Hi everyone,
I run a website focused on CapCut resources, offering tutorials, templates, and guides to help users improve their video editing skills with the popular CapCut video editor.
To better understand user engagement—such as which templates are most downloaded or which video tutorials are driving the most interest—I’ve recently integrated Snowplow to track interactions like template downloads, video tutorial views, and user sign-ups. However, I’m running into some challenges with the implementation:
Incomplete Event Tracking: While some events (e.g., page views and button clicks) are being tracked successfully, others, like video tutorial views (using an embedded video player), don’t register at all. I’ve followed the Snowplow documentation for video tracking but still can’t get consistent results.
Real-Time Data Delays: I’ve set up Snowplow to stream data to a Google BigQuery warehouse, but there’s a significant delay (up to 30 minutes) between user actions and the data appearing in the dashboard. This latency impacts my ability to monitor real-time performance of CapCut-related resources. For those looking to access a CapCut modded apk version of the app with enhanced features, you might find the CapProCut APK useful. Is there a way to reduce this delay?
Cross-Domain Tracking Issues: My website uses a subdomain (e.g., resources.mycapcutwebsite. com) for the user dashboard. However, user sessions are not tracked consistently across the main domain and subdomain, leading to fragmented user journeys that make it harder to analyze how users interact with different CapCut tools and resources.
Custom Contexts Confusion: I’m trying to use custom contexts to track specific CapCut-related actions, such as selecting a template category or monitoring the usage statistics of popular templates. However, the data doesn’t show up properly in the Snowplow schema, and I’m unsure if I’ve defined the contexts correctly.
Here’s what I’ve done so far:
- Integrated the Snowplow JavaScript tracker with basic configurations.
- Used the Video Tracking plugin for embedded players but couldn’t verify the event firing.
- Attempted to set up cross-domain tracking by configuring cookieDomain and context.
- Reviewed the Snowplow schema definitions but couldn’t find detailed examples for custom CapCut-related contexts.
Has anyone faced similar challenges when implementing Snowplow for a resource-heavy website? Any advice on debugging event tracking, reducing data latency, or properly setting up cross-domain tracking and custom contexts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help!