v1.3.1 - Cache Compatibility Fix

Bug Fixes

• Fixed tracking on cached pages - Pages served from PHP-level cache (WP Super Cache, W3TC, etc.) are now correctly tracked via JS fallback. The old boolean flag could be cached in HTML, causing subsequent visitors to go untracked.

• Added deduplication - Prevents duplicate pageviews within a 30-second window using transient-based deduplication on both server-side tracker and REST API.

• Fixed duplicate array keys - Cleaned up redundant entries in REST API data handling.

Technical Details

Changed cache detection from a simple window.sa_tracked = true boolean to a timestamp-based signature (window.sa_sig). JavaScript now checks if the signature is within 10 seconds of current time to determine if PHP actually tracked the current request vs. serving stale cached HTML.

Upgrade

This is a recommended update for all users, especially those using page caching plugins.

v1.3.0 - Time-on-Page Tracking

What's New

Time-on-Page Tracking

• Track how long visitors spend on each page
• Uses heartbeat mechanism with visibility detection
• Displays average duration in the pages statistics table

Performance Improvements

• Added transient caching for admin database queries
• New database indexes for faster lookups
• Optimized query patterns

Technical Changes

• Added pageview_id column for session tracking
• Added duration_seconds column to pageviews table
• Enhanced JavaScript tracker with page lifecycle detection

v1.2.0 - Geographic & Browser Statistics

What's New

Features

• Countries tab - Geographic visitor statistics with flag emojis and visual bar charts
• Browsers tab - Browser name detection with icons (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.)
• Devices section - Visual percentage bars showing desktop/mobile/tablet breakdown
• Campaign tracking - Full UTM parameter support with dedicated statistics tab

Improvements

• Enhanced user agent parsing for accurate browser identification
• Horizontal bar chart visualizations throughout statistics tables
• Two-column responsive layout for browser/device stats

Installation

1. Download the-simplest-analytics-1.2.0.zip
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
3. Select the zip file and install
4. Activate the plugin

Changelog

See full changelog in readme.txt

The Simplest Analytics v1.1.0

The Simplest Analytics v1.1.0

Privacy-first, lightweight analytics for WordPress. No cookies, GDPR compliant, cache-compatible.

Features

• No cookies - No consent banners needed
• GDPR compliant - IP addresses anonymized before storage
• Cache compatible - Hybrid tracking (server-side + JS fallback)
• Bot tracking - Monitors search engine crawlers and AI bots
• Campaign tracking - UTM parameter support (utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign)
• Simple charts - Daily visitor visualization
• Lightweight - Under 1KB JavaScript

Installation

1. Download the-simplest-analytics-1.1.0.zip
2. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
3. Upload the zip file and activate
4. View stats at Tools → Simplest Analytics

Changelog

• Campaign tracking with UTM parameters
• Daily visitors chart
• Rate limiting on tracking API
• Memory-efficient unique visitor detection
• Fixed double counting issue
• Moved admin page to Tools menu

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0+
• PHP 7.4+