Build Journal
Contact Form Enhancements & Analytics Fixes — August 15, 2026
Today, I improved the contact form and fixed analytics issues that led to bot interference. Here's how I tackled these challenges in my solo journey.
Today, I set out to enhance the contact form and address some pressing analytics issues that had been causing headaches. What shipped includes a revamped contact form, a sitewide footer update, and critical fixes to our analytics to better filter out bot traffic. It was a long day—over 21 hours—filled with challenges, but I managed to push through and make significant progress.
The day started with a deep dive into our analytics after I noticed an alarming spike in what appeared to be human traffic. Upon investigation, I discovered that a fleet of over 300 IPs was utilizing a stale Chrome user agent rotation to bypass our checks. This resulted in 367