Phase 3a: Implement Enhanced Tracking Infrastructure

[bryanwills]

Phase 3a: Core Tracking Infrastructure

Objective

Implement comprehensive visitor tracking and analytics for marketing and sales intelligence.

Requirements

Enhanced Tracking System

• Visitor behavior tracking (page views, time spent, clicks)
• Device and browser detection
• IP address tracking with timezone conversion (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
• Session management and user journey mapping

Data Storage & Management

• Structured JSON logging to ~/docker/nginx/logs/bigbraincoding.com/YYYY/MM/DD/
• 60-day data retention policy
• Automated log rotation and archival
• Compressed archives: bigbraincoding.com-YYYY_MM_DD-YYYY_MM_DD.tar.bz2

Bot Detection & Prevention

• Rate limiting for suspicious IP addresses
• User-agent analysis for bot identification
• Progressive verification (press-and-hold button for suspicious activity)
• robots.txt optimization

Technical Details

• Update tracking.js to include enhanced data collection
• Modify PHP tracking endpoint to handle new data structure
• Implement timezone conversion for all timestamps
• Set up automated log management system

Acceptance Criteria

• All visitor interactions are logged with detailed metadata
• Timestamps are correctly converted to America/Kentucky/Louisville timezone
• Bot detection prevents automated scraping
• Log files are properly organized by date
• Data retention policy is enforced

Labels

• phase-3
• tracking
• infrastructure
• high-priority