Description
Flumen Analytics for WooCommerce is a free connector that helps you set up and connect your WooCommerce store to Flumen Data Analytics, a hosted analytics service at flumendataanalytics.com that turns your sales data into dashboards.
This plugin is a connector only. It does not bundle any paid features, and it does not display anything on the public-facing side of your site. Everything it does happens on an admin settings page under the WooCommerce menu.
What it does
- Adds a Flumen Analytics settings page under the WooCommerce menu.
- Runs local, on-page readiness checks and explains, in plain language, what to change and why for anything that needs attention:
- Permalinks are not set to Plain (the WooCommerce REST API returns 404 under Plain), with a direct link to Settings → Permalinks.
- Your site is served over HTTPS.
- WooCommerce is active and its REST API responds.
- Whether the Cost of Goods Sold feature is enabled (it powers profit-margin reporting), with a link to enable it.
- A Connect button that opens the Flumen sign-up page with your store address filled in for you, plus a separate link for existing clients to log in to their Flumen dashboard.
- Shows your connection status by detecting whether a Flumen WooCommerce REST API key exists on your store.
The plugin never transmits store data itself. Data is only shared with Flumen after you explicitly authorize a read-only WooCommerce REST API key on the Flumen website, through WooCommerce’s own authorization screen.
External services
This plugin helps you connect your store to Flumen Data Analytics (https://flumendataanalytics.com), a hosted analytics service operated by Flumen Data Analytics.
The plugin does not send any data from your server. On its admin settings page it shows links that open flumendataanalytics.com in your browser and include your site’s public home URL as a query parameter, so you do not have to type your store address. No request is made from your server to Flumen by this plugin.
If you choose to connect on the Flumen website, you authorize a read-only WooCommerce REST API key through WooCommerce’s own authorization screen. From that point, Flumen reads your sales data via the WooCommerce REST API under the terms you agree to on the Flumen website.
- Terms of Service: https://flumendataanalytics.com/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://flumendataanalytics.com/privacy
Installation
- Upload the
flumen-analyticsfolder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install the plugin through the WordPress Plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Go to WooCommerce → Flumen Analytics.
- Review the readiness checks, then use the Connect button to link your store to Flumen.
FAQ
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Is this plugin free?
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Yes. It is a free connector. It does not bundle any paid features. Flumen Data Analytics is a separate hosted service with its own terms.
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Does the plugin send my store data anywhere?
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No. The plugin itself does not transmit any store data. It only opens the Flumen website in your browser (passing your public site URL so you do not have to type it). Data is read by Flumen only after you authorize a read-only WooCommerce REST API key on the Flumen website.
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Why does it check my permalinks and HTTPS?
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The WooCommerce REST API returns 404 errors when permalinks are set to Plain, and a secure connection requires HTTPS. The checks catch these common issues before you try to connect.
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Do I need Cost of Goods Sold?
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No, it is optional. Enabling WooCommerce’s Cost of Goods Sold feature lets Flumen report on profit margins. The plugin flags it as a recommendation, not a requirement.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release: settings page under WooCommerce, local readiness checks (permalinks, HTTPS, WooCommerce REST API, Cost of Goods Sold), Connect button with prefilled site URL, and connection-status detection.