Final attempted fix

Author: SunDevil311

cspell.json

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "ntfy",
     "obtainium",
     "posthog",
+    "prefs",
     "reconsent",
     "SIEM",
     "SPDY",

src/lib/stores/posthog.js

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later
  * @module src/lib/stores
  */
 
-import { afterNavigate } from "$app/navigation";
 import {
   shouldRemindUserToReconsent,
   shouldTrackUser,
@@ -76,12 +75,6 @@ export async function initPostHog() {
   });
 
   ph.capture("$pageview");
-
-  afterNavigate(() => {
-    if (ph !== null && get(trackingEnabled)) {
-      ph.capture("$pageview");
-    }
-  });
 }
 
 /**

src/lib/stores/trackingStatus.js

@@ -14,4 +14,17 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 import { writable } from "svelte/store";
 
-export const trackingStatus = writable("unknown");
+/**
+ * Writable tracking status store.
+ * Initialized with fallback value and updated in browser context.
+ * @type {import("svelte/store").Writable<string>}
+ */
+export const trackingStatus = writable("⏳ Checking tracking preferences...");
+
+// Dynamically import browser-only logic after mount
+if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+  import("$lib/utils/trackingStatus.js").then(({ getTrackingPreferences }) => {
+    const prefs = getTrackingPreferences();
+    trackingStatus.set(prefs.status);
+  });
+}

src/routes/+layout.js

@@ -42,5 +42,3 @@ export function load({ url }) {
     meta: currentMeta, // Return the meta data (either from the route or the fallback)
   };
 }
-
-// cspell:ignore posthog

src/routes/+layout.svelte

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ This file is part of Network Pro.
   export let data;
 
   import { onMount } from "svelte";
-  import { initPostHog, showReminder } from "$lib/stores/posthog";
+  import { afterNavigate } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { initPostHog, showReminder, capture } from "$lib/stores/posthog";
   import { registerServiceWorker } from "$lib/registerServiceWorker.js";
   import { browser } from "$app/environment";
   import { shouldTrackUser } from "$lib/utils/privacy.js";
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ This file is part of Network Pro.
     registerServiceWorker();
     initPostHog();
 
+    // Register navigation tracking only on client
+    afterNavigate(() => {
+      capture("$pageview");
+    });
+
     if (browser) {
       const isDev = import.meta.env.MODE === "development";