https://pxta.com/tags/beacons/ Recent content in Beacons on pxta.com Hugo en-us Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pxta.com/what-websites-send-when-you-close-the-page-and-how-pxta-records-unload-beacons/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pxta.com/what-websites-send-when-you-close-the-page-and-how-pxta-records-unload-beacons/ <p>A lot of tracking happens on the way out. Analytics tools want to know how long someone stayed and how far they scrolled, and the only moment they know that is when the visitor leaves. So scripts wait for the page to be hidden or closed, then send a last request with <code>navigator.sendBeacon</code>, which the browser delivers even as the page goes away.</p> <p>These requests are easy to miss. Open the browser&rsquo;s developer tools, click a link, and the network list clears for the new page, unless &ldquo;Preserve log&rdquo; was ticked first.</p>