szenario / craft-observatory
PostHog analytics, native to the Craft CMS control panel.
Package info
github.com/szenario-fordesigners/craft-observatory
Type:craft-plugin
pkg:composer/szenario/craft-observatory
1.0.0
2026-09-01 11:09 UTC
Requires
- php: >=8.2
- craftcms/cms: ^5.0.0
Requires (Dev)
- craftcms/ecs: dev-main
- craftcms/phpstan: dev-main
- phpunit/phpunit: 11.5.56
Suggests
None
Provides
None
Conflicts
None
Replaces
None
README
observatory: see who's out there. PostHog analytics, native to the Craft CMS control panel. Stop switching tabs. Observatory pulls your PostHog data into a dedicated control panel section and a set of dashboard widgets.
Made possible by
The team behind the magic
Simon Wesp Thomas Bendl Erich Bendl
This plugin is free via the Craft Plugin Store.
Features ✨
- Dedicated observatory section in the control panel with chart, KPIs and breakdowns
- Nine dashboard widgets covering the most common needs.
- Automatic background sync via the Craft queue, plus CLI commands for manual pulls
Requirements 📋
- Craft CMS
5.0.0+ - PHP
8.2+ - A PostHog project and a personal API key with read access
- A running Craft queue runner for background syncing (CRON or daemon)
Installation 📦
Plugin Store
Install observatory from the Craft Plugin Store
Composer
composer require szenario/craft-observatory php craft plugin/install observatory
Quickstart 🚀
- Open Settings → Plugins → Observatory
- Enter your PostHog host, project ID and personal API key
- After the initial sync, you are good to go!
Screenshots
Console Commands
Syncing runs automatically in the background, so this command is optional — useful as a cron entry point to keep the mirror warm, or to rebuild stored data.
# pull any missing closed days (default 30) into the local mirror php craft observatory/sync # cover a longer window php craft observatory/sync 90 # refetch days already recorded as synced php craft observatory/sync 90 --force
Support
- Issues: https://github.com/szenario-fordesigners/craft-observatory/issues
- Source: https://github.com/szenario-fordesigners/craft-observatory
- Developer: https://www.szenario-design.com/
Created by szenario.design


