Automation Demo

Experience real-time analytics automation with our Python-powered demo. Watch as Plausible Analytics milestones automatically trigger rich Slack notifications, complete with growth insights and actionable recommendations.

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Live Demo Video

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🚀 Quick Start

Run the Demo

# Navigate to the automation directory

cd automation

# Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run in demo mode (no API keys needed)

python automation_demo.py --demo

✨ Key Features

📊 Real-Time Analytics

Monitors Plausible Analytics API for visitor metrics, pageviews, and engagement data with configurable check intervals.

🏆 Milestone Detection

Automatically detects when key metrics reach predefined thresholds and triggers celebration notifications.

💬 Rich Slack Notifications

Sends beautifully formatted Slack messages with blocks, emojis, and actionable insights for your team.

🔧 Demo Mode

Run the full automation without API keys - perfect for demos, testing, and development.

📁 Code Structure

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automation_demo.py

Main automation engine with Plausible API client, Slack notifier, and milestone detector

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milestones.json

Configurable achievement thresholds and celebration messages

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requirements.txt

Python dependencies for the automation stack

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scripts/setup_slack.py

Helper script for Slack app configuration and testing

📊 Sample Demo Output

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🎯 PLAUSIBLE ANALYTICS AUTOMATION DEMO

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Duration: 10 minutes

Check Interval: 30 seconds

Demo Mode: ✅ Enabled

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📊 Cycle 1 - 2025-10-16T05:36:11.284493

Visitors: 51

Pageviews: 117

Bounce Rate: 42.0%

Avg Duration: 180s

🏆 Milestone achieved: 🎯 Bounce Rate Optimization (0.42 >= 0.35)

📤 1 notification(s) sent

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🎬 DEMO COMPLETED

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⚙️ Production Setup

1. Plausible Analytics Setup

Get your API key from Plausible Analytics settings
Note your site ID (found in the URL when viewing your site)
Add these to your environment variables

2. Slack App Setup

Create a new Slack app at api.slack.com
Add chat:write bot scope
Install to your workspace and copy the Bot User OAuth Token
Run python scripts/setup_slack.py to test the connection

3. Environment Variables

PLAUSIBLE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

PLAUSIBLE_SITE_ID=your_site_id_here

SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-your-slack-token

📥 Download the Code

Get the complete automation codebase with all scripts, configurations, and documentation.

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