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WP VisitChart is a self-hosted WordPress plugin for real-time traffic analytics, inspired by Chartbeat. It shows live visitor counts, today's traffic graph compared to the same weekday last week, traffic sources, device breakdown, trending articles, and per-post pageview tracking. Data never leaves your own server.
Install
Upload it under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, then activate.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/hummelmose/wp-visitchart/releases/download/v2.8.6/wp-visitchart.zip
WP VisitChart
Self-hosted, Chartbeat-inspired live analytics plugin for WordPress.
WP VisitChart is a self-hosted WordPress plugin for real-time traffic analytics. It shows live visitor counts, today's traffic graph compared to the same weekday last week, traffic sources, device breakdown, trending articles, and per-post pageview tracking — all without any third-party services or subscriptions. Data never leaves your own server.
Features
- 📊 Live visitor count with automatic 10-second refresh
- 📈 Today's traffic graph (5-minute intervals) vs. same weekday last week
- 🔥 Trending badge for fast-rising articles
- 🌍 Traffic source breakdown (Direct, Search, Social, Other) with UTM + fbclid detection
- 📱 Device breakdown (Mobile, Tablet, Desktop)
- 🤖 Bot detection and filtering
- 📰 Per-post pageview column in the Posts/Pages admin list (real-time, no cron)
- 📲 Bookmarkable mobile page (token based login)
- 🔔 Live visitor count in the WordPress admin bar
- ⚙️ Settings to toggle all major features on/off, including exclusion of logged-in users
- 🌐 Fully translatable (Danish + English included)
Requirements
- WordPress 5.8+
- PHP 7.4+
- MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.3+
Installation
- Download
wp-visitchart.zipfrom Releases - In WordPress admin: Plugins → Add Plugin → Upload Plugin
- Activate the plugin
- Go to WP VisitChart in the left admin menu
Documentation
License
This project is released into the public domain under The Unlicense.
Author
Jens E. Hummelmose — 2026
Releases
Newest 25 of 35 recorded releases. Each count is every asset in that release; expand a row for the breakdown.