Title: Click tracking issue
Last modified: July 16, 2026

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# Click tracking issue

 *  Resolved [nineplanetsllc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nineplanetsllc/)
 * (@nineplanetsllc)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/click-tracking-issue/)
 * We’re having an issue with click tracking. We have the tracking configured for
   a few places, one example being the Schedule a Free Consultation link on the 
   page I linked to. At first we discovered the click tracking call was getting 
   a 403, which was because our security plugin was blocking PHP running via direct
   calls to the plugins folder. We got things cleared up so it has an exception 
   for that script, and we can see the call getting a 200 response now. But our 
   reports don’t show any clicks. And we are attempting the clicks from a separate
   incognito/private window where we’re not logged into the site. Any idea what 
   the issue might be? Thanks.
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 *  Plugin Author [Ben Sibley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bensibley/)
 * (@bensibley)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/click-tracking-issue/#post-18967497)
 * Hi there,
 * Thanks for getting in touch. I’m sorry to hear about this issue.
 * I tested some links on the site and I see the tracking script running successfully
   as well. This means there is an issue with writing the clicks to the database,
   which can be caused by one of two things.
 * First, there could be an issue with the site’s cron events. I would recommend
   installing the WP Crontrol plugin and checking the **Tools > Cron Events** menu
   to make sure the cron events are all running on time there.
 * If there isn’t an issue with the cron system, then try adding this constant into
   your **wp-config.php** file:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       define('IAWP_AVOID_TEMPORARY_DIRECTORY', true);
       ```
   
 * IA Pro will normally use PHP’s temp directory to write a txt file where the data
   is stored as text until the cron job writes it to the database. This code will
   tell it to avoid the temp directory, and it will write to a PHP file in the plugin
   instead.
 *  Thread Starter [nineplanetsllc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nineplanetsllc/)
 * (@nineplanetsllc)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/click-tracking-issue/#post-18967505)
 * Ah, thanks, that pointed me in the right direction. We use a server side cron
   every 15 minutes, so that was resulting in an up to 15 minute delay before the
   clicks show up, which I was not expecting. I can see the clicks in there now.
 *  Plugin Author [Ben Sibley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bensibley/)
 * (@bensibley)
 * [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/click-tracking-issue/#post-18967509)
 * Ah that makes sense. The clicks will take up to 15 minutes to show up in the 
   reports in that case, but otherwise, it should be working well.
 * Stay in touch if you need any further assistance, and I’ll be happy to help.

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 * Last reply from: [Ben Sibley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bensibley/)
 * Last activity: [3 weeks, 3 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/click-tracking-issue/#post-18967509)
 * Status: resolved