site areas[/link], including the number of visits per area[/i]
[i]Top entry pages, details about each [link manual/pages.html]page[/link] in the log.[/i]
[i]Integration with the [link http://www.maxmind.com/app/ip-location]GeoIP[/link] databased to detail the country/city/town your visitors are from[/i]
[i]Charts for the <i>most important</i> information about your visitors.[/i]
[i]Details about [link manual/search-engine-searches.html]search engine searches[/link] that led to your site including details of which search engine was used and results page for the keywords.[/i]
[i]Linking sites[/i]
[i]Browser/OS information[/i]
[i]Can resolve URLs into a human-readable [link manual/page-titles.html]page title[/link][/i]
[i]Can easily add new pages/sections[/i]
[i]Tight integration with [link http://josql.sourceforge.net]JoSQL[/link] to leverage the power of SQL with the Java object model.[/i]
[i]Can define your own [link manual/visit-collectors.html]visit collections[/link] and [link manual/hit-collectors.html]hit collections[/link] so you can <i>mine</i> information from your log based on <i>your</i> criteria.[/i]
[i]Can process compressed log files, [link manual/multiple-log-files.html]multiple log files[/link].  Log files can be accessed via the local file system, http or https.[/i]
[i]Contains a [link manual/webapp.html]web-app[/link] to management of polliwog for a number of websites/logs.[/i]
[i]Can process just about any [link manual/log-entry-formats.html]log file format[/link].[/i]
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For more details about what polliwog can do see the [link manual/features.html]complete feature list[/link] page.
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[section Is polliwog for me?,whats-new]
polliwog is primarily an information tool.  As such it produces a <b>lot</b> of information/pages about your log file/website.  polliwog should only be used by those who want to improve their websites and visitor experience.  It should <b>not</b> be used by those who just want to know how many visitors they had in a month.  It can do that easily but I would recommend the excellent [link http://awstats.sourceforge.net]AWStats[/link] if you just want to know that sort of information.
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