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

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

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

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