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Analytics Dashboard

A lightweight WordPress plugin that tracks post views and displays them in a custom analytics dashboard using Chart.js.

by Peter Joseph Isaac · github.com/peter-joseph-isaac/wordpress-analytics-plugin

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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/peter-joseph-isaac/wordpress-analytics-plugin/archive/refs/heads/main.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/peter-joseph-isaac/wordpress-analytics-plugin ↗

📊 Analytics Dashboard WordPress Plugin

A lightweight WordPress plugin that tracks post views and displays them in a clean, interactive analytics dashboard inside the WordPress admin area. Powered by Chart.js.

🧩 Features

  • Automatically tracks individual post views.
  • Displays a bar chart of the most viewed posts in wp-admin.
  • Uses WordPress REST API for live data retrieval.
  • Securely restricted to administrators.
  • Built with modern JavaScript and Chart.js.
  • Simple, modular, and easy to extend.

⚙️ Installation

  1. Download or clone this repository.
  2. Place the folder inside your WordPress /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  3. In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.
  4. Activate Analytics Dashboard.
  5. Visit a few posts to generate tracking data.
  6. Go to Analytics → Dashboard in the wp-admin menu to view your stats.