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Cabin Analytics Dashboard Widget

A plugin for adding a Cabin Analytics dashboard widget

by Stephen Walker · github.com/stphnwlkr/cabin-analytics-dashboard-widget

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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/stphnwlkr/cabin-analytics-dashboard-widget/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/stphnwlkr/cabin-analytics-dashboard-widget ↗

Cabin Analytics Dashboard Widget for WordPress

A WordPress-native dashboard widget that displays Cabin Analytics data directly inside /wp-admin, with two display modes:

  • Summary + Sparkline (compact, lightweight)
  • Summary + Stacked Views / Visitors Chart (Cabin-style)

The widget is visible to all dashboard users, while configuration is restricted to Administrators only.

Features

  • 📊 WordPress Dashboard widget (no front-end impact)
  • 🔐 Admin-only settings page
  • 🌐 Automatically uses the current site domain
  • ⏱ Date ranges: Today · 7 days · 30 days
  • ⭐ Configurable default date range
  • 🔄 Manual refresh with nonce protection
  • 🧠 Smart transient caching (10 minutes)
  • 📈 Two display modes:
    • Sparkline mode
      • Larger, Cabin-style sparkline
      • Label above (“Trend”)
      • Description below
    • Chart mode
      • Full-width stacked bar chart
      • Visitors (dark base) + Views (light cap)
      • Hover tooltips (pure SVG <title>, zero JS)
      • Legend (“Views / Visitors”)
      • Metrics displayed below chart
  • 🔗 Direct link to the Cabin web dashboard
  • ♿ Accessible, semantic, and JS-minimal

Requirements

  • WordPress 6.8+
  • PHP 8.3+
  • A valid Cabin Analytics API key

Installation

  1. Clone or download the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/your-org/wp-cabin-dashboard-widget.git
  2. Place the plugin folder in:
    wp-content/plugins/wp-cabin-dashboard-widget
  3. Activate the plugin in Plugins → Installed Plugins

Configuration

1. Add your API key

Go to:

Settings → Cabin Analytics

  • Enter your Cabin API key
  • The plugin automatically uses the site’s domain (home_url())

2. Choose widget options

From the same settings page:

  • Widget Display
    • Sparkline (minimal)
    • Chart (Cabin-style)
  • Default Date Range
    • 7 days
    • 14 days
    • 30 days
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Dashboard Usage

  • The widget appears on the WordPress Dashboard for all users
  • Users can:
    • Switch date ranges
    • Refresh data
    • View analytics (read-only)
  • Only admins can:
    • Change API keys
    • Change defaults
    • Switch display modes

Each widget includes a “View Dashboard” link that opens:

https://withcabin.com/dashboard/{your-domain}

Caching

  • API responses cached using WordPress transients
  • Default cache duration: 10 minutes
  • Manual refresh clears cache immediately

License

GPL-2.0-or-later
© 2026 Stephen Walker

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.