Add PageLens analytics to Next.js
PageLens is cookieless website analytics: no consent banner, a ~3 KB script, real-time stats, funnels, session replay and AI-traffic insights. Setup on Next.js takes about two minutes.
Steps
- Open
app/layout.tsx(App Router) orpages/_app.tsx(Pages Router). - Add the Script component. Client-side route changes are tracked automatically.
- Deploy and check the dashboard.
import Script from 'next/script';
export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
return (
<html lang="en">
<body>
{children}
<Script
src="https://app.pagelens.io/script.js"
data-site-id="YOUR_SITE_ID"
strategy="afterInteractive"
/>
</body>
</html>
);
}
Replace YOUR_SITE_ID with the id from your site settings in PageLens. The dashboard shows the exact snippet with your id filled in.
Check that it works
Open your site in a new tab, then open PageLens. The live counter shows your visit within a few seconds. Visits from localhost are ignored by default.
Track custom events
Add data-pagelens-event to any button or form, or call the JavaScript API:
<button data-pagelens-event="signup" data-pagelens-prop-plan="pro">Start trial</button>
<script>
window.pagelens?.track('signup', { plan: 'pro' })
</script>
You can also turn on autocapture for button clicks, form submissions and copy events in Site Settings → Tracking. No code is needed.
Avoid ad blockers
Some ad blockers drop requests to analytics domains. Serve PageLens from your own domain to count those visits too.
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