Hi everyone,
we operate a SaaS CMS and have a tight integration with Matomo:
When a new CMS user is created, we automatically create and link the corresponding Matomo setup (Matomo user, Matomo site/website ID, permissions, etc.).
Now we have a challenge with website relaunches:
When a customer relaunches their site (in our system this results in a new CMS user / instance), we also end up creating a new Matomo user and a new Matomo site (new idSite). That means when the customer logs into Matomo for the “new” site, they no longer see the historical analytics from the “old” site — the data is basically split across two Matomo sites.
Is there any recommended way in Matomo to carry over / combine / attach the historical data from the old Matomo site to the new one, so that the customer can see:
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the full history (old + new), and
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the development of the relaunched site over time in one continuous view?
We’d be fine with either:
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merging data into one idSite, or
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having a combined view / roll-up of multiple sites, or
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any best-practice approach Matomo supports for this scenario.
Any pointers (features, plugins, APIs, or migration approach) would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Andreas