=== Independent Analytics - Google Analytics Alternative for WordPress ===
Contributors: bensibley, andrewmead
Tags: analytics, wordpress analytics, google analytics, analytics dashboard, statistics
Donate link: https://independentwp.com
Requires at least: 5.9
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 2.13.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A simple WordPress analytics plugin that is GDPR compliant, lightning fast, and an alternative to Google Analytics.

== Description ==

**[Independent Analytics](https://independentwp.com/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt&utm_content=Top)** is a GDPR-friendly website analytics plugin made exclusively for WordPress. Give it a try if you're ready for a Google Analytics alternative.

**This is a free plugin and doesn't require you to create an account on another site**. All features outlined below are included in the free plugin.

**Main Features:**

* Analytics dashboard inside your WP admin
* Most popular posts and pages
* Top traffic sources
* Geographic data with interactive world map
* Device report with device types, browsers, and OS
* Virtually zero performance impact
* GDPR compliant

> <strong>Independent Analytics Pro</strong><br />
> Gain even more valuable insights with the Independent Analytics Pro plugin, which includes UTM campaign tracking, click tracking, real-time analytics, eCommerce sales tracking (WooCommerce & SureCart support), form submission tracking, HTML email reports, and a customizable Overview report. 
> [Click here to get Independent Analytics Pro &rarr;](https://independentwp.com/pro/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt&utm_content=Intro)

**The ONLY analytics tool with full WordPress integration**

Independent Analytics is different from Google Analytics and other analytics apps.

Other analytics tools watch your site from the outside like a visitor, but as a plugin, Independent Analytics runs on the inside. This means it has access to much more data to display in your reports. For instance, tools like Google Analytics will only list your URLs, but Independent Analytics lists each page by title and includes other properties, like the author, post type, and more.

**Loved by the WP community** ❤️

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**No more copying & pasting tracking codes**

Just install the plugin, and tracking starts right away. You don't need to mess with any tracking codes, edit your site's head element, or create an account elsewhere.

**GDPR Compliant**

Independent Analytics is privacy-friendly by design.

* Does not use cookies
* Does not store personally identifiable information (PII)
* Data is created and stored entirely on your server

Since Independent Analytics uses cookie-less tracking and doesn't store PII, you don't need to add a cookie popup to collect tracking consent.

**Data portability**

As an analytics WordPress plugin, your data is collected and stored entirely on your server. This means you can:

* Backup your analytics every time you backup your site
* Transfer your analytics to any domain
* Export your data and save it locally or on the cloud

**Who's it for?**

Independent Analytics is easy enough for a total beginner to use while still offering tools for deep data analysis for any WordPress website.

* **Bloggers:** use Independent Analytics as a simple blog stats plugin. Find out how many views your posts get and how much traffic you get from search engines and social media.
* **eCommerce stores:** track views and visitors for your WooCommerce products and find out which countries visit your site the most.
* **News sites:** get same-day statistics for all your posts and filter by author to find your most successful writers.
* **Startups:** start tracking your visits right away and find out which early marketing tactics are driving results.

**Top Features**

Our WordPress statistics plugin is more robust than a simple hit counter and includes all of the following features:

* [Beautiful analytics dashboard](https://independentwp.com/features/dashboard/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - check your stats right inside your WP admin dashboard.
* [Easy installation](https://independentwp.com/features/easy-setup/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - the tracking code is added to every page automatically.
* [GDPR-friendly](https://independentwp.com/features/gdpr-analytics/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - enjoy privacy-friendly analytics without any cookie popups.
* [Made for WordPress](https://independentwp.com/features/wordpress-analytics/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - deep integration with no outside account required.
* [Referrer report](https://independentwp.com/features/referrers/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - find the sites sending you traffic.
* [Geographic report](https://independentwp.com/features/geographic-data/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - see which countries and cities your visitors are from.
* [Device report](https://independentwp.com/features/device-data/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - get a breakdown of traffic by device type, browser, and OS.
* [Saved reports](https://independentwp.com/features/saved-reports/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - create and save your own custom reports to the sidebar.
* [Filtering system](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/dashboard/how-to-filter-your-data/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - segment your data with the powerful filters.
* [Vital metrics](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/data/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - find your views, visitors, sessions, bounce rate, session duration, and views per session metrics in the Quick Stats, chart, and data table.
* [Visitors Growth](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/insights/find-growing-pages/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - find your fastest-growing pages and referrers.
* [Author stats](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/insights/analyze-content-by-author/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - sort and filter your pages by author.
* [Post type stats](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/insights/stats-single-post-type/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - segment by post type to view stats for your posts, search results, custom post types, and more.
* [Ignore user roles](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/tracking/block-user-roles/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - easily ignore activity from admins while recording traffic from Subscribers and Customers
* [Ignore IP addresses](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/tracking/block-ip-addresses/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - add any IP address to your ignore list in just two clicks.
* [Landing page stats](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/data/what-are-entrances-exits-exit-percentage/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - Use the Entrances metric to find your top landing pages.
* [CSV exporting](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/your-data/import-export-data/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - export any report to CSV for additional analysis.
* [PDF exporting](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/dashboard/download-pdf-report/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - export any report as a beautiful PDF to share with colleagues.
* [Share access with authors](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/dashboard/give-users-permission-view-analytics/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - share access with any user role in a few clicks and optionally limit the stats to only content published by the author.
* [White-label the dashboard](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/dashboard/give-users-permission-view-analytics/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - white-label the analytics for non-admins to remove any branding and external links.
* [View counts in the Posts menu](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/dashboard/view-count-column-posts-menu/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - check how many views your recent posts have while browsing the Posts menu
* [Admin toolbar stats](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/dashboard/admin-bar-stats/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - see how many views each page has while viewing or editing it.
* [Dashboard widget](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/dashboard/dashboard-widget-reposition-hide/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - get a quick look at your stats when you login.
* [Public view counter](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/dashboard/display-view-counter/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - show off how many views each post on your site has gotten.
* [Automatically delete old data](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/your-data/automatically-delete-old-data/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - delete data older than X days/years to limit the total data storage.
* [Developer API](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/developer/developer-api/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - the rudimentary developer API lets you get stats from any page on your site.
* [RTL support](https://independentwp.com/knowledgebase/common-questions/rtl-compatibility/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) - Independent Analytics works just as well for right-to-left languages.
* **[Campaigns report](https://independentwp.com/features/campaigns/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) (Pro)** - create and track UTM campaign links.
* **[Click tracking](https://independentwp.com/features/click-tracking/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) (Pro)** - track clicks on any link without touching code.
* **[Real-time analytics](https://independentwp.com/features/real-time/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) (Pro)** - see how many visitors are currently on your site.
* **[eCommerce analytics](https://independentwp.com/features/woocommerce-analytics/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) (Pro)** - integration with WooCommerce & SureCart lets you find your most profitable campaigns, landing pages, and referrers.
* **[Form tracking](https://independentwp.com/features/form-tracking/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) (Pro)** - integration with 20+ top form plugins lets you track submissions automatically and discover where your leads are coming from.
* **[HTML email reports](https://independentwp.com/features/email-reports/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) (Pro)** - schedule a beautiful daily, weekly, or monthly email report for yourself and your clients.
* **[Overview report](https://independentwp.com/features/overview-report/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt) (Pro)** - find all your data in one place with the customizable Overview report.

**[Explore every feature with screenshots here &rarr;](https://independentwp.com/features/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt)**

> <strong>Independent Analytics Pro</strong><br />
> Gain even more valuable insights with the Independent Analytics Pro plugin, which includes UTM campaign tracking, real-time analytics, eCommerce sales tracking (WooCommerce & SureCart support), form submission tracking, HTML email reports, and a customizable Overview report. 
> [Click here to get Independent Analytics Pro &rarr;](https://independentwp.com/pro/?utm_source=WordPress.org&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=ReadMe.txt&utm_content=Outro)

**About Us**

Independent Analytics is designed and developed by Ben Sibley and Andrew Mead in the beautiful city of Philadelphia.

== Installation ==

The easiest way to install Independent Analytics is by visiting your **Plugins > Add New** menu. Search for "Independent Analytics" and install the first result you see there.

To install with the zip file downloaded from this page:

1. Login to your WordPress dashboard
2. Visit the **Plugins > Add New** menu
3. Click the **Upload Plugin** button at the top
4. In the upload form that appears, click the **Choose file** button and select the **independent-analytics.zip** file you downloaded here
5. Click the **Install Now** button
6. Once the page reloads, click the blue **Activate** link

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Does this use Google Analytics? =
No, Independent Analytics is an alternative to Google Analytics.

= Can I use Independent Analytics and Google Analytics at the same time? =
Yes, you can run them both simultaneously without any issues or errors.

= Will it slow down my site? =
No, the tracking script is only 2kb and is inlined to the page, so there will be virtually zero difference in your site's performance after installing Independent Analytics.

= Does tracking start right away? =
Yes, the moment you install Independent Analytics it will start tracking views. If you don't see any views right away, clear your site's cache and then visit your site in a private browser tab to record your first view.

= What metrics does it track? =
It tracks views, visitors, sessions, session duration, bounce rate, and average session duration. 

= Do I need to use a cookie popup with it? =
No, Independent Analytics does not use cookies.

= Is there a tracking code? =
Yes, but you don't have to add it yourself. It gets included on all of your site's pages automatically once Independent Analytics is activated.

= Does it work if I use Matomo? =
Yes, Independent Analytics will run smoothly and won't create any errors even if you're already using Matomo or any other analytics plugin.

= Are bot visits counted? =
We use best practice techniques to filter out bot visits as efficiently as possible. If you compare to traffic from Google Analytics, you'll find that your views and visitors are very similar. If you need to further eliminate bots from getting counted, we recommend adding a Firewall with Cloudflare.

== Screenshots ==
1. Beautiful analytics dashboard inside your WP admin
2. Analyze your traffic sources with the Referrers report
3. The Geographic report shows traffic from each country and city
4. Find which devices and browsers your visitors use the most
5. Customize your reports, then save them in the sidebar
6. Filter your reports to analyze specific groups of pages
7. View any metrics you want in the chart
8. Customize the columns in the data table
9. Export any report to PDF or CSV in one click
10. Find stats in the admin toolbar when viewing a page
11. Check your stats at a glance with the dashboard widget
12. Share access with other users and limit the stats to their own posts only
13. Check your post view counts in the Posts menu

== Changelog ==

= 2.13.2 - October 28th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** Migration bug fix for 2.13.0

= 2.13.1 - October 21st, 2025 =

* **Fix:** Migration bug fix for 2.13.0

= 2.13.0 - October 21st, 2025 =

- **Feature:** Added option to group campaigns by their landing page, source, medium, or campaign name.
- **Feature:** Added option to group referrers by Referrer Type. Easily compare your Search vs. Social vs. AI traffic.
- **Feature:** You can now filter by ANY or ALL of the selected filter conditions.
- **Enhancement:** Massively improved the WooCommerce Order Referrer metabox (renamed to Customer Journey). It now includes the customer’s time of arrival, geolocation, device data, number of pages viewed, and time of purchase.
- **Enhancement:** All date ranges from the date picker are now available for the Overview modules.
- **Enhancement:** Added support for the Curcy multi-currency plugin for WooCommerce.
- **Enhancement:** Added support for the YITH Multi Currency plugin for WooCommerce.
- **Enhancement:** Added support for WooPayments multi-currency.
- **Enhancement:** Added new “AI” referrer type to categorize sites like ChatGPT.com.
- **Enhancement:** Switched to new geographic map created with the svgMap library.
- **Enhancement:** Post categories in the filters are now sorted based on the category hierarchy, making them much easier to browse.
- **Enhancement:** The iawp_top_posts() function now supports categories, so you can get your most popular posts from a particular category.
- **Fix:** Detection added for keeping spam clicks out of the Clicks report.
- **Fix:** Stopped auto-loading options for the Overview report to reduce overhead.
- **Fix:** Filter conditions sometimes showed the wrong form name.
- **Fix:** Fixed the layout of Recent Views and Recent Conversions modules on mobile devices when given a two-column width.
- **Fix:** Email report could trigger an error due to the line length being too long
- **Fix:** Resolved PHP error that could occur due to the visitor ID returning a string instead of an integer.
- **Fix:** Only verify IP to geolocation database file once per day to reduce performance overhead.

= 2.12.2 - August 29th, 2025 =

- **Fix:** Improved compatability with MariaDB

= 2.12.1 - August 26th, 2025 =

- **Fix:** Improved compatability with MariaDB
- **Fix:** Forminator form submissions were not being tracked

= 2.12.0 - August 18th, 2025 =

- **Feature:** Added Solo Reports to Independent Analytics Pro! Click on any table row to view more data for that page/referrer/geolocation/device/campaign/link.
- **Feature:** Added new option to ignore your own visits using a cookie
- **Enhancement:** Overview modules now support dates ranges of 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
- **Enhancement:** Removed the progress bar from the Real-time analytics report
- **Enhancement:** Tracking is compatible with the Maintenance plugin by WebFactory
- **Enhancement:** Added error notice if REST API is blocked with REST API Toolbox plugin
- **Enhancement:** Recognizing traffic from 429047995 as the Pinterest iOS app
- **Enhancement:** Recognizing 30+ subdomains for Pinterest
- **Enhancement:** Updated all translations
- **Enhancement:** Added filters to allow pages outside of the WP ID system to be tracked
- **Fix:** Landing pages and Exit pages with 0 entrances/exits no longer shown in email report
- **Fix:** Overview report wasn’t getting reset when analytics are reset
- **Fix:** Resolved persistent bug causing fatal error in the Analytics menu for some hosts, namely webgo.de.
- **Fix:** Resolved PHP notice about use of preg_replace
- **Fix:** Resolved ctype_digit deprecation notice

= 2.11.10 - July 18th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** Fix issue switching between light and dark mode
* **Fix:** Reduce geo database verification from every 30 minutes to once a day
* **Fix:** Fix rare PDO deadlock issue

= 2.11.9 - June 25th, 2025 =

* **Feature:** Added support for analytics data programmatically added in MainWP Pro Report email body
* **Fix:** Fixed form tracking for Thrive Leads
* **Fix:** Added missing validation for the ID link pattern
* **Fix:** Minor UX improvements for the Integrations menu
* **Fix:** Fixed CSV text encodings to improve support for Excel

= 2.11.8 - June 19th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** Allow click tracking to avoid using the temporary directory

= 2.11.7 - June 18th, 2025 =

* **Feature:** Added an Integrations menu for third-party WordPress plugins
* **Fix:** Fixed an issue where double opt-in forms were not tracked in Fluent Forms Pro
* **Fix:** Allow click tracking to avoid using the temporary directory

= 2.11.6 - June 10th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** Fixed a MySQL deadlock issue that could occur when bulk updating posts
* **Fix:** Click tracking rules are now cached to speed up page loads
* **Fix:** Backup solution for failing Overview data requests

= 2.11.5 - June 4th, 2025 =

* **Feature:** add support for analytics in MainWP Pro Reports
* **Fix:** prevent view counter from showing up in widgets

= 2.11.4 - May 21st, 2025 =

* **Enhancement:** improved recognition for Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon visitors
* **Fix:** Busiest Time of Day wasn’t always using correct timezone
* **Fix:** Fixed layout issue for Overview modules for RTL language sites
* **Fix:** Hebrew characters weren’t displaying in Link Target URLs
* **Fix:** Ampersands (&) in the CSV reports now display correctly
* **Fix:** Resolved potential errors for non-admins viewing the analytics
* **Fix:** Warning for Admin Site Enhancements Pro now recognizes when iawp/search is whitelisted

= 2.11.3 - May 13th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** fixed fatal error with id link rules

= 2.11.2 - May 12th, 2025 =

* **Feature:** added a new link pattern to track clicks via ID
* **Feature:** added a new API function called iawp_top_posts() for getting the most popular posts
* **Enhancement:** resetting the analytics no longer deletes the campaigns and link patterns
* **Enhancement:** Updated all translations
* **Enhancement:** added recognition for X, Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon as Social referrers
* **Enhancement:** traffic from Facebook Ads is now tracked separately from organic Facebook visitors
* **Enhancement:** light/dark mode can now be set to your system default
* **Enhancement:** added option to disable geotracking and exclude iawp-geo-db.mmdb from the site
* **Fix:** auto-retry mechanism used when mmdb file isn't downloaded and extracted
* **Fix:** fixed style conflict with other plugins affecting spinner icons
* **Fix:** hid the scrollbar in the date picker
* **Fix:** fixed fatal error with missing WP Cerber options
* **Fix:** fixed incompatibility with SG Speed Optimizer plugin's Javascript minification setting

= 2.11.1 - April 29th, 2025 =

* **Feature:** added option to only show view counter if page exceeds a required number of views
* **Update:** added back-end feature to automatically retry failed database migrations
* **Fix:** chart data wasn't rendering for Azores timezone when DST was present in date range
* **Fix:** view counts for WooCommerce shop pages were not showing in the Admin toolbar
* **Fix:** authors and contributors can no longer see view counts for other user's posts in the Posts menu
* **Fix:** option to delete all data was leaving tables behind
* **Fix:** resolved edge case where the Overview modules could have their data repeatedly requested causing high CPU usage
* **Fix:** line charts were not resizing properly in the Overview report
* **Fix:** fixed PHP warning in the Overview report
* **Fix:** email report delivery could be off by an hour due to DST transition
* **Fix:** the module edit buttons had an ugly white background in dark mode
* **Fix:** pie charts resize properly when switching from two- to one-column wide
* **Fix:** layout issues fixed in Recent Views & Recent Conversions modules

= 2.11.0 - April 21st, 2025 =

* **Feature:** added the new Overview report to Independent Analytics Pro!
* **Feature:** added form tracking for Divi and MailPoet
* **Update:** the email report now applies BCC to all emails after the first
* **Update:** browser and flag icons now visible in PDF downloads
* **Update:** increase minimum required PHP version from 7.33 to 7.4
* **Fix:** contact form link didn’t work on sites with a white-labeled license key
* **Fix:** admin bar stats not showing number of views correctly if 1,000 or higher
* **Fix:** charts were too small on mobile devices
* **Fix:** charts could disappear if a saved report had a filter removed
* **Fix:** Views column in Pages menu wasn’t showing stats for the WooCommerce shop page

= 2.10.4 - April 7th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** views column didn't show views for blog home
* **Fix:** added dark mode support for quick stats
* **Fix:** CSV downloads weren't displaying special characters properly
* **Fix:** fixed issue that could cause a critical error when tracking views for non-standard pages

= 2.10.3 - February 25th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** real-time report could show inconsistent data
* **Fix:** click tracking data file could exist without being writable

= 2.10.2 - February 12th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** improved RTL language support
* **Fix:** links in PDF exports were not clickable
* **Fix:** average session duration calculation could be skewed in certain conditions
* **Fix:** tables in real-time report would update without reorder

= 2.10.1 - January 31st, 2025 =

* **Enhancement:** added Swedish translation
* **Fix:** resolved PHP warning about text domain being loaded too early

= 2.10.0 - January 29th, 2025 =

* **Feature:** added eCommerce tracking for Easy Digital Downloads
* **Feature:** added eCommerce tracking for Paid Memberships Pro
* **Feature:** added option to group the Clicks table by Link Pattern
* **Feature:** added option to track all external clicks
* **Feature:** added option to download a CSV with daily metrics from any report
* **Enhancement:** form tracking integrations added for SureForms and Kali Forms
* **Enhancement:** top link patterns and top form submissions added to the email report
* **Enhancement:** added new Reply To address setting for the email report
* **Enhancement:** added option for customizable footer text in the email report
* **Enhancement:** flipped the Real-time chart to read in the opposite direction
* **Enhancement:** click tracking works for video and audio blocks too
* **Enhancement:** added SMS as a protocol for click tracking
* **Enhancement:** added button to quickly block your own IP address
* **Enhancement:** added a REST API notice when it’s blocked by ASE Pro
* **Enhancement:** removed the old CSV export option in the settings menu
* **Fix:** Quick Stats were showing unfiltered results before report filters applied
* **Fix:** Top 10 lists in the real-time report were sorted by visitors instead of views
* **Fix:** WP HTML Mail plugin was breaking email report layout
* **Fix:** filter condition buttons no longer removing hyphens in URLs

= 2.9.7 - January 9th, 2025 =

* **Fix:** tracking for some virtual pages could cause an error
* **Fix:** support for de_DE_Formal locale

= 2.9.6 - December 30th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** resolved incompatibility with Complianz
* **Fix:** resolved incompatibility with AnalyticsWP
* **Fix:** resolved incompatibility with GiveWP
* **Fix:** very long URLs could trigger a fatal error
* **Fix:** deleting old data didn't include click data
* **Fix:** resolved scenario where clicks could go untracked
* **Fix:** eCommerce analytics correctly calculate orders with a negative total

= 2.9.5 - November 25th, 2024 =

* **Feature:** added form submission tracking for WP Store Locator
* **Update:** added "copy to clipboard" button for classes in the Click Tracking menu
* **Update:** updated translations for German, Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese
* **Update:** added CIDR support for IP address blocking
* **Fix:** resolved incompatibility with click tracking and the Security Optimizer plugin
* **Fix:** fixed 500 error when recording clicks on WP Engine websites
* **Fix:** translation warning in WordPress 6.7

= 2.9.4 - November 12th, 2024 =

* **Update:** add epub support for click tracking
* **Fix:** invalid report columns could cause a PHP error

= 2.9.3 - November 7th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** updated click tracking to allow classes to be present on parent elements
* **Fix:** date picker now works for mobile devices

= 2.9.2 - November 5th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** move click tracking files into the plugin folder

= 2.9.1 - November 4th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** tracking script could trigger errors before database migration finished

= 2.9.0 - November 4th, 2024 =

* **Feature:** added click tracking to Independent Analytics Pro! You can now track clicks on any link on your website.
* **Update:** improved the accessibility of the date picker with better keyboard navigation and button labeling
* **Update:** added form tracking for Avada forms
* **Update:** you can now customize the email address the email report comes from
* **Update:** added a recommendation to watch the Getting Started tutorial for new users
* **Update:** added a recommendation to track logged-in visitors when using WooCommerce or SureCart
* **Update:** administrators are now ignored by default
* **Update:** updated the Analytics menu icon
* **Update:** now tracking link pages created by the ClickWhale plugin
* **Update:** added integration with WC Price Based on Country plugin to get correct currency for WooCommerce sales
* **Fix:** date picker months incorrect for users in the Rome timezone
* **Fix:** bug made it difficult to select only one day in the date picker
* **Fix:** mobile layout included extra horizontal space and scrolling
* **Fix:** cursor would glitch when hovering over a table sorting button
* **Fix:** chart was missing data if DST started in the visible range and using Cuban or Paraguay timezones
* **Fix:** links couldn’t be clicked in the PDF report
* **Fix:** error could be triggered if SureCart is installed and not yet connected to an account
* **Fix:** error notices were getting logged every time a 404 page was visited if SureCart was installed
* **Fix:** date of first recorded data wasn’t updating when old data is deleted via the automatic deletion feature

= 2.8.9 - October 29th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Updated the "tested up to" value to 6.6.2

= 2.8.8 - October 1st, 2024 =

* **Fix:** eCommerce orders could be accounted for multiple times

= 2.8.7 - September 30th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** eCommerce orders could be accounted for multiple times

= 2.8.6 - September 12th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Some data wasn't visible for the America/Santiago timezone

= 2.8.5 - September 9th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Editing a comment could trigger an error in the admin panel for some sites

= 2.8.4 - September 6th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Some email reports were sending with missing analytics

= 2.8.3 - September 5th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Fix deprecation warning on some PHP versions

= 2.8.2 - September 4th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Timezones were not reflected in parts of the date picker

= 2.8.1 - September 4th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Some WooCommerce currencies were formatted incorrectly

= 2.8.0 - September 4th, 2024 =

* **Feature:** SureCart tracking added to Independent Analytics Pro!
* **Feature:** you can now select which WooCommerce order statuses you want to be counted in the analytics
* **Enhancement:** added new date picker with additional features
* **Enhancement:** made dashboard widget taller so it’s easier to read
* **Enhancement:** the automatic data deletion now tells you how many sessions will be deleted before activated
* **Enhancement:** renamed the “Net Sales” metric for WooCommerce to “Total Sales” to better describe what’s tracked
* **Enhancement:** reduced plugin size by 2MB
* **Enhancement:** added link to new Getting Started video tutorial in the Help & Support menu
* **Fix:** table columns and filters can’t be applied until the report is fully loaded
* **Fix:** Real-time analytics display was broken for RTL websites

= 2.7.3 - August 1st, 2024 =

* **Fix:** super admins were still limited to only viewing authored content in some situations

= 2.7.2 - July 30th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** super admins were limited to only viewing authored content

= 2.7.1 - July 29th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** some MariaDB instances don't support optimizer_switch customization

= 2.7.0 - July 25th, 2024 =

* **Feature:** added new option to delete data older than X days/years
* **Feature:** added new option to allow authors (non-admins) to see stats for only their own content
* **Feature:** added option to hide the view counter label
* **Feature:** added support for tracking custom forms via a new PHP hook
* **Update:** added form tracking integrations for the Bit Form, Forminator, and Hustle plugins
* **Update:** dark mode styles added for all modal windows and sub-menus
* **Update:** added Turkish & Vietnamese translations
* **Update:** updated copy to make it clear that IP addresses get ignored, not blocked
* **Update:** improved display of long column titles in the data table
* **Update:** improved display of numerous chart metrics like conversion rate and bounce rate
* **Fix:** filters were loading extremely slowly for some sites using MariaDB
* **Fix:** the chart was not saving “No comparison” if selected as the second metric
* **Fix:** the real-time analytics report was missing data in the widgets from sessions lasting longer than 5 minutes
* **Fix:** some English text was not marked for translation
* **Fix:** WooCommerce metrics in the chart always used the dollar sign instead of the store’s preferred currency

= 2.6.4 - July 17th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** WooCommerce statistics didn't show for multisite installations
* **Fix:** WooCommerce order tracking could fail under some circumstances

= 2.6.3 - July 10th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Email report heading wasn't considering timezones
* **Fix:** Formidable Forms and MailOptin submissions going untracked

= 2.6.2 - July 2nd, 2024 =

* **Fix:** WooCommerce orders using the block checkout were not tracked
* **Fix:** Email report scheduling wasn't considering timezones

= 2.6.1 - July 1st, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Integers were being parsed as strings for some PHP configurations

= 2.6.0 - June 27th, 2024 =

* **Feature:** All metrics can now be displayed in the chart!
* **Feature:** Added Bricks Builder integration for form tracking
* **Feature:** Added ARForms integration for form tracking
* **Update:** View counter can use all the ranges available in the date picker (including the shortcode)
* **Update:** Improvements to session tracking accuracy
* **Update:** Added support for WPML Multi-currency
* **Update:** Updated IP-to-geolocation library
* **Fix:** Added compatibility with MySQL over SSL
* **Fix:** Monthly email reports could get sent a day earlier or late
* **Fix:** Message about WP Hardening blocking the REST API was showing even when the REST API wasn’t blocked
* **Fix:** Some English text wasn’t getting translated
* **Fix:** Error with Shield Security REST API check
* **Fix:** Error with WP Cerber REST API check
* **Fix:** Remove warning about Perfmatters REST API check
* **Fix:** Prevent SQL error triggered when updating large menus
* **Fix:** Fixed style conflict with WP Analytify affecting the dashboard widget
* **Fix:** Removed the “Views” column added to the Elementor Templates menu
* **Fix:** Calendar display was broken for RTL websites

= 2.5.1 - May 23rd, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Timezone comparisons were causing warnings in the logs

= 2.5.0 - May 21st, 2024 =

* **Feature:** Form tracking added to Independent Analytics Pro!
* **Feature:** Quick Stats can now be toggled on/off and saved
* **Feature:** Added all WooCommerce metrics into the Quick Stats
* **Feature:** Added option to change the date range in the view counter shortcode
* **Feature:** Added the Views column to custom post type menus too
* **Update:** Recognizing more WC order statuses as complete, such as “shipped” and “delivered”
* **Update:** Integrated with SearchIQ plugin to recognize its search queries
* **Update:** Updated all translations
* **Update:** Changelog menu now says “New” in its notification instead of using a number
* **Update:** Unminified copies of all JS files are included to comply with OSS guidelines
* **Update:** Updated Freemius SDK to version 2.7.2
* **Fix:** Resolved conflict with the WP Activity Log plugin
* **Fix:** Custom colors weren’t working in email report when viewed in Outlook on a Windows PC
* **Fix:** Email report subject line was misleading for weekly and daily reports
* **Fix:** Email report monthly re-scheduling could be off by a day
* **Fix:** UI fixes for filters and save button
* **Fix:** Sorting the Views column in the Posts menu wasn’t working
* **Fix:** Renamed some elements to prevent conflicts with plugins loading Bootstrap.css
* **Fix:** Wildcards are recognized when checking if the current IP is blocked
* **Fix:** Timezone issue with Beirut could cause data to go missing from the chart
* **Fix:** Prevent error upon installation for sites with long DB prefixes

= 2.4.3 - April 25th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** WooCommerce sales could be overcounted for pages in the Pages report

= 2.4.2 - April 17th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Custom post type menu bug
* **Fix:** Device data cache bug

= 2.4.1 - April 15th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Custom post type menu bug
* **Fix:** Migration bug fix for 2.4.0

= 2.4.0 - April 15th, 2024 =

* **Feature:** Added a Views column to the Posts menu
* **Feature:** Added a “Preview” button for the email report
* **Feature:** Added weekly and daily intervals for the email report
* **Feature:** Added Top Entrance pages, Top Exit pages, and Device Types to email report
* **Update:** 45% faster load times for analytics reports
* **Update:** For multi-site installs, the iawp-geo-db.mmdb file is now added to the parent site’s uploads folder only
* **Fix:** WooCommerce sales were overcounted for pages in the Pages report
* **Fix:** Prevent potential 500 errors from traffic spikes and post updates
* **Fix:** UI bug with notice from CookieYes plugin
* **Fix:** Prevent UI bugs from plugins that load a Twitter Bootstrap stylesheet everywhere
* **Fix:** Reworked device type caching mechanism to avoid false positives from security scanners
* **Fix:** Removed symfony/console/ folder to prevent false positives from security scanners

= 2.3.2 - April 1st, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Fixed an issue with average session duration being over-inflated
* **Fix:** Fixed max_connection error

= 2.3.1 - March 28th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** Fixed a conflict with the Age Gate plugin

= 2.3.0 - March 26th, 2024 =

* **Feature:** Created new Help & Support menu
* **Feature:** Created new Updates menu
* **Feature:** Added 6 more pre-defined date buttons: Last 60 Days, Last 90 Days, Last 3 Months, Last 6 Months, Last 12 Months, and All Time
* **Feature:** The Admin Bar stats now include "All Time" views
* **Feature:** Added four more custom color options to the email report
* **Feature:** Added option to make view counter private (logged-in visitors only)
* **Feature:** The view counter can now get stats for today, the last 30 days, this month, last month, or all time
* **Feature:** Added option to manually adjust the view counter count for individual pages
* **Update:** Removed every non-report page from the analytics sidebar
* **Update:** The /temp/ directory can now be defined using the IAWP_TEMP_DIR constant
* **Update:** Added an error message if missing database privileges are found
* **Update:** Added automatic tracking for PDF pages made with TNC FlipBook
* **Update:** Updated the IP address to geolocation MMDB file for more accurate location reporting
* **Update:** Added conflict detection when the REST API is blocked by Admin & Site Enhancements
* **Update:** Added icons for more browsers
* **Fix:** Fixed a fatal error with the Age Gate plugin
* **Fix:** Fixed a 500 server error that could occur when updating a taxonomy
* **Fix:** Increased timeout to prevent errors during data migrations and allow for more time for the analytics to load
* **Fix:** Filtering by category wasn't working for posts in multiple categories
* **Fix:** Fixed stylesheet conflict with WP Media Files Name Rename plugin
* **Fix:** POT file wasn't getting regenerated with each update
* **Fix:** Fixed IP blocking for IPv6 addresses and added wilcard support
* **Fix:** Updated BladeOne library to resolve conflict with WP Ultimo
* **Fix:** Preventing a fatal error when the database tables are deleted manually
* **Fix:** View counter stats fixed when shown for each posts in an archive page

= 2.2.1 - February 13th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** bug fix for 2.2.0

= 2.2.0 - February 7th, 2024 =

* **Feature:** Added PDF download button to toolbar
* **Feature:** Added WooCommerce sales columns to Pages report
* **Update:** UI layout style improvements
* **Update:** Added links to Settings and Campaign Builder in the menu sidebar
* **Update:** The WooCommerce Checkout Success page now shows up separately from the Checkout page
* **Update:** Added conflict detection for WP Hide plugin
* **Fix:** Added styling for RTL languages
* **Fix:** Fixed notice about undefined variable in WC order pages

= 2.1.6 - January 29th 2024 =

* **Fix:** bug fix for 2.1.0

= 2.1.5 - January 24th 2024 =

* **Fix:** bug fix for 2.1.0

= 2.1.4 - January 23rd, 2024 =

* **Fix:** migration bug fix for 2.1.0

= 2.1.3 - January 18th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** migration bug fix for 2.1.0

= 2.1.2 - January 18th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** migration bug fix for 2.1.0

= 2.1.1 - January 18th, 2024 =

* **Fix:** migration bug fix for 2.1.0

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