Wordpress Statistics
How much WordPress statistics do you need?
Over the past few weeks, I've looked at just about every statistics plugin available for WordPress.
Among them were the top contenders, Slimstat Analytics and WP Statistic. I decided not to test Google Analytics for privacy reasons.
At first, the data provided is quite interesting. As the tests progressed, however, I realized that there are mainly two things that interest me.
These are the total number of page views for the website and a list of which articles are particularly popular.
If there’s also an analysis of which websites the visitors are coming from, so much the better.
I don’t really need any more WordPress statistics than that.
And the plugins mentioned above are simply too overkill for this.
Not to mention that detailed statistics always mean a lot of database queries.
Alternatives
During my tests, I always had the Statify plugin running in the background.
You can read about what Statify does in this article. I recommend installing the “Extended Evaluation for Statify” plugin as well.
This provides a more visually appealing and detailed analysis than Statify alone.
Personally, the numbers are more than enough for me.
If you'd like more
If you want or need more details, I can recommend Slimstat Analytics and WP Statistics.
As things stand, these can be set up in a way that complies with data protection regulations. However, since I’m not a lawyer, I can’t guarantee that they’re fully compliant with the GDPR. You’ll need to do your own research on that.
With Slimstat, it’s worth taking a look at the paid add-ons. The “Custom DB” extension lets you offload the statistics to a second database.
At the very least, this takes some pressure off the WordPress database. You’ll have to test for yourself whether this actually boosts performance on a shared hosting plan.
I've noticed that a lot of data ends up in the database after a relatively short time. This is, of course, due to the detailed analysis.
Statify handles less data, which in turn is good for performance.
Even after a long time, Statify is still more than enough for my WordPress statistics.
Update from March 2022: I'm currently testing Slimstats for my WordPress statistics; a new version has been released after quite some time.
What analytics plugins do you guys use?
Bring on the recommendations :-)
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