Setting Up Your First Website

Adding your website to Zenovay is the first step to understanding your visitors. This guide walks you through the complete setup process.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:

• A Zenovay account (free tier works great)
• Access to your website's HTML or CMS
• Your website's domain name

Adding Your Website

Website Configuration Options

After adding your website, configure it for your needs:

General Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Website Name	Display name in dashboard	Domain name
Timezone	Reporting timezone	UTC
Public Stats	Enable public statistics page	Off

Tracking Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Track Subdomains	Include all subdomains	Off
Ignore Query Strings	Combine pages with different query params	Off
Track Hash Changes	Track SPA navigation via hash	Off

Privacy Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Respect DNT	Honor Do Not Track browser setting	Off
Cookie-less Mode	Track without cookies	Off
IP Anonymization	Mask visitor IP addresses	On

Tracking Multiple Domains

Same Website, Multiple Domains

If your website uses multiple domains (e.g., example.com and example.co.uk):

1. Add your primary domain
2. Go to Domains and select your website
3. Add additional domains as aliases

All traffic will be combined in one dashboard.

Different Websites

For completely separate websites:

1. Add each website individually
2. Each gets its own tracking code
3. Each has separate analytics

Subdomain Tracking

Option 1: Track All Subdomains Together

Combine all subdomains into one analytics view:

1. Add your root domain: example.com
2. Enable Track Subdomains in settings
3. Use the same tracking code on all subdomains

Option 2: Track Subdomains Separately

Keep subdomain analytics separate:

1. Add each subdomain as a separate website
2. Each subdomain gets its own tracking code
3. Data is kept completely separate

Understanding Your Tracking Code

Your tracking code is a unique identifier:

zv_abc123xyz

• zv_: Prefix indicating it's a Zenovay code
• abc123xyz: Unique identifier for your website

Managing Multiple Websites

Switching Between Websites

Use the website dropdown in the top navigation to switch between your websites.

Website Organization

For accounts with many websites:

• Use clear, descriptive names
• Consider naming conventions (e.g., "[Client] - Site")
• Archive unused websites instead of deleting

Deleting a Website

To remove a website:

1. Go to your domain dashboard
2. Scroll to Danger Zone
3. Click Delete Website
4. Confirm deletion

Website Settings Deep Dive

Session Settings

Configure how sessions are calculated:

• Session Timeout: Minutes of inactivity before a new session starts (default: 30)
• Session Max Duration: Maximum session length in hours (default: 24)

Bot Filtering

Zenovay automatically filters known bots, but you can adjust:

• Known Bots: Filter traffic from known crawlers (always recommended)
• Suspicious Traffic: Filter traffic with bot-like behavior
• Specific User Agents: Block custom user agents

Data Collection

Control what data is collected:

• Geolocation: Country, region, city (respects privacy settings)
• Device Info: Browser, OS, screen size
• Referrer Data: Traffic source information
• Page Titles: Collect page titles for reports

Next Steps

Now that your website is set up:

1. Install the tracking script on your website
2. Verify your installation is working
3. Understand your dashboard
4. Set up conversion goals

Troubleshooting

Website Not Showing Data

• Verify tracking script is installed correctly
• Check if tracking code matches your dashboard
• Visit your website and check the Live tab
• See Tracking Not Working

Wrong Timezone Data

• Update timezone in your domain dashboard settings
• Note: Changes apply to future data only
• Historical data keeps its original timezone

Duplicate Websites

If you accidentally created duplicate websites:

1. Identify which has more data
2. Update tracking code on your site to use the correct one
3. Delete the duplicate website