Hi there,
you can enable Stealth Mode in the settings, to tell Slimstat not to use admin-ajax.php at all. However, this will also prevent the plugin from collecting extra client-side information like mouse events, screen resolution, etc. Add-ons like Heatmap will not work as expected at that point.
If this is not a problem for you, then go ahead and change that setting to make your website faster than ever!
Cheers,
Jason
Thanks! I’m not so concerned about resolution and such, I want the author, category stats. Do I loose those? If not it is a good deal for me!
Thank you!
No, you will not lose that information. Just remember to set the tracker to work in Server Mode.
Cheers,
Jason.
ok, so do NOT use Stealth Mode as I will disable collecting author stats… But, I do want to set it to Server Mode? This will speed up the site? and if I do then it talks about caching. I do use WP Rocket for caching.
Thanks so much! I really love this plugin i just need to worry about speed 🙁
Sorry for the confusion: YES, use Stealth Mode, as it will NOT prevent the plugin from collecting info about authors and categories. And YES, use Server Mode, as Stealth Mode is not compatible with Client Mode, for obvious reasons.
Ah… Perfect! Thank you so much!!!
one last question – with WP Racket enabled – what do i run the risk of using Server Mode? Not counting new visits?
Sorry if this is an obvious answer but wanted to make 100% sure.
BTW – 5 Star Plugin! I truly love it!!! Just wish WordPress would let you work around admin-ajax 🙁 i want that thing out of my life 😉 LOL
LOL, I agree about admin-ajax.php being a big pain in the neck. We originally had a system to bypass it, in version 2.0 and partially 3.0. Then a group of hardCORE developers put their foot down and compelled us to use admin-ajax, or the plugin itself would have been removed from the repository. The rest is history.
As for your question, yes, Slimstat in Server Mode might not track some visits, when a caching plugin is active. This is because the caching plugin will not even invoke WordPress to serve that page, and thus the tracker will not be triggered.
Cheers,
Jason.
have you ever thought about having the non WordPress approved version available for people to use outside the WordPress repository? I would use it….
Well, there’s not much popularity outside of the repository, unfortunately. Plus now it’s too late to go back, as we’ve coded our plugin (and the tracker) to rely on admin-ajax.php, and it would take a big effort to go back to being independent 🙁
I understand and nobody wants to manage two codebases for some little return. Thanks
with the caching, is there a file or url i can prevent from being cached to have it work better when running in server / stealth mode?
Nope, if the tracker is working in Server Mode.
