Matomo on DreamApply Knowledge Base

How Matomo integration works

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To integrate with Matomo, you need to enter the Matomo URL and site ID in the system settings of DreamApply.

Once the integration is set up, DreamApply automatically injects the required tracking script into the DreamApply portal. The script collects user interaction data, such as page views, button clicks and file downloads, and sends it to Matomo. It also captures user details, such as geographical location, device type and browser details. As a result, you can monitor and analyze this data in Matomo dashboards.

Integrate with Matomo

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To integrate with Matomo, perform the following tasks:

Get the Matomo instance details
Configure integration settings
Configure consent settings

Before you begin

Make sure you have set up a Matomo instance in the cloud or on-premise.
To integrate with DreamApply, your account must have the Superuser role or the instance permission.

Get the Matomo instance details

To connect to Matomo, you need to obtain a Matomo URL and site ID.

Integrate with Matomo Tag Manager

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Adding an external tag manager will necessarily cause foreign code to run within the DreamApply system. The use of such external code invalidates several key security assumptions, and DreamApply may no longer be able to safeguard the security of your data. Please be mindful of the tags that you add and make sure that the authors of those tags can be trusted. For details, see Integration disclaimer.

Matomo Tag Manager is a free, open-source tag management system that allows you to manage and deploy tracking codes, scripts and marketing tags on the monitored website without modifying it. Unlike Google Tag Manager, Matomo Tag Manager is privacy-focused and can be fully self-hosted, which gives organizations full control over their data and does not require them to share it with third parties.

How to set up Matomo tags

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Follow this example to learn how to use Matomo Tag Manager with DreamApply to implement tracking scenarios.

Example

Each programme description page in DreamApply has the Share button that allows applicants to share the page link. Assume you want to track how many users click this button and on which programme pages these clicks occur.

To do this, we will integrate DreamApply with Matomo Tag Manager, set up a tag to capture this data and send it to Matomo Analytics for reporting.