Wp Slimstat

Abstract

1. Introduction

Real-time WordPress analytics that stay on your own server. Track pageviews and outbound links, build WooCommerce funnels, and keep every visitor privacy-first and GDPR-ready, with no data ever shared with Google. Thousands of WordPress sites already trust it to keep their numbers honest, fast, and entirely their own.

2. Objective

The leading web analytics plugin for WordPress. Track returning customers and registered users, monitor Javascript events, detect intrusions, analyze email campaigns. Thousands of WordPress sites are already using it.

This project demonstrates how PHP can be applied to a real-world Digital Marketing & SEO problem.

3. Key Features / Modules

• Real-time access log — Your site's pulse, live. Watch each visit land the instant it happens: the page, the spot on the map, the search or link that sent them, how quickly your server replied, human or bot.
• Outbound link report — See which external links actually earn clicks. SlimStat records every outbound link your visitors follow, so you know what's sending traffic off your site and which partnerships pull their weight.
• Your data, your server — No third-party cloud, no Google looking over your shoulder. Every byte lives in your WordPress database, and one-way IP hashing lets you count unique visitors without ever storing who they are.
• Admin bar stats — Keep an eye on the numbers without leaving your work. Online visitors, pageviews, and top pages sit one glance away in the WordPress admin bar, on every screen.
• Make every report yours — Rearrange, add, or hide widgets across Real-Time, Overview, Audience, Site Analysis, and Traffic Sources until each screen shows exactly what you care about.
• Shortcodes — Drop any report into a widget, post, or page with a single shortcode.
• Filters — Decide who counts. Skip your own team, known bots, whole IP ranges, admin pages, or entire countries so your stats reflect real visitors, not noise.
• Geolocation — Put a city and country to every visitor, plus their browser and operating system, powered by MaxMind and Browscap.
• World map — Watch your audience light up across the globe at a glance, even from your phone (map by JQVMap).
• Export & email — Download your reports as CSV files, generate user heatmaps, or get the day's numbers in your inbox each morning (heatmaps and email reports via Pro).

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• PHP 7.4+ with a web server (XAMPP / WAMP / LAMP)
• MySQL / MariaDB
• phpMyAdmin (optional)
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/wp-slimstat/wp-slimstat.git
cd wp-slimstat

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Export reports to Google Sheets or PDF
• Schedule weekly automated reports
• Add competitor comparison

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Which marketing or SEO problem does this tool solve?
2. Which data sources or APIs does it use (Search Console, Analytics, social platforms)?
3. Which metrics or KPIs does it report and how are they calculated?
4. How could the output help a business make decisions?
5. How would you schedule it to run automatically?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by wp-slimstat and published on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v2.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.