Step 2 of #11620; don't load matomo/plausible for bots#11621
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This PR implements step 2 of #11620 by preventing analytics scripts and preconnect resources from being loaded for bot traffic, which will allow increasing Matomo sampling rates to 100% while reducing unnecessary resource usage.
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- Added conditional logic to exclude bots from loading preconnect links to athena.archive.org and apollo.archive.org
- Wrapped Matomo analytics initialization code to only execute for non-bot users
- Cleaned up meta tag comments to remove personal references
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Addresses step 2 of #11620
This pull request updates the
openlibrary/templates/site/head.htmltemplate to improve how resources and scripts are loaded, with a particular focus on optimizing the experience for bots versus human users. The main changes ensure that certain external connections and analytics scripts are only included for non-bot users, and clarify some meta tag comments.Conditional loading for bots:
<link rel="preconnect">tags forathena.archive.organdapollo.archive.orgwhen the visitor is not a bot.apollo.archive.org) so it only runs for non-bot users, reducing unnecessary resource usage for bots.Meta tag and comment cleanup: