Traffic Sequence: Which Product Runs First?

This post introduces 'Traffic Sequence', a new dashboard feature that visually illustrates the execution order of Cloudflare products for a given HTTP request. It addresses the growing complexity of Cloudflare's product ecosystem and the difficulty users face in understanding how different features like Firewall Rules, Workers, and Transform Rules interact. The post details the development of Traffic Sequence from a 'napkin idea' to a fully integrated feature, highlighting its benefits for customer understanding, product discoverability, and navigation. It also provides a concrete example of how understanding traffic sequence is crucial for effective configuration, particularly with the interplay between URL rewriting and Firewall Rules.