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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

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

📊 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.