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

Published: (December 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM EST)
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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 &…
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