Show HN: I got my site down to 237kb by ditching Google Analytics

Published: (December 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM EST)
1 min read
Source: Hacker News

Source: Hacker News

Performance Improvements

https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/2491878e-d30b-4ab0-9a5a-f3

Previously was ~540 KB, which to be sure wasn’t bad, but still felt heavy for a site that’s largely text.
The big win was going from Google Analytics to https://umami.is/.

Other pieces in play

  • Cookie compliance JS (85 KB!)
  • Bootstrap JS &…
0 views
Back to Blog

Related posts

Read more »

YES I AM THE ONE WHO REQUESTED THE ACCESS

NOTE: This is my first post, so apologies in advance if I’ve misunderstood something. I’m open to discussions and corrections. What is JWT? JWT stands for JSON...