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2.13.5 – November 10th, 2025

Fix: Divi form submissions could be recorded even if they failed

2.13.4 – November 4th, 2025

Fix: Some cron jobs could go unscheduled

2.13.3 – November 3rd, 2025

Feature: Added eCommerce integration with FluentCart
Fix: Solo Reports for links could show data for a different link with the same Target
Fix: Labels now showing correctly for Overview and Real-time reports with collapsed sidebar

2.13.2 – October 28th, 2025

Fix: Migration bug fix for 2.13.0

2.13.1 – October 21st, 2025

Fix: Migration bug fix for 2.13.0

2.13.0 – October 21st, 2025

Feature: Added option to group referrers by Referrer Type. Easily compare your Search vs. Social vs. AI traffic.
Feature: You can now filter by ANY or ALL of the selected filter conditions.
Enhancement: Added new “AI” referrer type to categorize sites like ChatGPT.com.
Enhancement: Switched to new geographic map created with the svgMap library.
Enhancement: Post categories in the filters are now sorted based on the category hierarchy, making them much easier to browse.
Enhancement: The iawp_top_posts() function now supports categories, so you can get your most popular posts from a particular category.
Fix: Resolved PHP error that could occur due to the visitor ID returning a string instead of an integer.
Fix: Only verify IP to geolocation database file once per day to reduce performance overhead.

2.12.2 – August 29th, 2025

Fix: Improved compatability with MariaDB

2.12.1 – August 26th, 2025

Fix: Improved compatability with MariaDB
Fix: Forminator form submissions were not being tracked

2.12.0 – August 18th, 2025

Feature: Added Solo Reports to Independent Analytics Pro! Click on any table row to view more data for that page/referrer/geolocation/device/campaign/link.
Feature: Added new option to ignore your own visits using a cookie
Enhancement: Tracking is compatible with the Maintenance plugin by WebFactory
Enhancement: Added error notice if REST API is blocked with REST API Toolbox plugin
Enhancement: Recognizing traffic from 429047995 as the Pinterest iOS app
Enhancement: Recognizing 30+ subdomains for Pinterest
Enhancement: Updated all translations
Enhancement: Added filters to allow pages outside of the WP ID system to be tracked
Fix: Resolved persistent bug causing fatal error in the Analytics menu for some hosts, namely webgo.de.
Fix: Resolved PHP notice about use of preg_replace
Fix: Resolved ctype_digit deprecation notice

2.11.10 – July 18th, 2025

Fix: Fix issue switching between light and dark mode
Fix: Reduce geo database verification from every 30 minutes to once a day
Fix: Fix rare PDO deadlock issue

2.11.9 – June 25th, 2025

Feature: Added support for analytics data programmatically added in MainWP Pro Report email body
Fix: Minor UX improvements for the Integrations menu
Fix: Fixed CSV text encodings to improve support for Excel

2.11.8 – June 19th, 2025

Fix: Allow click tracking to avoid using the temporary directory

2.11.7 – June 18th, 2025

Feature: Added an Integrations menu for third-party WordPress plugins

2.11.6 – June 10th, 2025

Fix: Fixed a MySQL deadlock issue that could occur when bulk updating posts
Fix: Click tracking rules are now cached to speed up page loads
Fix: Backup solution for failing Overview data requests

2.11.5 – June 4th, 2025

Feature: add support for analytics in MainWP Pro Reports
Fix: prevent view counter from showing up in widgets

2.11.4 – May 21st, 2025

Enhancement: improved recognition for Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon visitors
Fix: Ampersands (&) in the CSV reports now display correctly
Fix: Resolved potential errors for non-admins viewing the analytics
Fix: Warning for Admin Site Enhancements Pro now recognizes when iawp/search is whitelisted

2.11.3 – May 13th, 2025

Fix: fixed fatal error with id link rules

2.11.2 – May 12th, 2025

Feature: added a new API function called iawp_top_posts() for getting the most popular posts
Enhancement: added recognition for X, Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon as Social referrers
Enhancement: traffic from Facebook Ads is now tracked separately from organic Facebook visitors
Enhancement: light/dark mode can now be set to your system default
Enhancement: added option to disable geotracking and exclude iawp-geo-db.mmdb from the site
Fix: auto-retry mechanism used when mmdb file isn’t downloaded and extracted
Fix: fixed style conflict with other plugins affecting spinner icons
Fix: hid the scrollbar in the date picker
Fix: fixed fatal error with missing WP Cerber options
Fix: fixed incompatibility with SG Speed Optimizer plugin’s Javascript minification setting

2.11.1 – April 29th, 2025

Feature: added option to only show view counter if page exceeds a required number of views
Update: added back-end feature to automatically retry failed database migrations
Fix: chart data wasn’t rendering for Azores timezone when DST was present in date range
Fix: view counts for WooCommerce shop pages were not showing in the Admin toolbar
Fix: authors and contributors can no longer see view counts for other user’s posts in the Posts menu
Fix: option to delete all data was leaving tables behind

2.11.0 – April 21st, 2025

Feature: added the new Overview report to Independent Analytics Pro!
Update: browser and flag icons now visible in PDF downloads
Update: increase minimum required PHP version from 7.33 to 7.4
Fix: contact form link didn’t work on sites with a white-labeled license key
Fix: admin bar stats not showing number of views correctly if 1,000 or higher
Fix: charts were too small on mobile devices
Fix: charts could disappear if a saved report had a filter removed
Fix: Views column in Pages menu wasn’t showing stats for the WooCommerce shop page

2.10.4 – April 7th, 2025

Fix: views column didn’t show views for blog home
Fix: added dark mode support for quick stats
Fix: CSV downloads weren’t displaying special characters properly
Fix: fixed issue that could cause a critical error when tracking views for non-standard pages

2.10.3 – February 25th, 2025

Fix: real-time report could show inconsistent data
Fix: click tracking data file could exist without being writable

2.10.2 – February 12th, 2025

Fix: improved RTL language support
Fix: links in PDF exports were not clickable
Fix: average session duration calculation could be skewed in certain conditions
Fix: tables in real-time report would update without reorder

2.10.1 – January 31st, 2025

Enhancement: added Swedish translation
Fix: resolved PHP warning about text domain being loaded too early

2.10.0 – January 29th, 2025

Feature: added eCommerce tracking for Easy Digital Downloads
Feature: added eCommerce tracking for Paid Memberships Pro
Feature: added option to group the Clicks table by Link Pattern
Feature: added option to track all external clicks
Feature: added option to download a CSV with daily metrics from any report
Enhancement: form tracking integrations added for SureForms and Kali Forms
Enhancement: top link patterns and top form submissions added to the email report
Enhancement: added new Reply To address setting for the email report
Enhancement: added option for customizable footer text in the email report
Enhancement: flipped the Real-time chart to read in the opposite direction
Enhancement: click tracking works for video and audio blocks too
Enhancement: added SMS as a protocol for click tracking
Enhancement: added button to quickly block your own IP address
Enhancement: added a REST API notice when it’s blocked by ASE Pro
Enhancement: removed the old CSV export option in the settings menu
Fix: Quick Stats were showing unfiltered results before report filters applied
Fix: Top 10 lists in the real-time report were sorted by visitors instead of views
Fix: WP HTML Mail plugin was breaking email report layout
Fix: filter condition buttons no longer removing hyphens in URLs

2.9.7 – January 9th, 2025

Fix: tracking for some virtual pages could cause an error
Fix: support for de_DE_Formal locale

2.9.6 – December 30th, 2024

Fix: resolved incompatibility with Complianz
Fix: resolved incompatibility with AnalyticsWP
Fix: resolved incompatibility with GiveWP
Fix: very long URLs could trigger a fatal error
Fix: deleting old data didn’t include click data
Fix: resolved scenario where clicks could go untracked
Fix: eCommerce analytics correctly calculate orders with a negative total

2.9.5 – November 25th, 2024

Update: added CIDR support for IP address blocking
Fix: translation warning in WordPress 6.7

2.9.4 – November 12th, 2024

Update: add epub support for click tracking
Fix: invalid report columns could cause a PHP error

2.9.3 – November 7th, 2024

Fix: updated click tracking to allow classes to be present on parent elements
Fix: date picker now works for mobile devices

2.9.2 – November 5th, 2024

Fix: move click tracking files into the plugin folder

2.9.1 – November 4th, 2024

Fix: tracking script could trigger errors before database migration finished

2.9.0 – November 4th, 2024

Feature: added click tracking to Independent Analytics Pro! You can now track clicks on any link on your website.
Update: improved the accessibility of the date picker with better keyboard navigation and button labeling
Update: added form tracking for Avada forms
Update: you can now customize the email address the email report comes from
Update: added a recommendation to watch the Getting Started tutorial for new users
Update: added a recommendation to track logged-in visitors when using WooCommerce or SureCart
Update: administrators are now ignored by default
Update: updated the Analytics menu icon
Update: now tracking link pages created by the ClickWhale plugin
Update: added integration with WC Price Based on Country plugin to get correct currency for WooCommerce sales
Fix: date picker months incorrect for users in the Rome timezone
Fix: bug made it difficult to select only one day in the date picker
Fix: mobile layout included extra horizontal space and scrolling
Fix: cursor would glitch when hovering over a table sorting button
Fix: chart was missing data if DST started in the visible range and using Cuban or Paraguay timezones
Fix: links couldn’t be clicked in the PDF report
Fix: error could be triggered if SureCart is installed and not yet connected to an account
Fix: error notices were getting logged every time a 404 page was visited if SureCart was installed
Fix: date of first recorded data wasn’t updating when old data is deleted via the automatic deletion feature

2.8.9 – October 29th, 2024

Fix: Updated the “tested up to” value to 6.6.2

2.8.8 – October 1st, 2024

Fix: eCommerce orders could be accounted for multiple times

2.8.7 – September 30th, 2024

Fix: eCommerce orders could be accounted for multiple times

2.8.6 – September 12th, 2024

Fix: Some data wasn’t visible for the America/Santiago timezone

2.8.5 – September 9th, 2024

Fix: Editing a comment could trigger an error in the admin panel for some sites

2.8.4 – September 6th, 2024

Fix: Some email reports were sending with missing analytics

2.8.3 – September 5th, 2024

Fix: Fix deprecation warning on some PHP versions

2.8.2 – September 4th, 2024

Fix: Timezones were not reflected in parts of the date picker

2.8.1 – September 4th, 2024

Fix: Some WooCommerce currencies were formatted incorrectly

2.8.0 – September 4th, 2024

Feature: SureCart tracking added to Independent Analytics Pro!
Feature: you can now select which WooCommerce order statuses you want to be counted in the analytics
Enhancement: added new date picker with additional features
Enhancement: made dashboard widget taller so it’s easier to read
Enhancement: the automatic data deletion now tells you how many sessions will be deleted before activated
Enhancement: renamed the “Net Sales” metric for WooCommerce to “Total Sales” to better describe what’s tracked
Enhancement: reduced plugin size by 2MB
Enhancement: added link to new Getting Started video tutorial in the Help & Support menu
Fix: table columns and filters can’t be applied until the report is fully loaded
Fix: Real-time analytics display was broken for RTL websites

2.7.3 – August 1st, 2024

Fix: super admins were still limited to only viewing authored content in some situations

2.7.2 – July 30th, 2024

Fix: super admins were limited to only viewing authored content

2.7.1 – July 29th, 2024

Fix: some MariaDB instances don’t support optimizer_switch customization

2.7.0 – July 25th, 2024

Feature: added new option to delete data older than X days/years
Feature: added new option to allow authors (non-admins) to see stats for only their own content
Feature: added option to hide the view counter label
Feature: added support for tracking custom forms via a new PHP hook
Update: added form tracking integrations for the Bit Form, Forminator, and Hustle plugins
Update: dark mode styles added for all modal windows and sub-menus
Update: added Turkish & Vietnamese translations
Update: updated copy to make it clear that IP addresses get ignored, not blocked
Update: improved display of long column titles in the data table
Update: improved display of numerous chart metrics like conversion rate and bounce rate
Fix: filters were loading extremely slowly for some sites using MariaDB
Fix: the chart was not saving “No comparison” if selected as the second metric
Fix: the real-time analytics report was missing data in the widgets from sessions lasting longer than 5 minutes
Fix: some English text was not marked for translation
Fix: WooCommerce metrics in the chart always used the dollar sign instead of the store’s preferred currency

2.6.4 – July 17th, 2024

Fix: WooCommerce statistics didn’t show for multisite installations
Fix: WooCommerce order tracking could fail under some circumstances

2.6.3 – July 10th, 2024

Fix: Email report heading wasn’t considering timezones
Fix: Formidable Forms and MailOptin submissions going untracked

2.6.2 – July 2nd, 2024

Fix: WooCommerce orders using the block checkout were not tracked
Fix: Email report scheduling wasn’t considering timezones

2.6.1 – July 1st, 2024

Fix: Integers were being parsed as strings for some PHP configurations

2.6.0 – June 27th, 2024

Feature: All metrics can now be displayed in the chart!
Feature: Added Bricks Builder integration for form tracking
Feature: Added ARForms integration for form tracking
Update: View counter can use all the ranges available in the date picker (including the shortcode)
Update: Improvements to session tracking accuracy
Update: Added support for WPML Multi-currency
Update: Updated IP-to-geolocation library
Fix: Added compatibility with MySQL over SSL
Fix: Monthly email reports could get sent a day earlier or late
Fix: Message about WP Hardening blocking the REST API was showing even when the REST API wasn’t blocked
Fix: Some English text wasn’t getting translated
Fix: Error with Shield Security REST API check
Fix: Error with WP Cerber REST API check
Fix: Remove warning about Perfmatters REST API check
Fix: Prevent SQL error triggered when updating large menus
Fix: Fixed style conflict with WP Analytify affecting the dashboard widget
Fix: Removed the “Views” column added to the Elementor Templates menu
Fix: Calendar display was broken for RTL websites

2.5.1 – May 23rd, 2024

Fix: Timezone comparisons were causing warnings in the logs

2.5.0 – May 21st, 2024

Feature: Form tracking added to Independent Analytics Pro!
Feature: Quick Stats can now be toggled on/off and saved
Feature: Added option to change the date range in the view counter shortcode
Feature: Added the Views column to custom post type menus too
Update: Recognizing more WC order statuses as complete, such as “shipped” and “delivered”
Update: Integrated with SearchIQ plugin to recognize its search queries
Update: Changelog menu now says “New” in its notification instead of using a number
Update: Unminified copies of all JS files are included to comply with OSS guidelines
Update: Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.7.2
Fix: Resolved conflict with the WP Activity Log plugin
Fix: UI fixes for filters and save button
Fix: Sorting the Views column in the Posts menu wasn’t working
Fix: Renamed some elements to prevent conflicts with plugins loading Bootstrap.css
Fix: Wildcards are recognized when checking if the current IP is blocked
Fix: Timezone issue with Beirut could cause data to go missing from the chart
Fix: Prevent error upon installation for sites with long DB prefixes

2.4.3 – April 25th, 2024

Fix: WooCommerce sales could be overcounted for pages in the Pages report

2.4.2 – April 17th, 2024

Fix: Custom post type menu bug
Fix: Device data cache bug

2.4.1 – April 15th, 2024

Fix: Custom post type menu bug
Fix: Migration bug fix for 2.4.0

2.4.0 – April 15th, 2024

Feature: Added a Views column to the Posts menu
Update: 45% faster load times for analytics reports
Update: For multi-site installs, the iawp-geo-db.mmdb file is now added to the parent site’s uploads folder only
Fix: WooCommerce sales were overcounted for pages in the Pages report
Fix: Prevent potential 500 errors from traffic spikes and post updates
Fix: UI bug with notice from CookieYes plugin
Fix: Prevent UI bugs from plugins that load a Twitter Bootstrap stylesheet everywhere
Fix: Reworked device type caching mechanism to avoid false positives from security scanners
Fix: Removed symfony/console/ folder to prevent false positives from security scanners

2.3.2 – April 1st, 2024

Fix: Fixed an issue with average session duration being over-inflated
Fix: Fixed max_connection error

2.3.1 – March 28th, 2024

Fix: Fixed a conflict with the Age Gate plugin

2.3.0 – March 26th, 2024

Feature: Created new Help & Support menu
Feature: Created new Updates menu
Feature: Added 6 more pre-defined date buttons: Last 60 Days, Last 90 Days, Last 3 Months, Last 6 Months, Last 12 Months, and All Time
Feature: The Admin Bar stats now include “All Time” views
Feature: Added four more custom color options to the email report
Feature: Added option to make view counter private (logged-in visitors only)
Feature: The view counter can now get stats for today, the last 30 days, this month, last month, or all time
Feature: Added option to manually adjust the view counter count for individual pages
Update: Removed every non-report page from the analytics sidebar
Update: The /temp/ directory can now be defined using the IAWP_TEMP_DIR constant
Update: Added an error message if missing database privileges are found
Update: Added automatic tracking for PDF pages made with TNC FlipBook
Update: Updated the IP address to geolocation MMDB file for more accurate location reporting
Update: Added conflict detection when the REST API is blocked by Admin & Site Enhancements
Update: Added icons for more browsers
Fix: Fixed a fatal error with the Age Gate plugin
Fix: Fixed a 500 server error that could occur when updating a taxonomy
Fix: Increased timeout to prevent errors during data migrations and allow for more time for the analytics to load
Fix: Filtering by category wasn’t working for posts in multiple categories
Fix: Fixed stylesheet conflict with WP Media Files Name Rename plugin
Fix: POT file wasn’t getting regenerated with each update
Fix: Fixed IP blocking for IPv6 addresses and added wilcard support
Fix: Updated BladeOne library to resolve conflict with WP Ultimo
Fix: Preventing a fatal error when the database tables are deleted manually
Fix: View counter stats fixed when shown for each posts in an archive page

2.2.1 – February 13th, 2024

Fix: bug fix for 2.2.0

2.2.0 – February 7th, 2024

Feature: Added PDF download button to toolbar
Feature: Added WooCommerce sales columns to Pages report
Update: UI layout style improvements
Update: Added links to Settings and Campaign Builder in the menu sidebar
Update: The WooCommerce Checkout Success page now shows up separately from the Checkout page
Update: Added conflict detection for WP Hide plugin
Fix: Added styling for RTL languages
Fix: Fixed notice about undefined variable in WC order pages

2.1.6 – January 29th 2024

Fix: bug fix for 2.1.0

2.1.5 – January 24th 2024

Fix: bug fix for 2.1.0

2.1.4 – January 23rd, 2024

Fix: migration bug fix for 2.1.0

2.1.3 – January 18th, 2024

Fix: migration bug fix for 2.1.0

2.1.2 – January 18th, 2024

Fix: migration bug fix for 2.1.0

2.1.1 – January 18th, 2024

Fix: migration bug fix for 2.1.0

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Google Analytics is complicated!

Independent Analytics gives you simple, common-sense stats you can use to grow your website.

This is a free plugin and doesn’t require you to create an account on another site. All features outlined below are included in the free plugin.

Every Tool You Need to Analyze & Grow Your Website

Analytics dashboard inside your WP admin
Popular posts and pages
Top traffic sources
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Device report with device types, browsers, and OS
Save custom reports
Export to CSV & PDF

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When it comes to privacy, just say, “No!”

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As a Google Analytics alternative, Independent Analytics runs entirely on your site so all of your data is created and stored on your server. No personal data is saved and no cookies are used to track visitors, making it easy to comply with regional privacy laws like the GDPR and CCPA.

Loved by the WP Community ❤️

Independent Analytics has received renown from WP Tuts, Web Squadron, WP Weekly, WP Builds, and many more publications.

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Independent Analytics Pro
\n Get more valuable insights with the Independent Analytics Pro plugin, which includes UTM campaign tracking, real-time analytics, click tracking, eCommerce sales tracking (WooCommerce, FluentCart, EDD, SureCart), form submission tracking, HTML email reports, and a customizable Overview report.
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Who’s it for?

Independent Analytics is easy enough for a total beginner to use while offering plenty of depth for more advanced users to dig into their data.

Bloggers: use Independent Analytics as a simple blog stats plugin. Find out how many views your posts get and how much traffic you get from search engines and social media.
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News sites: get same-day statistics for all your posts and filter by author to find your most successful writers.
Startups: start tracking your visits right away and find out which early marketing tactics are driving results.
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How to Get Started

Visit your Plugins > Add New menu
Search for “Independent Analytics”
Install and enjoy 🙂

Independent Analytics starts tracking visitors immediately without configuration. You don’t have to mess with any JavaScript or code snippets.

Explore the Simple, Yet Powerful Features

Our WordPress statistics plugin is more robust than a simple hit counter and includes all of the following features:

Pages report – discover your most visited pages.
Referrers report – find the sites sending you traffic.
Geographic report – see which countries and cities your visitors are from.
Devices report – get a breakdown of traffic by device type, browser, and OS.
CSV exporting – export any report to CSV for additional analysis.
PDF exporting – export any report as a beautiful PDF to share with colleagues.
Saved reports – create and save your own custom reports to the sidebar.
Share access with authors – share access with any user role in a few clicks and optionally limit the stats to only content published by the author.
White-label the dashboard – white-label the analytics for non-admins to remove any branding and external links.
View counts in the Posts menu – check how many views your recent posts have while browsing the Posts menu
Dashboard widget – get a quick look at your stats when you login.
Admin toolbar stats – see how many views each page has while viewing or editing it.
Public view counter – show off how many views each post on your site has gotten.
Ignore user roles – easily ignore activity from admins while recording traffic from Subscribers and Customers
Ignore IP addresses – add any IP address to your ignore list in just two clicks.
Automatically delete old data – delete data older than X days/years to limit the total data storage.
Filtering system – segment your data with the powerful filters.
Essential metrics – find your views, visitors, sessions, bounce rate, session duration, and views per session metrics in the Quick Stats, chart, and data table.
Visitors Growth – find your fastest-growing pages and referrers.
Author stats – sort and filter your pages by author.
Post type stats – segment by post type to view stats for your posts, search results, custom post types, and more.
Landing page stats – Use the Entrances metric to find your top landing pages.
Developer API – the rudimentary developer API lets you get stats from any page on your site.
RTL support – Independent Analytics works just as well for right-to-left languages.
Mobile-friendly – the Analytics dashboard is fully compatible with mobile devices.
Campaigns report (Pro) – create and track UTM campaign links.
Real-time analytics (Pro) – see how many visitors are currently on your site.
Click tracking (Pro) – track clicks on any link without touching code.
eCommerce analytics (Pro) – integration with WooCommerce, FluentCart, EDD, and SureCart lets you find your most profitable campaigns, landing pages, and referrers.
Form tracking (Pro) – integration with 20+ top form plugins, like WPForms and Contact Form 7, lets you automatically track form submissions and discover where your leads are coming from.
Overview report (Pro) – find all your data in one place with the customizable Overview report.
Solo reports (Pro) – view dedicated reports for individual pages and referrers.
HTML email reports (Pro) – schedule a beautiful daily, weekly, or monthly email report for yourself and your clients.

Explore every feature with screenshots here →

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Independent Analytics Pro
\n Get more valuable insights with the Independent Analytics Pro plugin, which includes UTM campaign tracking, real-time analytics, click tracking, eCommerce sales tracking (WooCommerce, FluentCart, EDD, SureCart), form submission tracking, HTML email reports, and a customizable Overview report.
\n Click here to get Independent Analytics Pro →
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Who Made This?

Independent Analytics is designed and developed by Ben Sibley and Andrew Mead in the beautiful city of Philadelphia. Check out our interview on the WP Builds podcast if you’d like to hear our story.

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\nHow do I install it?\n\n

No, Independent Analytics is an alternative to Google Analytics.

\nCan I use Independent Analytics and Google Analytics at the same time?\n\n

Yes, you can run them both simultaneously without any issues or errors.

\nCan I import data from Google Analytics or Jetpack Stats?\n\n

No, it is not possible to import stats from other analytics tools at this time.

\nWill it slow down my site?\n\n

No, the tracking script makes a deferred request to your site’s REST API to record the visit. This has no impact on the loading experience, and does not impact your Core Web Vitals, allowing you to achieve a perfect 100/100 Page Speed Insights score.

\nDoes tracking start right away?\n\n

Yes, the moment you install Independent Analytics it will start tracking views. If you don’t see any views right away, clear your site’s cache and then visit your site in a private browser tab to record your first view.

\nDo I need to use a cookie popup with it?\n\n

No, Independent Analytics does not use cookies.

\nHow much space does it take in my database?\n\n

Independent Analytics will store roughly 200-300MB per million sessions. We find this amount of data to be reasonable for the vast majority of websites. There is also an option to automatically delete old data, so you can store only the last 1-5 years of analytics.

\nAre bot visits counted?\n\n

Independent Analytics ignores all self-identifying bots, such as search engine crawlers and uptime checkers. If you are getting visits from malicious bots that disguise themselves as human visitors, we recommend using Cloudflare or the Shield Security plugin to block these bots from accessing your website.

\nIs there a tracking code?\n\n

Yes, but you don’t have to add it yourself. It gets included on all of your site’s pages automatically once Independent Analytics is activated.

\nDoes it work with multisite installs?\n\n

Yes, Independent Analytics works well with multisite installs. Each sub-site will get its own Analytics menu with its own stats.

\nWhat metrics does it track?\n\n

The primary metrics it tracks are views, visitors, sessions, session duration, bounce rate, and average session duration.

\nDoes it work if I use Matomo?\n\n

Yes, Independent Analytics will run smoothly and won’t create any errors even if you’re already using Matomo or any other analytics plugin.

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The easiest way to install Independent Analytics is by visiting your Plugins > Add New menu. Search for “Independent Analytics” and install the first result you see there.

To install with the zip file downloaded from this page:

Login to your WordPress dashboard
Visit the Plugins > Add New menu
Click the Upload Plugin button at the top
In the upload form that appears, click the Choose file button and select the independent-analytics.zip file you downloaded here
Click the Install Now button
Once the page reloads, click the blue Activate link

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For me, it is perfect for our needs.\n","rating":0.25,"created":{"timestamp":1677456000,"timezone":"UTC"}},{"reviewer":"Thomas Barregren","title":"A great web analytics tool that you definitely should check out!","content":"\nThere are two main types of web analytics software: The big and complex ones that do more than most people use, e.g. GA4, Matomno and Piwik Pro, and the small and nimble ones that have everything you expect but nothing more, e.g. Fathom and Plausible. Independent Analytics belongs to the latter category. And it is a very good alternative for those who are looking for that sort of analytics tool. The interface is just as polished and easy to use as Fathom and Plausible, but has the advantage that it can also display WordPress-specific information.\n\n\n\nI have installed Independent Analytics Pro on several of our clients' websites and can say that it works flawlessly. 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We resolved all the issues in a days!\n\n\n\nThanks a lot and fingers crossed for the future developmentKarolína\n","rating":0.25,"created":{"timestamp":1718841600,"timezone":"UTC"}}],"screenshots":"

$\"Beautiful$
Beautiful analytics dashboard inside your WP admin
$\"Analyze$
Analyze your traffic sources with the Referrers report
$\"The$
The Geographic report shows traffic from each country and city
$\"Find$
Find which devices and browsers your visitors use the most
$\"Customize$
Customize your reports, then save them in the sidebar
$\"Filter$
Filter your reports to analyze specific groups of pages
$\"View$
View any metrics you want in the chart
$\"Customize$
Customize the columns in the data table
$\"Export$
Export any report to PDF or CSV in one click
$\"Find$
Find stats in the admin toolbar when viewing a page
$\"Check$
Check your stats at a glance with the dashboard widget
$\"Share$
Share access with other users and limit the stats to their own posts only
$\"Check$
Check your post view counts in the Posts menu

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