Title: LinuxBCN Analytics for GoatCounter Author: Joan Linux Published: July 16, 2026 Last modified: July 16, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/assets/icon-256x256.png? rev=3609991) # LinuxBCN Analytics for GoatCounter By [Joan Linux](https://profiles.wordpress.org/linuxbcn/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter.1.2.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/) ## Description Integrate [GoatCounter](https://www.goatcounter.com) into your WordPress site with a clean admin dashboard showing visits, pages and device breakdown — all without cookies, without tracking personal data, and without needing a GDPR consent banner. **Why GoatCounter?** * No cookies — no GDPR/cookie banner required * Lightweight — single async script, zero performance impact * Open source and privacy-respecting * Free for up to 100,000 pageviews/month **Dashboard features** * Three tabs: **Temporal** (time series), **Pages** (top content), **Devices** ( browsers, OS, countries) * Five time periods: today, 7 days, 30 days, quarter (90 days), year (365 days) * SVG bar chart of visits per hour / day / week / month depending on period * Day-of-week distribution with percentage and visit count * Top pages with WordPress page title lookup and direct links * Browsers and operating systems with percentage bars * Countries breakdown with percentage bars * Summary metric cards (total visits, pages, countries, top browser) * Remembers the active tab across page reloads (localStorage) * Available in English and Catalan **Setup in 3 steps** 1. Create a free account at [goatcounter.com](https://www.goatcounter.com) 2. Go to **Analytics Settings** and enter your site code and API token 3. Done — the tracking script is injected automatically and stats appear in the dashboard ### External services This plugin relies on [GoatCounter](https://www.goatcounter.com), a third-party privacy-friendly analytics service. GoatCounter is required for the plugin to function— you must create your own free GoatCounter account. **Tracking script**: On every front-end page view, the visitor’s browser loads a tracking script from `https://gc.zgo.at/count.js` and sends a pageview request to` https://{your-site-code}.goatcounter.com/count`. This happens for every visitor on every page load, and includes standard pageview data (URL, referrer, screen size)— GoatCounter does not use cookies and does not collect personally identifiable information. **Dashboard API**: When you view the Analytics dashboard in your WordPress admin, this plugin sends requests (using your API token) to `https://{your-site-code}.goatcounter. com/api/v0` to retrieve your stats. This only happens when a logged-in administrator visits the Analytics page. GoatCounter [Terms of Service](https://www.goatcounter.com/help/terms) and [Privacy Policy](https://www.goatcounter.com/help/privacy). ## Installation 1. Download the plugin ZIP file from the GitHub releases page or via Code Download ZIP. Note for macOS users: Safari automatically unzips downloaded files and moves the ZIP to the trash. To keep the ZIP file, right-click the download link and choose“ Download Linked File”, or use a different browser such as Chrome or Firefox. 2. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin. 3. Select the `.zip` file and click Install Now, then Activate. 4. Go to Analytics Settings and enter your GoatCounter credentials. ## FAQ ### Do I need a GoatCounter account? Yes. Create a free account at [goatcounter.com](https://www.goatcounter.com). It’s free for up to 100,000 pageviews/month. ### Where do I find my site code? It’s the subdomain of your GoatCounter dashboard URL. If your dashboard is at `mysite. goatcounter.com`, your site code is `mysite`. ### Where do I find my API token? In your GoatCounter dashboard: **Settings API tokens Create token**. The API token section only appears after you have **confirmed your email address**. When you register at goatcounter.com, they send a confirmation email — check your spam folder if you don’t see it. The API options won’t show up until your account is confirmed. ### Does this plugin set cookies? No. GoatCounter does not use cookies and does not track personal data. ### Do I need a cookie consent banner? No. Since GoatCounter does not use cookies or collect personal data, no GDPR consent banner is required. ### Is this plugin free? Yes. The plugin is free and open source (GPL-2.0). GoatCounter itself is also free for personal and low-traffic use. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “LinuxBCN Analytics for GoatCounter” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Joan Linux ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/linuxbcn/) [Translate “LinuxBCN Analytics for GoatCounter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.0 * Redesigned dashboard with three tabs: Temporal, Pages, Devices * New periods: quarter (90 days) and year (365 days) * SVG bar chart with gradient, grid lines and adaptive granularity (hour/day/week/ month) * Day-of-week distribution with percentage and visit count * Top pages with WordPress page title lookup and clickable links * Browsers, OS and countries with percentage bars * Period selector redesigned as a full-width segmented nav * Summary metric cards with icons * Active tab persisted via localStorage across page reloads * Catalan day names (Dl–Dg) in weekly chart #### 1.1.0 * Stats dashboard with top pages, referrers and countries * Period filter: today / 7 days / 30 days * Catalan translation #### 1.0.0 * Initial release — tracking script injection and settings page ## Meta * Version **1.2.0** * Last updated **11 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [analytics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/analytics/)[GDPR](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gdpr/) [privacy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/privacy/)[statistics](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/statistics/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/linuxbcn-analytics-for-goatcounter/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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