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asbiin/laravel-pirsch — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2025-10-10

PHPAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5QuietSetup · easy

TL;DR

A Laravel package that connects your web app to Pirsch, a privacy-focused analytics service, so you can track visitors and events without building your own infrastructure.

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    What it does
      Sends page views to Pirsch
      Tracks custom events
      Privacy focused analytics
    Tech stack
      PHP
      Laravel
      Composer
    Use cases
      Blog traffic tracking
      SaaS product analytics
      Landing page insights
    Audience
      Laravel developers
    Setup
      Composer install
      Access token
      Middleware
    Features
      Automatic tracking
      Manual event calls
      URL exclusions

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Track page views on a Laravel blog automatically via middleware, without writing extra code.

REASON 2

Log custom events like button clicks or form completions with a simple PHP method call.

REASON 3

Monitor traffic and popular pages on a SaaS product through Pirsch's dashboard.

REASON 4

Exclude admin or login routes from tracking to keep analytics data clean.

What's in the stack?

PHPLaravelComposer

How it stacks up

asbiin/laravel-pirschargosback/aura.sqlqueryargosback/jcgenealogy
LanguagePHPPHPPHP
Last pushed2025-10-102023-05-282018-02-01
MaintenanceQuietDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperops devops

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Requires a Pirsch Analytics account and access token in your environment config.

No license information is mentioned in the explanation.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Help me install laravel-pirsch via Composer and set up the access token.
Prompt 2
Show me how to enable automatic page tracking with laravel-pirsch middleware.
Prompt 3
Write code to manually track a custom event when a user submits a form, using laravel-pirsch.
Prompt 4
Help me configure laravel-pirsch to exclude my admin routes from tracking.
Prompt 5
Explain the difference between automatic and manual tracking in laravel-pirsch.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is laravel-pirsch?

A Laravel package that connects your web app to Pirsch, a privacy-focused analytics service, so you can track visitors and events without building your own infrastructure.

What language is laravel-pirsch written in?

Mainly PHP. The stack also includes PHP, Laravel, Composer.

Is laravel-pirsch actively maintained?

Quiet — no commits in 6-12 months (last push 2025-10-10).

What license does laravel-pirsch use?

No license information is mentioned in the explanation.

How hard is laravel-pirsch to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is laravel-pirsch for?

Mainly developer.

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