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Piwik PRO Integration Update: Deprecated Metrics & Recommended Alternatives

This article outlines the rationale behind the changes, the list of deprecated metrics, and the recommended steps for users to transition to more stable alternatives.

Updated this week

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving data accuracy and reliability within Whatagraph, we have recently implemented changes to our Piwik PRO integration.

This update involves the deprecation of certain metrics that were identified as sources of inconsistency or compatibility issues within widgets.

Why Metrics Have Been Deprecated?

To reduce discrepancies and improve the consistency of reporting, we have deprecated several Piwik PRO metrics. These fields have either been replaced with more accurate counterparts or restructured to better align with Piwik PRO’s current standards.

While these deprecated metrics will remain temporarily available to ensure continuity, they are no longer recommended for use and may generate data discrepancies in widgets.

To maintain accurate reporting, we recommend that you replace deprecated metrics with their updated equivalents as soon as possible.

List of Deprecated Metrics

Below is a list of metrics that have been deprecated. These fields are still accessible but will be clearly marked as “(deprecated)” in the platform.

Abandoned cart value (deprecated)
Abandoned carts in session (deprecated)
Adds to cart in session (deprecated)
Content impressions in session (deprecated)
Content interactions in session (deprecated)
Custom events in session (deprecated)
Discount (deprecated)
Domain Lookup Time (deprecated)
Downloads in session (deprecated)
Goal conversions in session (deprecated)
Goal revenue (deprecated)
Orders in session (deprecated)
Outlinks in session (deprecated)
Page generation time (deprecated)
Page Rendering Time (deprecated)
Page views in session (deprecated)
Product detail views in session (deprecated)
Product price (deprecated)
Product quantity (deprecated)
Product revenue (deprecated)
Removes from cart in session (deprecated)
Revenue (deprecated)
Search results count (deprecated)
Server Connection Time (deprecated)
Server Response Time (deprecated)
Session time (deprecated)
Shipping (deprecated)
Site searches in session (deprecated)
Subtotal (deprecated)
Tax (deprecated)
Time of redirections (deprecated)
Time on page (deprecated)
Time to interact (deprecated)
Time until DOM is ready (deprecated)
Unique content impressions in session (deprecated)
Unique content interactions in session (deprecated)
Unique custom events in session (deprecated)
Unique downloads in session (deprecated)
Unique outlinks in session (deprecated)
Unique page views in session (deprecated)
Unique product count (deprecated)
Unique site searches in session (deprecated)

Recommended Metric Replacements

Where possible, we have introduced updated metrics to serve as direct replacements. Below are examples of deprecated fields alongside their recommended alternatives:

Deprecated Metric

Recommended Metric

Abandoned cart value (deprecated)

Abandoned cart value

Adds to cart in session (deprecated)

Product adds to cart

Abandoned carts in session (deprecated)

Abandoned carts

Product detail views in session (deprecated)

Product detail views

Goal conversions in session (deprecated)

Goal conversions

Page views in session (deprecated)

Page views

Unique content impressions in session (deprecated)

Unique content impressions

Unique outlinks in session (deprecated)

Unique outlinks

Unique custom events in session (deprecated)

Unique custom events

Site searches in session (deprecated)

Site searches

Note: All of the available alternatives are available under the same or similar names without the 'deprecated' in them.

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