Simple Page Views with Analytics
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Last Updated
November 17, 2024
First Released
October 24, 2024
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Simple Page Views with Analytics (SPVA) is a WordPress plugin designed to track and display page view analytics on your posts and pages. It captures information such as device type, browser type, and country of visitors. You can display the analytics data anywhere on your website using the provided shortcode.
Features:
- Track Page Views: Automatically count the number of views for each post or page.
- Device Information: Monitor the type of device used by visitors (e.g., Desktop, Mobile).
- Browser Information: Track which browsers your visitors are using (e.g., Chrome, Firefox).
- Country Information: Know where your visitors are from based on their IP address.
- Shortcode Support: Easily display analytics data using a simple shortcode.
[view_count] - Customizable Layout: Use your own styles or extend the default styling provided by the plugin.
External services
This plugin connects to IP-API.com to retrieve the user’s country based on their IP address. It sends the IP address when country information is needed for displaying relevant content.
Service: IP-API.com
**Data Sent: User’s IP address
**Data Received: Country information
**Fallback: If unavailable, the plugin returns “Unknown.”
**Terms and Privacy: See IP-API.com’s terms and privacy policy.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. For more information, see GNU General Public License.
- Upload the Plugin Files: Upload the
simple-page-viewsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the Plugin: Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Use the Shortcode: Add the
[view_count]shortcode to any post, page, or widget where you’d like to display the analytics data.
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To display the analytics, simply use the following shortcode in your post or page content:
[view_count]
This will output the view count along with device, browser, and country information.
Yes, you can style the output by adding custom CSS to your theme or by modifying the plugin’s default CSS file.
No, this plugin does not store IP addresses or any personally identifiable information. The country data is determined using non-intrusive geolocation methods.
No, the plugin is lightweight and optimized to minimize any impact on performance.
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release of Simple Page Views (SPV).
- Added page view tracking, device, browser, and country information.
- Shortcode support to display analytics.
