Matomo Site Kit Reviews, Downloads & Maintenance

Matomo Site Kit allows your WordPress instance to connect with Matomo Cloud or On-Premise.
You can easily provide Matomo or Matomo Tag Manager tracking code.
Get in touch with the dashboard and respect the law with GDPR script easy deployment.

Features:

Dashboard with analytics overview
Classic Matomo tracking code injection
Matomo Tag Manager (MTM) support with dataLayer
User ID tracking (SHA256 hashed)
GDPR consent mode options
Privacy opt-out shortcode
Post/Page analytics metabox
WordPress Dashboard widget
Exclude tracking by user role

Installation

No skills required

In order to make this plugin working, you have to set your Matomo host (something like https://matomo.my-company.com)
You need a site id and a container ID if you want to use the Tag Manager (recommended).
The token auth (API key) is required to display data in the dashboard menu.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I remove default Matomo code present in my theme or provided by other extensions?

Yes, Matomo Site Kit is an all-in-one Matomo plugin that provides all you need to collect data on WordPress.

Can I add custom data to Data Layer?

Yes you can, the data layer provided by this plugin is generic, you can add your own data.

How to visualize data layer content?

To visualize data layer content, you may open the developer console in your web browser and type _mtm.
This will allow you to view and navigate in the data layer.

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Screenshots

Dashboard
Settings - General
Settings - Tracking
Settings - Dashboard
Settings - Privacy

Changelog

2.1.0

Release date: 2025-11-24

Refactored Settings page with tabbed interface
Added Dashboard tab for API configuration
Added User ID tracking feature (SHA256 hashed email)
Added Heartbeat Timer option for classic tracking
Improved Tag Manager dataLayer with wordpress.user_id
Removed setup wizard in favor of streamlined settings
Various UI/UX improvements
Added noscript image tracker fallback for users with JavaScript disabled
Privacy opt-out shortcode now uses iframe for WordPress coding standards compliance

2.0.0

Release date: 2025-11-20

Complete refactor using React and WP components
New modern dashboard interface
WordPress Dashboard widget
Post/Page analytics metabox

1.1.2

Release date: 2024-09-25

Fix missing function get_value()

1.1.0

Release date: 2023-06-29

Add dataLayer sync
Add Matomo details in dataLayer
Fix Matomo cloud instances support

1.0.2

Release date: 2023-06-27

Support Matomo Cloud CDN in tracking codes

1.0.0

Release date: 2023-05-17

Plugin first release

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