Rick Hellewell

Google Analytics (GA) allows you to see what your visitors are doing on your site. The common installation is to run some JavaScript code in the client’s browser that reports back to GA. The problem with that is many ad-blockers will block that client-side (browser) action, resulting in incomplete GA data.
The Server Side Analytics plugin does all the work on your server. So GA is used on all site visits – even visitors using ad blocking. That gives you more accurate GA data.
Your site visitor’s IP address is anonymized (the last ‘octet’ is removed), so only the visitor’s city is known. The plugin only uses the client-side WordPress session ID, so complies with basic GDPR privacy, as long as your site has an acknowledged cookie policy. There is nothing additionally stored on the client side, so visitor privacy for this plugin and the generated analytics is assured.
All you need is a GA account – start here: https://www.google.com/analytics/ . Note that you will need to set up a “UA” type account. Help starts here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9306384?hl=en Make sure you set up a “Universal Analytics” account – which will result in a UA-xxxxxxx-1 value to use in the plugin.
If you use Google Analytics, then you should be aware of their privacy policy, which could apply to your use of GA; see it here https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html . You may also need a cookie policy and acknowledgement displayed on your site.
We suggest that you consult with your legal advisor for specific methods and messages needed for GDPR compliance on your site. We provide no warranty or guarantee of GDPR compliance. We are not providing any legal advice. We are not responsible in any way for your use of our suggested GDPR solution. Your mileage may vary. Objects in mirror are closer than you expect. All aspirin is alike. Professional driver on a closed course. Your mileage may vary.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
This plugin does not save any personal information on your server. It will store cookies on your visitor’s browsers. If you have enabled Google Analytics, it will also store a randomly-generated ID value as a cookie; there is no personal information associated with that cookie. The plugin does not share information with others.

CellarWeb Server Side Analytics

Allows using Google Analytics via server-side request. Many ad blockers block client-side Google Analytics, resulting in incomplete values.

Danny van Kooten

ibericode

Harish Chouhan

<h3>Get privacy-friendly and easy to use statistics with Koko Analytics</h3>
Koko Analytics is a lightweight and privacy-friendly statistics plugin that runs entirely on your own WordPress site without requiring any third-party services.
It aims to be a simpler alternative to Google Analytics for WordPress sites.
Whether you want to see your most popular pages or understand where your visitors are coming from. Koko Analytics tracks all the essential metrics without compromising the privacy of your visitors or the performance of your site.
<h3>Why Koko Analytics?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Plug and play – Activate the plugin and statistics will start working right away.</li>
<li>Simple & effective – No complicated pages to navigate, but a single page showing all that truly matters.</li>
<li>Privacy-friendly – GDPR and CCPA compliant by design.</li>
<li>Own your data – All data is processed and stored on your server only.</li>
<li>Fast and lightweight – Adds less than 500 bytes of JavaScript and handles traffic spikes with ease.</li>
<li>No cookies needed – Choose between cookie-based, cookieless, or no tracking at all.</li>
<li>Accurate essentials – Counts visitors, unique pageviews, and referral URLs.</li>
</ul>
Koko Analytics provides you with effective and reliable website analytics without sharing visitor data with companies that also happen to sell advertisements.
You can <a href="https://www.kokoanalytics.com/koko-analytics-dashboard/" rel="nofollow ugc">view a live demo here</a>.
This plugin is free, open-source and self-hosted — no account required. The <a href="https://github.com/ibericode/koko-analytics" rel="nofollow ugc">source code for Koko Analytics is available on GitHub here</a>.
<h3>Unlock advanced statistics with Koko Analytics Pro</h3>
You can benefit from several advanced features with <a href="https://www.kokoanalytics.com/pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Koko Analytics Pro</a>, like custom event tracking, counting visitor countries and periodic email reports.

Koko Analytics – Privacy+Friendly statistics for WordPress


Nice simple and privacy friendly plugin


After initial problems works fine


Koko Analytics is a privacy-friendly analytics plugin that does exactly what it says on the tin. It's simple, effective, and respects the privacy of your visitors.


Excellent Plugin

Perfect

came here from slimstat after that seemed to have silently died (it seems back now), but haven't looked back since. love the events in kokopro too! ;-)

great job


I don't like the idea of very complex and granular analytics. I typically don't need or have time to review analytical tools like that. I just want to see the number of visitors, popular pages, and maybe a couple of other things. This plugin covers it. Most importantly, it looks clean. At least currently, there are no ads or other gaudy things in the dashboard.


I'm a fan


A great great Analytics tool for WordPress. It's fast, customizable, self-hosted and privacy friendly but what even stands out are the customer support and easy to use events in premium version. Really well thought out.


Perfect!


It is a simple plugin but is effective. Really love the Jetpack Statistics import function. Made it easy to switch. Look forward to seeing what new features will come.


Simple but effective


Koko Analytics is a lightweight and efficient plugin, standing out as one of the few that offers REST API support. This unique feature inspired us to integrate it with our app.



Additionally, the plugin's support team is responsive, helpful, and quick to address any issues, making it an excellent choice for website owners.


Nice and light plugin


Koko Analytics provides me with just the stats I need. It is simple, fast, and reliable and the developer continues to update it. 👏


Simple, Fast, Reliable


I'm using it for all websites that need simple stats, that's just perfect !


Excellent small stats plugin


Easy to set up and gives you the statistics most customers needs. No need for bulky and slow analytics that no one uses!


Just wonderful!


I love this plugin and use it as my standard solution for local and GDPR conform website stats.


Simple but great


Update 29th August 2025.



Quick support solved the issue. 



Update 28th August 2025.



After recent upgrade it stops tracking for me. Till now working fine.











It's a great plugin. Loved it. Using it for a while.



It is perfect for my blog. I'll recommend it to my friends.



Feature request:



Can we add Geography tracking or user esthetics tracking like browser, device, etc. ?


Stops tracking after recent upgrade


Does the job if you quickly want to know where your visitors are coming from and how many you're getting.


Simple and does the job

Simple, plug & play statistics for WordPress. GDPR-compliant, privacy-friendly and self-hosted. Get effective analytics with Koko Analytics.

CellarWeb Server Side Analytics vs Koko Analytics – Privacy+Friendly statistics for WordPress