Matomo 6.0.0 is the first major release since December 2023. It modernises the platform with PHP 8.1, MySQL 8 and a rebuilt front-end toolchain. It also builds spam and bot filtering into Matomo, introduces completely redrawn visitor maps, and applies the new design system to dropdowns, search fields and report headers.

On-Premise administrators should review the system requirement changes before updating.

Release Highlights

Improve Time on Page insights

With improvements to the Average Time on Page metric, you now get more accurate results automatically. This makes it easier to see which pages capture visitors’ attention and understand how they engage with your content.

Greater control over API token permissions

API tokens now support individual access levels allowing you to create read-only tokens without granting full user permissions. Users have greater control over data access and helps protect your Matomo instance when connecting external tools and integrations.

Percentage metrics included in Scheduled Reports

Scheduled Reports now include percentage-of-total columns, such as Visits (%) and Actions (%), in HTML emails, CSV and TSV exports. These additional metrics help you see how individual rows contribute to report totals without manual calculations.

Less junk in your data

Spam and bot filtering, previously available as a separate plugin, is now part of Matomo and enabled by default.

A fresh look at your maps

Visitor and real-time maps have been enhanced using current geographic data, improving region highlighting and country label accuracy.

Consistent controls everywhere

Dropdowns, select fields and search boxes now share a consistent appearance and behaviour, and reports use the same header design.

Faster page reports

New installations archive page URL and page title reports from a single flattened record, improving performance for large sites.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Before updating, confirm that your system meets the following requirements and plan for the database change included in this release.

System requirements

Matomo 6 requires PHP 8.1 or newer and MySQL 8.0 or MariaDB 10.6. Installations using older versions must upgrade them before updating Matomo.

Database upgrade

This release adds a consent column to the log_visit table in preparation for consent tracking. The update runs an ALTER TABLE operation, which may take time on installations with a large visits log.

The database upgrade also creates the log_page_view_time table to store one row per page view. On large installations, creating this table and adding the consent column to log_visit may be the most time-consuming part of the upgrade.

Need help updating Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the community forums if you have any question or feedback (free support), or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language, consider contributing to translations.
• You can also purchase valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 6.0.0

Requirements and removals

• #21736, #24638 Require PHP 8.1 or newer. Installations using PHP 8.0 or older must upgrade PHP before updating to Matomo 6. [by @mneudert, @sgiehl]
• #24858 Require MySQL 8.0 or MariaDB 10.6. Matomo now validates the actual database server type, distinguishes MariaDB Enterprise from Community and removes the experimental TiDB schema. [by @sgiehl]
• #24877 Require One Click Update to download over HTTPS by removing the option to retry over HTTP. [by @sgiehl, @chippison]
• #18675, #25206 Validate the effective hostname for Matomo installations behind a proxy. Before updating an installation that uses proxy_host_headers, add both the public hostname and the hostname used to access Matomo to trusted_hosts. [by @sgiehl]
• #25062 Add a consent column to log_visit in preparation for consent tracking. The database upgrade runs an ALTER TABLE operation on the visits table. [by @sgiehl]
• #19665, #21780 Remove the SEO plugin and the SEO.getRank API method. The SEO Rankings widget was retired in Matomo 5.9 because it could no longer retrieve rankings reliably. [by @sgiehl, @chippison]

Core improvements

• #25035, #25079 Build Tracking Spam Prevention into Matomo and enable it by default, including filtering for headless-browser traffic generated by AI tools. The plugin is no longer available from the Marketplace and cannot be uninstalled. [by @sgiehl]
• #10739, #24983 Add a …_percent_of_total column for each metric in API responses and every export format. Add percent_of_total=0 to a request to retain the previous columns. [by @caddoo]
• #11929, #9170, #10963, #24878 Regenerate visitor and real-time maps using current geographic data to improve region matching, highlighting and country accuracy. [by @sgiehl, @ysard]
• #25150 Archive page URL and page title reports from a single flattened record on new installations, improving performance for large sites and preventing long page categories from being truncated with a summary row. Updated installations retain their existing behaviour. [by @sgiehl, @snake14]
• #24788, #24841 Measure time on page per page view in a new log_page_view_time table, and accept a tracker-supplied pv_time value [by @caddoo]
• #24450 Give each auth token its own access level, so a token can be read-only instead of inheriting everything its owner can do [by @mneudert]
• #24990 Add percentage-of-the-report-total columns to scheduled reports in HTML, PDF, CSV and TSV [by @tzi]
• #25208 Split cloud hosting provider blocking into two settings, and make the organisation list editable again [by @snake14]
• #25332 Run the ungrouped visits log query on every installation, so a page or event segment no longer sorts every matching visit [by @chippison]
• #25304, #25368 Speed up row evolution on deep Actions labels, and reuse one reader for flat archive records [by @sgiehl, @chippison]
• #25497 Load Manage Segments rows and sparklines as they come into view, one at a time [by @tzi]
• #25543, #25577 Stop tracking requests loading the autoloaded options, and stop tracker workers deadlocking on log_page_view_time [by @tzi, @snake14]
• #25410 Add the core:rotate-encryption-keys console command, with a dry run [by @snake14]
• #25449, #25493, #25502, #25542 Let super users unsubscribe from plugin request emails, keep a trial request history, and check for requests less often [by @snake14]

Interface improvements

• #23917, #25033, #25100, #24868 Standardise dropdowns, select fields, menus and reorderable lists across Matomo. [by @snake14, @chippison, @tzi]
• #24970, #24991 Use a consistent search component for menu search, segment search and quick access, and support pasted text and input method editors in quick access. [by @tzi]
• #24966, #24989 Use a consistent header for full-page reports, exported widgets and dashboard widgets, and add a More details link when an online guide is available. [by @tzi]
• #25109, #25122, #25131 Rebuild the Transitions report as a Vue component and retain its side-by-side layout in narrow panes by allowing horizontal scrolling. [by @chippison]
• #24891, #24953 Separate the green success colour from Matomo’s teal brand colour. [by @tzi]
• #24987, #25225, #25290, #25401, #25402, #25412, #25424, #25499 Redesign the site selector dropdown, render the metric picker with the shared selector, settle the report header on hover, move the expandable select’s option list out of its container, and turn borders, tooltip type and the positive, negative and neutral colours into theme tokens [by @tzi, @snake14, @chippison]
• #25413, #25473, #25496 Stack the All Websites cards on small screens, fit the KPI band on one row, and show the exact figure on hover [by @tzi]
• #25472 Let arrow keys move through and select in “Choose metrics” [by @tzi]
• #25287 Tidy spacing and touch targets in the mobile menu [by @tzi]

Bug fixes

• #23979, #24854 Update report help when switching between related reports. [by @chippison]
• #20216, #24742 Allow Unique Visitors and Unique Users to be selected as KPIs for weekly and monthly periods. [by @chippison]
• #24543 Correctly combine a selected report row with an applied segment when opening the visits log, and clarify the popup title. [by @tzi]
• #24088, #25094 Position country labels inside the correct country on region maps. [by @sgiehl]
• #25161 Show the selected data period in downloaded HTML reports instead of the report delivery schedule. [by @sgiehl]
• #25001, #25002 Prevent correctly rendered dashboard widgets from displaying an error caused by an internal API call. [by @snake14, @sgiehl]
• #25040 Apply the correct comparison colours to overview card sparklines from the first page load. [by @tzi]
• #25501, #25509 Include a plugin’s re-archived reports in week, month and year totals [by @snake14]
• #25425, #25462, #25475, #25486, #25532 Carry the clicked row into the visits log, the segment created from it and the export, and export the report on screen after switching dimension [by @chippison, @AltamashShaikh, @awss1i]
• #25350 Credit a conversion to the custom dimension value its visit ended with when the conversion arrived first [by @tzi]
• #25271 Stop percentages decoding as stray letters in Turkish and Kurdish, where the percent sign precedes the number [by @snake14]
• #25248 Apply the language URL parameter to the whole interface, not only the selectors [by @tzi]
• #25485, #25505 Make usernames readable in dark mode in the “Copy dashboard to user” dropdown [by @tzi]
• #25465 Allow an invitation to be sent again when a user confirmed without setting a password [by @AltamashShaikh]
• #25197, #25489 Accept HTTP authentication credentials consisting of 0 [by @Ehsan-hash]
• #25434 Stop reusing translations cached by the previous version after an update [by @tzi]
• #25310, #25552 Continue updating plugins past one that fails, and render install and update results in their own request [by @sgiehl, @snake14]
• #25159 Make the DataTable pattern filter case-insensitive for accented and non-Latin text [by @oliinykdm]
• #25110 Replace the loading indicator that painted a white block in dark mode [by @chippison]
• #25230 Keep the update notification open while the pointer moves into it, so its links can be clicked [by @tzi]
• #25236 Tell the user that real-time AI chatbot reports ignore the selected segment [by @tzi]

Security and privacy

• #22605 Require Write permission to add, edit or delete annotations through the API. [by @sgiehl]
• #24865 Prevent user capabilities from being granted or removed when user management is disabled. [by @sgiehl]
• #24917 Respect the visits log setting for every site included in a Live API request. [by @chippison]
• #25137 Harden tracking code generation by escaping output consistently, preventing unusable tracker URLs and requiring view access to generate image tracking code. [by @sgiehl]
• #24864 Use constant-time comparisons for signed cookie values, improve pattern handling when rewriting URL parameters in the browser and remove unused internal methods. [by @sgiehl]
• #25306 Require the word delete to be typed before automatic data deletion and the CNIL retention setting are turned on [by @chippison]
• #25347 Filter a dashboard layout against the widgets the user may use before serving it, instead of relying on the browser to hide them [by @tzi]
• #25378 Stop a concurrent request restoring a session that has just been ended [by @tzi]

Platform changes for plugin developers

• #24880, #24893 Remove long-deprecated APIs, including Archive::getBlob(), Report::getThirdLeveltableDimension(), API.getSettings, the [APISettings] configuration section and database adapters’ getDefaultPort(). See CHANGELOG.md for their replacements. [by @sgiehl, @caddoo]
• #23183, #25072, #24988, #24933 Remove the archive.sh script, deprecated Git console commands, the jQuery UI liveWidget and obsolete PHP polyfills. Use core:archive and the Live.AutoRefreshWidget Vue component instead. glob() must no longer be listed in disable_functions. [by @sgiehl]
• #25074 Preserve parameter whitespace and value types when parsing requests. Use Request::getBoolParameter() to read Boolean parameters. [by @sgiehl]
• #24869 Add the #[Piwik\Http\JsonResponse] attribute for returning JSON from controller actions. An overriding subclass must redeclare the attribute. [by @sgiehl]
• #21440, #24668, #25027 Move the front-end build from Vue CLI to Vite on Node 24, update to Vue 3.5 and use Vitest. The vue:build command no longer creates an unminified bundle, so plugin authors can remove committed vue/dist/<Plugin>.umd.js files. [by @sgiehl]
• #25051 Update all eleven Example plugins to use native types, current APIs and a consistent structure. [by @sgiehl]
• #24925, #24937 Remove unused colour variables and Piwik-era aliases, and deprecate component-oriented theme variables in favour of usage-oriented names. Deprecated variables remain available until Matomo 7. [by @tzi]
• #25305, #25613, #25615, #25616, #25617, #25618, #25619, #25623, #25628 Answer an unknown website, module, action, visitor profile or plugin licence, a brute-force-blocked address, an administration page for a disabled feature, invalid opt-out styling and an unusable parameter value with 400, 403 or 404 instead of 500, and log them at debug level [by @sgiehl]
• #25612, #25626 Separate client errors from server errors at the tracking endpoint, and reject a custom timestamp that cannot be parsed, is more than a day in the future or more than twenty years old with 400 [by @sgiehl]
• #25451 Pass the archive processor to the Archiver.filterRecordBuilders event [by @snake14]
• #25376 Drop the “Goals Overview” entries that no report serves from the report metadata [by @mneudert]
• #25316, #25318, #25328, #25354, #25358, #25362, #25603 Remove checks the PHP 8.1 and MySQL 8.0 floors made impossible and adopt the string and array functions they allow [by @sgiehl]

Matomo Tag Manager

• tag-manager#1219 Show who created each container version and who published it to each environment [by @snake14]
• tag-manager#1226 Keep the tag, trigger and variable lists loading, and the container publishable, when a type is no longer available [by @lachiebol]
• tag-manager#1218, tag-manager#1224 List every item that still uses a trigger or variable before it can be deleted, and link each reference to its edit form [by @snake14]
• tag-manager#1236 Let the Activity Log filter Tag Manager activities by container, tag, trigger, variable or version [by @snake14]
• tag-manager#1190 Type tag, trigger and variable type parameters as plugin settings [by @mneudert]
• tag-manager#1179, tag-manager#1184, tag-manager#1207 Follow the restyled selects, the shared loading indicator and the border colour variable [by @snake14, @chippison]

New and Updated Guides and FAQs

• Integrate Silktide consent manager with Matomo
• Integrate Silktide consent manager with Matomo Tag Manager
• Configure CNIL exemption opt-out tracking with a consent manager (CMP)
• Integrate the Matomo MCP Server with a third-party MCP client
• Configure tracking for Crash Analytics
• Add custom metrics to Custom Reports
• How do I resolve configuration errors in Search Engine Keywords Performance?
• Why are some referrers missing or grouped into Others in Page Transitions?

Updated:

• Set up AI Chatbot tracking with the HTTP Tracking API
• Block spam and bot traffic with Tracking Spam Prevention
• What is the token_auth and where can I find this token to use in the API calls?
• How can I share a heatmap?
• After the top 500 or top 1000 rows, Matomo groups pages under ‘Others’; How to change the report row limit?
• Default row limits for Matomo Cloud reports
• Understanding row limits and ‘Others’ rows in Matomo reports
• Integrate the Matomo MCP Server with ChatGPT Web
• Set up AI Chatbot tracking with WordPress
• Understanding Page Performance Metrics
• Create, view, track and analyse A/B tests

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Matomo 5.14.2 is a patch release with an important security notice.

Important security update for our Matomo On-premise or self hosted users: On 21 October 2026, two critical vulnerabilities were disclosed in PHP, the technology Matomo runs on. Both are rated 9.2/10 in severity (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619). Updating Matomo alone will not apply these fixes. Read the Matomo security guidance for more information.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help upgrading Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the forums if you have any question or feedback (free support),
  or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language consider contributing to translations.
• You can also support our efforts by purchasing valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.14.2

Security

• #25563 Update composer/ca-bundle to 1.6.0. [by sgiehl]
• #25566 Urgent Core release: warn On-Premise users running affected PHP versions [by chippison]

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Matomo 5.14.1 is a patch release with general fixes.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help upgrading Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the forums if you have any question or feedback (free support),
  or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language consider contributing to translations.
• You can also support our efforts by purchasing valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.14.1

Core improvements

• #25282 Update the add to cart modal CTA footer. [by @AltamashShaikh]
• #25300 Fix a race condition in nonce validation. [by @chippison]
• #25337 Send temperature only to Bedrock models that support it. [by @mneudert]
• #25365 Fix goal recommendation UI issues and reload the page after goal creation. [by @maxtaube]
• #25395, #25369 Refresh Marketplace lists in the background instead of hourly. [by @snake14]
• #25397 Redesign the Marketplace and give plugin details their own page. [by @lachiebol]
• #25398 Add trigger-based in-app promotions. [by @AltamashShaikh]

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Matomo 5.14.0, our latest minor release, introduces reporting and Matomo Tag Manager improvements, along with general fixes.

Release Highlights

Real-time insights that support compliance

You can still keep track of real-time activity when compliance requirements mean the Visits Log must be disabled. The latest Matomo version provides aggregated real-time counters showing the real-time counts of visits and actions without displaying individual visit details.

To enable this feature for all websites, go to Administration > System > General settings > Live, or enable the report for specific websites only by editing the site settings. Learn more about how to enable aggregated real-time counters.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help updating Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide
or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the community forums if you have any question or feedback (free support), or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language, consider contributing to translations.
• You can also purchase valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.14.0

Core improvements

• #25090, #25076 Show percentage of report total in AI Chatbot reports. [by @sgiehl]
• #25175, #25115 Forecast unique visitors and distinct counts from period-level history. [by @mneudert]
• #24928 Render pie charts as perfect circles with clean slice edges. [by @nathangavin]
• #24969 Show aggregated real-time counters when Visits Log is disabled. [by @nathangavin]
• #25056 Report empty login fields instead of disabling the sign-in button. [by @chippison]
• #25057 Refresh the login and invitation page layout. [by @chippison]
• #25058 Add a “What’s New” panel to the login layout. [by @chippison]
• #25084 Show the selected goal’s conversions in bar, pie and evolution charts. [by @nathangavin]
• #25093 Align PDF report label linking with the HTML report renderer. [by @sgiehl]
• #25116 Add events to customise the no data page. [by @caddoo]
• #25133 Show percentages on subpages of a searched report. [by @chippison]
• #25152, #3426 Split All Websites out of the Compliance page website selector. [by @nathangavin]
• #25179 Restore the period tooltip on redesigned sparkline cards. [by @chippison]
• #25207 Speed up loading of the Marketplace page. [by @snake14]
• #25228 Stop widget controls squeezing the report header title. [by @chippison]
• #25280 Size sparkline card images from the measured container instead of scaling. [by @chippison]

Matomo Tag Manager

• #1145, #123, #1148 Improve help icon position on card hover. [by @tzi]
• #1152, #123 Update variable name change handling. [by @lachiebol]
• #1155 Update mobile left-menu screenshot for the search-input restyle. [by @tzi]
• #1157 Fix error when creating new tags by publishing a default container version. [by @AltamashShaikh]
• #1184 Fix loader not displaying correctly in dark mode. [by @chippison]
• #1190 Type tag, trigger and variable type parameters as plugin settings. [by @mneudert]
• #1153 Clarify the preview mode notification. [by werner-calitz-innocraft]

New and updated guides and FAQs

• Do Session Recordings capture browser form validation messages?
• How do I add the metric “Events” to a Custom report?
• What is a “Script Error” and why isn’t there more information?
• Build custom segments in Matomo
• How do I disable the Matomo Visits Log or Visitor Profiles?
• What are the requirements for Matomo for WordPress?
• Does Matomo for WordPress support WP MultiSite?

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Matomo 5.13.0, our latest minor release, introduces enhancements to reporting and user management, alongside general maintenance and security fixes.

Release Highlights

Sparklines enhanced for clearer reporting

Sparkline summary cards have been redesigned to make key metrics easier to scan and compare. Each metric now appears in a distinct card with a clear title and larger value.

The layout automatically adapts to the available screen space, including within dashboard widgets. Comparisons across dates, segments, or both are also presented more clearly, making differences between metrics easier to analyse.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help updating Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide
or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the community forums if you have any question or feedback (free support), or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language, consider contributing to translations.
• You can also purchase valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.13.0

Core improvements

• #24844 Fix archive aggregation across multiple sites for the same period. [by @sgiehl]
• #24879 Name the reportTotal metric keys in Referrers.getAll. [by @mneudert]
• #24775 Require password confirmation when granting the admin role. [by @sgiehl]
• #24791 Move submodule markers back to 5.x-dev [by @sgiehl]
• #24797 Add no-data banner to the AI Chatbot Real-time page. [by @nathangavin]
• #24824 Fix unreadable Display options label in Dark Mode on scheduled reports. [by @caddoo]
• #24828 Show a clear error for empty patterns on non-manual goals. [by @nathangavin]
• #24831 Cap Ecommerce money values and handle extreme amounts safely. [by @nathangavin]
• #24834, #24803 Add opt-in SSRF-safe HTTP fetch for user-configured URLs. [by @maxtaube]
• #24837 Improve Row Evolution modal text contrast in Dark Mode. [by @caddoo]
• #24838, #21944 Persist ViewDataTable settings per container across reloads. [by @nathangavin]
• #24842 Serve flat Actions reports from the pre-flattened archive. [by @sgiehl]
• #24851, #24786 Add DateAtom sparkline-card component. [by @chippison]
• #24852, #24787 Add the Date Comparison mode card. [by @chippison]
• #24853, #24816 Backport Segment and Date Comparison mode to 5.x. [by @chippison]
• #24862 Apply table search filter after combining multi-dimension labels [by @nathangavin]
• #24870, #21812 Show small Referrers channel-type shares precisely instead of 0%. [by @nathangavin]
• #24871 Add What’s New entry for Cohorts and Funnels dashboard widgets. [by @snake14]
• #24876 Migrate the widget header to a Vue component. [by @tzi]
• #24883, #24881 Differentiate EOL for MariaDB Community and Enterprise Server. [by @YKWeyer]
• #24892 Improve help icon position on card hover. [by @Armanio, @tzi]
• #24900 Scale metric value font to container size to prevent overflow. [by @chippison]
• #24903 Prevent stale idsite from persisting in marketplace links. [by @nathangavin]
• #24909 Correctly override trust_visitors_cookies for intranet sites. [by @mroosz-c24, @tzi]
• #24911, #20297 Allow pending invitees to recover account access. [by @drewmt]
• #24913 Detect Google-GeminiNotebook as Google-NotebookLM. [by @eldk]
• #24920 Harden Page Overlay API request handling. [by @nathangavin]
• #24922 Render the sparklines grid using CSS grid. [by @chippison]
• #24926 Fix mismatched Ecommerce metric labels on sparkline cards. [by @chippison]
• #24930 Fix metric selector spacing on bar and pie charts. [by @chippison]
• #24938 Show metric forecast on evolution graphs for incomplete periods. [by @mneudert]
• #24939 Fix value substitution in sparkline description placeholders. [by @sgiehl]
• #24941 Fix oversized sparklines on the Segment Management page. [by @chippison]
• #24950 Fix rendering of sparkline description placeholders [by @sgiehl]
• #24962 Scope goal-name segment matching to the correct site. [by @sgiehl]
• #24965 Encode comparison series suffix in comparison labels. [by @sgiehl]
• #24992 Update sparkline UI screenshots and specs for the redesign. [by @chippison]
• #24993 Enable the sparklines redesign for all users. [by @chippison]
• #25037 Add AIProviders plugin. [by @mneudert]
• #24849, #21789 Improve error message for users using a Secure Only token in the API. [by @chippison]

Matomo Tag Manager

• #1148 Improve help icon positioning on card hover [by @tzi]

New and Updated Guides and FAQs

• Configure tracking consent for Matomo on Shopify
• Link visitors between different browsers and apps using the Visitor or User ID
• Configure the Facebook (Meta) Pixel tag in Matomo Tag Manager
• Track Meta Pixel Events in Matomo Tag Manager
• How to use AI with the Matomo API
• Create segments to identify bot traffic in Matomo
• Does Matomo track search engine bots or other spider / robots?
• Block spam and bot traffic with Tracking Spam Prevention
• Track visitors from TikTok in Matomo
• Analyse Crashes
• How to merge and unmerge crashes
• I enabled Crash Analytics but don’t see any crashes

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Matomo 5.12.0, our latest minor release, introduces new AI Chatbot reports, refreshed evolution graphs across Matomo, and reporting improvements.

Release Highlights

Your biggest audience might not be human

The new AI Chatbots Content Requests reports reveal which pages and documents AI chatbots access on your website. Identify your most requested content, detect broken pages and documents, monitor server response times, and compare AI and human-favoured pages with new Discrepancy Scores. Everything you need to keep your content visible, accessible, and AI-ready.

Monitor AI chatbot activity in real time

The new AI Chatbots Real-time report lets you monitor AI chatbot activity as it happens. Track chatbot request volume, the pages they access, and HTTP errors over recent time windows to quickly identify content availability issues and verify that AI assistants can successfully access your content.

Smarter charts. Modern reports.

Matomo’s reporting experience has been refreshed with enhanced row evolution graphs and report interactions that make it faster to scan and plot metrics, compare performance, and interpret trends efficiently.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help updating Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide
or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the community forums if you have any question or feedback (free support), or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language, consider contributing to translations.
• You can also purchase valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.12.0

Core improvements

• #23249, #22587 Automatically update idvisitor column across log tables on change. [by @sgiehl, @caddoo]
• #24191 Use flat-first archiving for Actions reports to reduce memory usage. [by @sgiehl]
• #24206 Fix pagination Next button visible when all data fits on one page. [by @clcl777]
• #24534 Ignore AI assistant campaign attribution in tracker. [by @tzi]
• #24573 Add AI Chatbots Content Requests reports for pages and documents. [by @sgiehl]
• #24580 Adds superuser admin warnings ahead of Matomo 6 requirement changes. [by @sgiehl]
• #24584 Improve preset period selector behaviour. [by @tzi]
• #24587 Apply new plot line colours. [by @chippison]
• #24588 Do not update comparison state when popover parameter changes. [by @sgiehl]
• #24604 Redesign chart legends. [by @tzi, @chippison]
• #24610 Add Human-Favoured and AI-Favoured Pages reports for AI Chatbots. [by @sgiehl]
• #24612 Fix blank Ecommerce evolution graph when comparing periods. [by @caddoo]
• #24615 Fix KPI widget for metrics where a lower value is better. [by @sgiehl]
• #24620, #24591 Apply excluded query parameter rules to bot tracking URLs. [by @sgiehl]
• #24622 Fix incorrect IP anonymization reading in CNIL check. [by @chippison]
• #24625 Activity log search now also matches group names. [by @lachiebol]
• #24641 Update the plot and chart metric selector. [by @chippison]
• #24643 Update Tag Manager icon on the no-data page. [by @sgiehl]
• #24646 Improve help icons and inline help in dark mode. [by @tzi]
• #24652 Align TSV report renderer name handling with CSV. [by @sgiehl]
• #24655, #24654 Fix saving annotations on date range periods. [by @chippison]
• #24656 Fix comparison sparkline colours for positive and negative values. [by @nathangavin]
• #24659 Add AI Insights top menu and reporting menu groups. [by @sgiehl]
• #24661 Adds What’s new entry for new AI Chatbots Content Requests Reports. [by @sgiehl]
• #24663 Fix Visitors Map legend and stats colours in dark mode. [by @chippison]
• #24675 Fix Devices report icons in dark mode. [by @chippison, @sgiehl]
• #24682 Use new monochrome icons manifest for dark mode. [by @sgiehl]
• #24686 AI assistant now available on the real-time page. [by @nathangavin]
• #24694 Fix goal segment comparisons to use the originally selected date range. [by @nathangavin]
• #24698, #22548 Improve region names for better geolocation database detection. [by @sgiehl]
• #24699 Escape setDomains and setCookieDomain values in the generated tracking snippet. [by @paul9590]
• #24700 Fix duplicate results and section switching in AI Insights quick search. [by @sgiehl]
• #24707 Fix segment editor modal to follow dark mode theme. [by @tzi]
• #24708 Fix site selector search visibility in dark mode. [by @tzi]

New and updated guides and FAQs

• AI Chatbots Content Requests reports
• Integrate the Matomo MCP Server with Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Integrate Matomo Tag Manager with Modern SharePoint Pages (SPFx Extension)
• Matomo for SaaS Platforms and Business Applications
• Matomo for Product and App Analytics
• Analyse the Acquisition Overview report
• Measure AI traffic, conversions, and KPIs with Matomo
• Create the equivalent Google Analytics Source/Medium report in Matomo
• Import Matomo data into Databricks
• Running Matomo in High-Traffic Environments
• Manage, track and analyse Forms
• Analyse Funnels
• What does Crash Analytics do?

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Matomo 5.11.2 is a patch release that delivers important security fixes.

We strongly advise upgrading as soon as possible to benefit from these critical security enhancements and keep your Matomo installation secure.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help upgrading Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the forums if you have any question or feedback (free support),
  or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language consider contributing to translations.
• You can also support our efforts by purchasing valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.11.2

Security

• #24589 Improve date handling for annotations. [by @sgiehl]
• #24594 Fixes the escaping of the export dashboard notification. [by @sgiehl]
• #24607 Prevent widgetizing actions that do not serve HTML content. [by @sgiehl]
• #24614, #24611 Check table exists in update for 5.11.0. [by @sgiehl]
• #24617 Require password confirmation when changing mail settings. [by @sgiehl]
• #24621 Record failed login attempt on 2FA failure when creating app specific token through API. [by @sgiehl]
• #24629 Improve request handling for Overlay. [by @chippison]
• #24645 Validating dates in AjaxHelper. [by @chippison]

New guides and FAQs

• Integrate Matomo MCP with Mistral AI
• Integrate Matomo MCP with Claude Desktop
• Setup AI chatbot tracking with HTTP Tracking API
• How to capture the correct page title in a React SPA
• Set up tracking with the Matomo SDK for iOS
• Track screen views with the Matomo SDK for iOS
• Track events with the Matomo SDK for iOS
• Track goals with the Matomo SDK for iOS
• Track Custom Dimensions with the Matomo SDK for iOS

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Matomo 5.11.1 is a patch release that addresses the data retention period for CNIL compliance.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help upgrading Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the forums if you have any question or feedback (free support),
  or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language consider contributing to translations.
• You can also support our efforts by purchasing valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.11.1

CNIL compliance

• 24631: Update CNIL retention period requirement to 759 days. [by @caddoo] 

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Matomo 5.11.0, our latest minor release, delivers a range of improvements to security, reporting, and managing dashboards and widgets.

Release Highlights

Segments, Simplified

Working with segments is now more intuitive with a refreshed Segment selector.

The improved design and clearer action icons make it easier to find, compare, and manage segments across your reports, helping you analyse specific visitor groups with less effort.

Build Dashboards Faster

Dashboard management has been redesigned to provide a smoother workflow. The former Dashboard button is renamed to Manage Dashboard and brings dashboard management tools together in a more intuitive interface.

Improvements to the widget browser makes it easier to discover available widgets more efficiently and add multiple widgets in a single action.

Streamlined Scheduled Reports

Scheduled Reports received several enhancements to improve report creation, previewing, and delivery workflows. These updates address a number of issues and help ensure reports are generated and delivered more consistently.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help updating Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide
or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the community forums if you have any question or feedback (free support), or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language, consider contributing to translations.
• You can also purchase valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.11.0

Core improvements

• #24372 Standardise textarea styling across forms with compact textarea class. [by @maxtaube, @caddoo]
• #24375 Replace Custom Reports child report sorting with a local Vue draggable list. [by @maxtaube, @chippison, @caddoo]
• #24416, #213 Campaign parameters now masked rather than removed with CNIL. [by @nathangavin]
• #24512 Make IP Anonymization setting clearer. [by @chippison]
• #24453, #24421 Allow double click on presets. [by @tzi]
• #24476, #24475 Fix language selector hover background. [by @caddoo]
• #24488 “Send Report now” in schedule report fails when a period is a “date range”. [by @chippison]
• #24490 Fix Marketplace test leakage. [by @caddoo]
• #24492 Improve scheduled report validation feedback. [by @tzi]
• #24494 Migrate panel to Vue. [by @chippison, @caddoo]
• #24495 Fix export – do not hide Flatten option when there is no subtables. [by @tzi, @caddoo]
• #24501 Add Description Fields and Change Helptexts. [by @maxtaube, @chippison]
• #24503 Segment editor implement UI tweak. [by @chippison, @caddoo]
• #24508 Fix issue with scheduled reports not sending when expected. [by @caddoo]
• #24513 Hide ‘Expand subtable’ option when HTML format is chosen from export. [by @chippison]
• #24514, #21610 Show goal revenue metric and sparkline when Ecommerce disabled. [by @caddoo]
• #24518 Refactor add widget modal. [by @chippison]
• #24526 Migrate modal to Vue. [by @chippison]
• #24527, #22713 Refactor Ecommerce sparklines to use shared CoreVisualizations implementation. [by @tzi]
• #24528 Dashboard manager dropdown redesign. [by @caddoo]
• #24529 Fix issue with widgetised map getting a negative height. [by @chippison]
• #24531 Fix Ecommerce abandoned cart sparkline context. [by @tzi]
• #24532 Make addwidget modal 3-column. [by @chippison]
• #24551 Update hover text for Visitor Profile export. [by @chippison]
• #24555 Redesign Addwidget Modal. [by @chippison]
• #24557 Fix WidgetPreview for Goals > Overview and other widgets with child/sub widgets. [by @chippison]
• #24559 Implement missing Helptext on Manage Measurables View. [by @maxtaube]
• #24562 UI Tweaks for top nav menu items. [by @chippison]
• #24571 Remove Carriage return from CSV/TSV values. [by @sgiehl]

Matomo Tag Manager

• #1108 Fix Tag Manager top controls. [by @tzi]
• #1112 Change Inline Helptexts and placeholders. [by @maxtaube]
• #1119, #24544 Move Tag Manager card higher under Websites > Tracking Code. [by @chippison, @lachiebol]

New and updated guides and FAQs

New:

• Show or hide aggregate rows in reports
• Using API tokens with LDAP or SAML authentication
• Why do SAML users receive a no permissions set or HTTP 401 error?

Updated:

• Configure Matomo Analytics to comply with CNIL consent exemption
• Create Dashboards and customise Widgets and Layout
• Data selectors in Matomo
• Configure Privacy Settings in Matomo
• How do I share a custom dashboard template with another user?
• What happens with normal login when SAML or LDAP enabled?

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Matomo 5.10.1 is a patch release that delivers important security fixes.

We strongly advise upgrading as soon as possible to benefit from these critical security enhancements and keep your Matomo installation secure.

Update Matomo to the latest release

Database upgrade

This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Need help upgrading Matomo?

Read the Updating Matomo user guide or for more help we offer paid support plans.

After you update

• Please help us spread the word! Maybe you can write about the project on your blog, website, social media, get involved with MatomoCamp or let your friends and colleagues know what is Matomo. Already 1,000,000+ websites are keeping full control of their web analytics with Matomo!
• Use the forums if you have any question or feedback (free support),
  or purchase a Support Plan to get professional support and guidance.
• To improve Matomo in your language consider contributing to translations.
• You can also support our efforts by purchasing valuable Premium Features for Matomo or try our Matomo Cloud solution.

Tickets closed in Matomo 5.10.1

Security

• 24468: Store and verify user on 2FA verification process. [by @nathangavin]
• 24567: Improve Row evolution. [by @chippison]

New and updated guides and FAQs

New:

• Matomo Console Command Reference
• How to track Forms embedded in iframes
• Install Matomo with Docker
• Persisting Matomo data and plugins in Docker
• How do I verify Matomo release builds using GPG?
• Import Google Search keywords to Matomo Cloud – Quick Connect
• Why does Google OAuth redirect to a 404 page?
• Why does the Totals row not match filtered results in reports?
• Why do Visits differ between the Events report and Custom Reports?

Updated:

• Installing Matomo On-Premise
• Why today’s conversions will not appear in the Google Ads feed using Advertising Conversion Export

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