EM Analytics

Privacy-first, cookie-free analytics for WordPress with beautiful dashboard

by Emrys · github.com/iamthearsh/em-analytics · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/iamthearsh/em-analytics/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/iamthearsh/em-analytics ↗

Privacy-first, cookie-free analytics for WordPress. Know your visitors without compromising their privacy.

✨ Features

🔒 Privacy First - No cookies, no personal data
🚀 Lightweight - Under 1KB tracking script
📊 Beautiful Dashboard - Visual charts and stats
🌍 GDPR Compliant - No consent banner needed
📱 Device Detection - Mobile, tablet, desktop
🔗 Referrer Tracking - Know where visitors come from
📈 Real-time Stats - Today, week, month views
🎨 Dashboard Widget - Quick stats on WP dashboard

📦 Installation

Upload plugin to /wp-content/plugins/
Activate through WordPress admin
View analytics at EM Analytics menu

📊 What's Tracked

Data	Purpose
Page URL	Which pages are popular
Page Title	Better reporting
Referrer	Traffic sources
Device Type	Mobile/Desktop split
Browser	Chrome, Firefox, etc.
Screen Width	Responsive insights

🔒 What's NOT Tracked

❌ No IP addresses stored
❌ No cookies used
❌ No personal data
❌ No cross-site tracking
❌ No fingerprinting

⚙️ Configuration

The plugin works out of the box with sensible defaults:

Admin users are not tracked by default
Respects Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting
Data stored in your WordPress database

🛠️ Developer Notes

Getting Stats Programmatically

global $wpdb;
$table = $wpdb->prefix . 'em_analytics';

// Get today's pageviews
$today = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $table WHERE DATE(created_at) = CURDATE()");

Extending the Tracker

// Track custom events
document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
    if (e.target.matches('.cta-button')) {
        // Custom tracking logic
    }
});

📋 Requirements

WordPress 5.0+
PHP 7.2+
MySQL 5.6+

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

GPL-2.0 - see LICENSE

👤 Author

Emrys - @iamthearsh

Made with ❤️ by Emrys