JoomlaWatch is a sophisticated component that monitors web statistics in real time such as unique website visitors and bots directly from the administration section of Joomla. It also ships with modules for front page functionality. The following info is collected: IP addresses, countries, geographical locations on google maps, which articles of your Joomal site have been viewed, browsers used, etc. In the Joomla frontend, it can show the top countries, user and visit information in module positions.
An Example of the Statistics Overview
We particularly like the presentation of the statistics and visitor information. An interesting requirement of the license agreement when you install the component is that a privacy statement be included in your site - like ours - that explains to visitors what collected data is used for. We are all for transparency and like the idea of educating folks that privacy is important on the Internet as well.
JoomlaWatch creates daily and all-time stats for unique, pageload and total hits statistics. The component also gives you the opportunity to block harmful IP addresses, see blocked attempts stats, evaluate the trend charts, and create goals based on many parameters. It even allows you to set visitor goals and produces maps where the IP of visitors is located.
Codegravity is the developer of the component and it is available in the JED. It is worth the hassle registering on the developers' website. The component is for free and is sponsored with non-intrusive Google ads in the back-end.
In a nutshell: A high quality extension that allows you to keep an eye on your site's performance statistics in addition to Google's webmaster tools.