Hello everyone,
We recently updated our Matomo instance from version 5.4.0 to the latest 5.8.0. Immediately following the update, we observed a massive drop in registered traffic—roughly 50% across 25+ different websites.
While marketing conversion metrics seem relatively stable, the total visit count and unique visitor metrics have plummeted. We have ruled out tracking code changes on the sites themselves.
I suspect this might be related to the new “AI Assistants” tracking or updated bot filters. Could the team/community confirm:
Did the bot/K.I. (AI) filtering logic become significantly more strict between 5.4.0 and 5.8.0?
Any guidance on which specific changelog items or settings to investigate would be greatly appreciated.