posthog-web-analytics-diagnosis

What problem does it solve?

Helps support and analytics engineers rapidly determine root causes for missing or inaccurate web analytics in PostHog by guiding a systematic investigation of event ingestion, SDK setup, session attribution, and discrepancies with other analytics tools.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Event ingestion checks: Verify presence and volume of $pageview, $pageleave, and autocapture events to detect SDK or capture failures.
• Installation and SPA diagnosis: Identify common SDK misconfigurations, router integration gaps, and framework-specific client navigation issues.
• Attribution and accuracy analysis: Troubleshoot missing UTM data, channel misattribution, ad blocker losses, and session or bounce-rate anomalies, and compare results with Google Analytics.
• Search for known bugs: Run targeted GitHub issue searches and consult live documentation to surface product bugs or required SDK versions.
• Use case: Triage a ticket reporting zero pageviews or inconsistent traffic versus GA and produce a prioritized checklist and recommended fixes.

Quick Start

Use the posthog-web-analytics-diagnosis workflow to triage a ticket about missing pageviews and produce a concise diagnostic report with likely causes and recommended remediations.