Adam Greenwell

<p>The Hits List keeps post view tracking on your own WordPress site and gives you block, widget, and template-tag tools for displaying popular content.</p>
<p>Key features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Local view tracking stored in WordPress database tables</li>
<li>Overall and daily popular-post counts</li>
<li>Popular Posts block and widget support with public post type selection</li>
<li>WordPress dashboard cards for daily top posts, all-time top posts, and views over time</li>
<li>Top 10 migration compatibility with resumable rerun-safe imports, WP-CLI tools, legacy widget support, native widget conversion, cleanup for old Top 10 leftovers, and optional Top 10 plugin removal</li>
<li>REST-based tracking with AJAX fallback</li>
<li>Privacy-policy integration for site owners</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>The Hits List stores post view counts locally in the <code>hits_list</code> and <code>hits_list_daily</code> database tables (table prefix may vary).</p>
<p>It does not send tracking data to a third-party analytics service.</p>
<p>Daily tracking buckets are retained for 180 days by default and older rows are removed automatically.</p>
<p>You are responsible for describing your use of visitor analytics on your own site as needed.</p>
<h3>Source Code and Build Tools</h3>
<p>The compiled block assets in <code>blocks/popular-posts/build/</code> are generated from the human-readable source files included in <code>blocks/popular-posts/src/</code>.</p>
<p>To rebuild the block assets:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to <code>blocks/popular-posts/</code>.</li>
<li>Run <code>npm install</code>.</li>
<li>Run <code>npm run build</code>.</li>
</ol>
<p>The block build uses <code>@wordpress/scripts</code>. Runtime PHP, vanilla JavaScript, and CSS assets outside the block build are maintained directly in the plugin source.</p>


The Hits List

Track post views locally, display popular posts, and migrate Top 10 data into a completely free, drop-in replacement.

EPICWP

<p>Epic Tracking lets you add event tracking to any element on your WordPress site using a visual editor. Click the element you want to track, give it a name, and you’re done — events start recording immediately. No code, no Google Tag Manager, no external scripts.</p>
<h4>Visual Click & Event Editor</h4>
<p>Open the visual editor on any page from the WordPress admin bar. Click a button, link, form, CTA, or any other element — give it a reference name and tag — and save. That’s it. The event is live and tracking starts immediately.</p>
<ul>
<li>Track button clicks, form submissions, link clicks, and CTA conversions</li>
<li>Set up events in seconds with a point-and-click interface</li>
<li>Organize events with custom tags for easy filtering</li>
<li>No coding or tag manager knowledge required</li>
</ul>
<h4>Built-in Analytics Dashboard</h4>
<p>The plugin includes a full analytics dashboard in your WordPress admin:</p>
<ul>
<li>Event trigger counts with unique visitor breakdowns</li>
<li>Page view statistics with date range filtering</li>
<li>Per-page detail views with referrer, device, browser, OS, and country data</li>
<li>Daily traffic charts and trend visualization</li>
<li>Sortable tables with pagination</li>
</ul>
<h4>Self-Hosted & Privacy-Friendly</h4>
<p>All tracking data stays in your WordPress database. No data is sent to third-party analytics services. Visitors are identified using a single first-party cookie — no personal data is stored or shared.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Visual event editor</strong> — Point-and-click setup for tracking clicks on any element</li>
<li><strong>Custom event tags</strong> — Organize events with tags for easy filtering and reporting</li>
<li><strong>Event analytics</strong> — See which events fire most, with trigger counts and unique visitors</li>
<li><strong>Page view tracking</strong> — Automatic visit logging with full referrer and device data</li>
<li><strong>Country geolocation</strong> — Automatic IP-based country detection for visitor locations</li>
<li><strong>Bot filtering</strong> — Known bots and crawlers are automatically excluded</li>
<li><strong>Role exclusion</strong> — Exclude administrators or any user role from being tracked</li>
<li><strong>Date range filtering</strong> — Quick presets (today, last 7 days, last 30 days) and custom ranges</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> — No impact on page load speed; tracking runs asynchronously after render</li>
<li><strong>Self-hosted</strong> — All data stored in your WordPress database, no external dependencies</li>
<li><strong>Clean uninstall</strong> — All tables and options are removed when you delete the plugin</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use Cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Track which CTAs and buttons get the most clicks on your landing pages</li>
<li>Measure form submission rates and conversion events without tag managers</li>
<li>Monitor page views and traffic trends without Google Analytics</li>
<li>See which referrers drive the most traffic to specific pages</li>
<li>Understand visitor demographics: device type, browser, OS, and country</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Epic Tracking?</h4>
<p>Most WordPress event tracking requires Google Tag Manager, custom JavaScript, or expensive third-party services. Epic Tracking gives you a visual editor to set up event tracking in seconds — no code, no external scripts, no data leaving your server.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the <a href="http://ip-api.com" rel="nofollow ugc">ip-api.com</a> geolocation service to determine visitor country based on their IP address. An HTTP request is sent to ip-api.com each time a new visitor is recorded (unless a cached result is available). The request contains only the visitor’s IP address. No other personal data is sent.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: <a href="http://ip-api.com" rel="nofollow ugc">ip-api.com</a></li>
<li>Data sent: visitor IP address</li>
<li>When: on each new visit (results are cached for 24 hours)</li>
<li>Terms of service: <a href="https://ip-api.com/docs/legal" rel="nofollow ugc">ip-api.com/docs/legal</a></li>
<li>Privacy policy: <a href="https://ip-api.com/docs/legal" rel="nofollow ugc">ip-api.com/docs/legal</a></li>
</ul>


Epic Tracking – Click & Event Tracking for WordPress

Click and event tracking for WordPress. Point, click, and track — no code, no tag managers, no third-party scripts.

The Hits List vs Epic Tracking – Click & Event Tracking for WordPress