Title: Volixta Analytics Lite
Author: VOLIXTA TEAM
Published: <strong>29. September 2026</strong>
Last modified: 29. September 2026

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# Volixta Analytics Lite

 Von [VOLIXTA TEAM](https://profiles.wordpress.org/volixta/)

[Herunterladen](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/volixta-analytics-lite.1.0.3.zip)

 * [Details](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/volixta-analytics-lite/#description)
 * [Rezensionen](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/volixta-analytics-lite/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/volixta-analytics-lite/#installation)
 * [Entwicklung](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/volixta-analytics-lite/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/volixta-analytics-lite/)

## Beschreibung

Volixta Analytics Lite gives you a focused real-time analytics dashboard directly
inside WordPress.

See live visitor activity, page views, sessions, referrers, devices, browsers, countries,
acquisition channels and UTM campaign data without sending your analytics records
to a hosted analytics platform.

Your analytics records stay in your own WordPress installation and are not sent 
to Volixta. No external analytics account is required.

Volixta Analytics Lite can also be used as a privacy-friendly, self-hosted alternative
to Google Analytics if you prefer to keep your website analytics inside WordPress.
It works independently and can also be used alongside other analytics tools.

#### Main features

 * Live activity with automatic refresh countdown.
 * Real-time summary of current website activity.
 * Page views, visitors, sessions and average visit duration.
 * Top pages, entry pages, exit pages, referrers and navigation journeys.
 * Audience reports for countries, languages, devices and browsers.
 * Acquisition reports for traffic channels and UTM campaigns.
 * Pseudonymous visitor and session measurement.
 * No analytics cookies used for visitor or session identifiers.
 * Respects the browser’s Do Not Track setting.
 * No raw visitor IP stored in the analytics table.
 * Query strings removed from stored page URLs.
 * Optional pseudonymous tracking of logged-in visitors, disabled by default.
 * Administrators excluded from tracking by default.
 * Optional local country detection with the DB-IP Country Lite database.
 * Daily and monthly email summaries.
 * Guided setup wizard.
 * WordPress multisite support.

#### Real-time analytics

The Real-Time report lets you see what is happening on your website right now.

It refreshes automatically and shows current activity such as active visitors, recent
page views and the pages receiving traffic. This can be useful after publishing 
new content, sharing a link or launching a campaign.

The rest of the dashboard gives you historical reports for visitors, sessions, pages,
traffic sources, audience information and campaigns.

#### Daily and monthly email summaries

You can enable optional daily and monthly summary emails from the Notifications 
page.

Daily summaries cover the previous complete day and are scheduled for 08:00 in the
WordPress timezone. Monthly summaries cover the previous calendar month and are 
scheduled for 08:15 on the first day of the month.

Emails contain aggregate analytics only, such as visitors, views, sessions, average
visit duration, top pages, traffic sources and devices.

A test email can be sent from the Notifications page.

The plugin stores the notification recipient address and notification settings in
WordPress options. A watchdog cron runs twice per day to check for missed reports
and can retry a summary if WP-Cron runs late or an earlier send failed.

wp_mail() returning success means WordPress accepted the message for delivery through
your site’s mail configuration. It does not guarantee final inbox delivery by the
receiving mail provider.

#### Privacy

Volixta Analytics Lite is designed to keep analytics lightweight and privacy-conscious.

 * Visitor and session measurement is pseudonymous.
 * The frontend tracker uses first-party localStorage and sessionStorage instead
   of analytics cookies.
 * The pseudonymous visitor identifier stored in localStorage has a fixed lifetime
   of up to 13 months.
 * The visitor identifier expiration is not extended each time the visitor returns.
 * The frontend tracker respects the browser’s Do Not Track setting.
 * Raw visitor IP addresses are not persisted in the analytics table.
 * Raw User-Agent strings are not persisted in the analytics table.
 * Query strings are removed from stored page URLs.
 * External referrer information is reduced before storage.
 * Logged-in visitor tracking is disabled by default. It can be enabled from Settings
   or the setup wizard.
 * WordPress user IDs are not stored in analytics records.
 * Administrators remain excluded from tracking by default.
 * Country detection is performed locally when the optional DB-IP database is installed.
 * Notification emails contain aggregate analytics only.

An IP address may be processed temporarily in memory for abuse protection and, when
enabled, local country detection.

Volixta Analytics Lite uses pseudonymous analytics and should not be considered 
fully anonymous analytics. Privacy and consent requirements vary by jurisdiction
and website configuration, so site owners remain responsible for evaluating the 
requirements that apply to their own website.

#### External services

The plugin can optionally use the DB-IP Country Lite database for local IP-to-country
lookup.

The database is not bundled with the plugin and is not installed silently. Installation
is off by default, and an administrator must explicitly choose to install it from
the setup wizard or the plugin settings.

The archive is requested from:

https://download.db-ip.com/

The database is stored under the WordPress uploads directory. Volixta writes only
to its own GeoIP storage directory there, so the initial installation and later 
GeoIP updates do not require WordPress plugin-update FTP/SSH credentials when the
uploads directory is directly writable.

Automatic DB-IP updates are a separate optional setting and are disabled by default.
Only after an administrator explicitly enables that setting may Volixta contact 
download.db-ip.com approximately every 30 days and download the current DB-IP Country
Lite archive. Visitor IP addresses are not sent to DB-IP for country lookups; lookups
are performed locally on your WordPress server. Country views include attribution
linking to DB-IP.

DB-IP information:

Terms of service: https://db-ip.com/tos.php
 Privacy policy: https://db-ip.com/privacy.
php DB-IP Lite database: https://db-ip.com/db/lite.php

See THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt for third-party notices.

## Screenshots

[⌊Real-time analytics dashboard showing key visitor metrics, active sessions, pages
currently being viewed, referrers, and live visitor activity.⌉⌊Real-time analytics
dashboard showing key visitor metrics, active sessions, pages currently being viewed,
referrers, and live visitor activity.⌉[

Real-time analytics dashboard showing key visitor metrics, active sessions, pages
currently being viewed, referrers, and live visitor activity.

[⌊Performance dashboard with traffic trends, period comparisons, top pages, entry
and exit pages, and visitor journey insights.⌉⌊Performance dashboard with traffic
trends, period comparisons, top pages, entry and exit pages, and visitor journey
insights.⌉[

Performance dashboard with traffic trends, period comparisons, top pages, entry 
and exit pages, and visitor journey insights.

[⌊Acquisition dashboard showing traffic sources, acquisition channels, sessions,
page views, and referring domains.⌉⌊Acquisition dashboard showing traffic sources,
acquisition channels, sessions, page views, and referring domains.⌉[

Acquisition dashboard showing traffic sources, acquisition channels, sessions, page
views, and referring domains.

[⌊Audience & Tech dashboard with privacy-friendly country detection, visitor languages,
device types, and browser statistics.⌉⌊Audience & Tech dashboard with privacy-friendly
country detection, visitor languages, device types, and browser statistics.⌉[

Audience & Tech dashboard with privacy-friendly country detection, visitor languages,
device types, and browser statistics.

[⌊Mobile-optimized real-time dashboard with key analytics metrics and a live snapshot
of current visitor activity.⌉⌊Mobile-optimized real-time dashboard with key analytics
metrics and a live snapshot of current visitor activity.⌉[

Mobile-optimized real-time dashboard with key analytics metrics and a live snapshot
of current visitor activity.

[⌊Mobile live visitor activity view showing active visitors, viewed pages, referrers,
device information, and active time.⌉⌊Mobile live visitor activity view showing 
active visitors, viewed pages, referrers, device information, and active time.⌉[

Mobile live visitor activity view showing active visitors, viewed pages, referrers,
device information, and active time.

[⌊Analytics settings page for managing tracking, data retention, country detection,
local IP database, and live dashboard updates.⌉⌊Analytics settings page for managing
tracking, data retention, country detection, local IP database, and live dashboard
updates.⌉[

Analytics settings page for managing tracking, data retention, country detection,
local IP database, and live dashboard updates.

[⌊Configuration summary providing a read-only overview of tracking, data storage,
real-time dashboard, and protection settings.⌉⌊Configuration summary providing a
read-only overview of tracking, data storage, real-time dashboard, and protection
settings.⌉[

Configuration summary providing a read-only overview of tracking, data storage, 
real-time dashboard, and protection settings.

[⌊Built-in Help & Documentation covering tracking, acquisition, country detection,
privacy, protection, caching, and other Lite features.⌉⌊Built-in Help & Documentation
covering tracking, acquisition, country detection, privacy, protection, caching,
and other Lite features.⌉[

Built-in Help & Documentation covering tracking, acquisition, country detection,
privacy, protection, caching, and other Lite features.

[⌊Email summaries settings for scheduling daily and monthly analytics reports, configuring
the recipient, and previewing the responsive email report.⌉⌊Email summaries settings
for scheduling daily and monthly analytics reports, configuring the recipient, and
previewing the responsive email report.⌉[

Email summaries settings for scheduling daily and monthly analytics reports, configuring
the recipient, and previewing the responsive email report.

[⌊Simple setup wizard for quickly configuring Volixta Analytics Lite and starting
privacy-friendly WordPress analytics.⌉⌊Simple setup wizard for quickly configuring
Volixta Analytics Lite and starting privacy-friendly WordPress analytics.⌉[

Simple setup wizard for quickly configuring Volixta Analytics Lite and starting 
privacy-friendly WordPress analytics.

## Installation

 1. Upload volixta-analytics-lite to /wp-content/plugins/, or install it through the
    WordPress Plugins screen.
 2. Activate Volixta Analytics Lite.
 3. Complete the setup wizard.
 4. Open the Analytics dashboard.
 5. The setup wizard can optionally install the DB-IP Country Lite database; notification
    and country-detection settings can also be changed later.

If the wizard reports that the collection endpoint is blocked, allow this route 
in your firewall, security plugin or cache rules:

/wp-json/volixta-analytics-lite/v1/collect

Without this endpoint, the plugin cannot collect visits, sessions or real-time activity.

## FAQ

### Is Volixta Analytics Lite a Google Analytics alternative?

Yes. Volixta Analytics Lite can be used as a self-hosted alternative to Google Analytics
for WordPress.

It works independently, does not require a Google Analytics account and stores its
analytics records in your own WordPress installation.

You can also use Volixta Analytics Lite alongside Google Analytics or another analytics
tool if you choose.

### Do I need Google Analytics or another external analytics account?

No. Volixta Analytics Lite works independently and does not require an external 
analytics account.

### Does Volixta receive my analytics data?

No. Visitor analytics records are stored locally on your site and are not sent to
Volixta.

### Does the plugin use analytics cookies?

No analytics cookies are used for Volixta Analytics Lite’s visitor and session identifiers.

The plugin uses first-party localStorage and sessionStorage instead.

### How long is the visitor identifier stored?

The pseudonymous visitor identifier stored in localStorage has a fixed lifetime 
of up to 13 months.

Its expiration date is not extended every time the visitor returns to the website.

### Does that mean a cookie or consent banner is never required?

Not necessarily. Privacy and consent requirements may also apply to browser storage
and other tracking technologies, depending on your jurisdiction and website configuration.

Volixta Analytics Lite is designed to minimize the visitor information it stores,
but site owners remain responsible for determining which requirements apply to their
website.

### Does the plugin store visitor IP addresses?

Raw visitor IP addresses are not persisted in the analytics table. They may be processed
temporarily in memory for abuse protection and optional local country lookup.

### Does the plugin store the full User-Agent?

No. Raw User-Agent strings are not persisted in the analytics table.

They may be processed to determine information such as device type, browser and 
operating system.

### Are URL query parameters stored?

No. Query strings are removed from page URLs before they are stored in analytics
records.

### Can I exclude logged-in users from tracking?

Yes. Logged-in visitor tracking is disabled by default.

It can be enabled from Settings or the setup wizard. When enabled, logged-in visitors
are measured pseudonymously without storing their WordPress user IDs. Administrators
remain excluded by default.

### How does country detection work?

Volixta Analytics Lite can estimate visitor countries using browser information.

For improved country detection, you can optionally install the DB-IP Country Lite
database. Once installed, IP-to-country lookups are performed locally on your WordPress
server.

### Is the DB-IP database downloaded automatically?

No. Initial installation is off by default and requires an explicit administrator
action. Automatic DB-IP updates are also disabled by default and require a separate
opt-in. When enabled, the plugin may check approximately every 30 days and download
the current DB-IP Country Lite archive. Visitor IP addresses are not sent to DB-
IP for these local country lookups.

### What do the daily and monthly emails contain?

They contain aggregate analytics only, including headline metrics, top pages, traffic
sources and device information.

### Where is the notification email address stored?

It is stored in WordPress options together with the notification preferences and
notification delivery state.

### What happens if a summary email fails?

The plugin records the delivery state and a watchdog cron checks twice per day for
missed reports. It can retry missed daily and monthly summaries automatically.

### Does wp_mail() success mean the email definitely arrived?

No. It means WordPress accepted the message for delivery using your site’s mail 
configuration. Final inbox delivery depends on your mail transport and receiving
provider.

### Does Volixta Analytics Lite support WordPress multisite?

Yes. Volixta Analytics Lite supports WordPress multisite installations.

### What happens when I delete the plugin?

Deleting the plugin removes its analytics table, settings, notification settings
and delivery state, scheduled events, cache and optional DB-IP database.

## Rezensionen

Zu diesem Plugin liegen noch keine Rezensionen vor.

## Mitwirkende und Entwickler

„Volixta Analytics Lite“ ist Open-Source-Software. Folgende Menschen haben an diesem
Plugin mitgewirkt:

Mitwirkende

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## Änderungsprotokoll

#### 1.0.3 – 2026-09-28

 * Improved Analytics tracking controls and status visibility across the dashboard
   and settings.
 * Added clearer warnings when Analytics tracking is disabled.
 * Added an Analytics dashboard notice with a direct link to settings when tracking
   is disabled.
 * Added a setup summary warning when the wizard is reopened while Analytics tracking
   is disabled.
 * Improved Analytics status handling so inactive tracking is clearly reflected 
   in the dashboard.
 * Stopped live activity polling while Analytics tracking is disabled.
 * Improved tracking-related interface text and state consistency across the wizard,
   dashboard, and settings.

#### 1.0.2 – 2026-09-28

 * Improved DB-IP privacy controls so installation and automatic updates require
   explicit administrator opt-in.
 * Disabled automatic DB-IP updates when the DB-IP database is not installed.
 * Improved DB-IP update scheduling and cleanup behavior.
 * Improved uploads directory handling using WordPress filesystem and upload directory
   APIs.
 * Improved WordPress script and style loading compatibility.
 * Improved uninstall cleanup for DB-IP data and scheduled events.
 * Added various security, permissions, and compatibility improvements.

#### 1.0.1 – 2026-09-26

 * Improved the first-run setup wizard and navigation.
 * Added optional DB-IP Country Lite installation directly from the setup wizard.
 * Added optional automatic DB-IP database updates approximately every 30 days with
   explicit administrator opt-in.
 * Improved GeoIP database installation, validation, storage, and filesystem compatibility.
 * Added clearer tracking and administrator exclusion guidance during setup.
 * Improved analytics endpoint availability checks and setup guidance.
 * Improved WordPress admin UI integration and prevented unrelated third-party notices
   from appearing on Volixta Analytics screens.
 * Added various security, compatibility, accessibility, and UI improvements.
 * Updated documentation and translation strings.

#### 1.0.0 – 2026-09-26

Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.3**
 *  Zuletzt aktualisiert **vor 2 Tagen**
 *  Aktive Installationen **weniger als 10**
 *  WordPress-Version ** 6.0 oder höher **
 *  Getestet bis **7.1.2**
 *  PHP-Version ** 8.0 oder höher **
 *  Sprache
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/volixta-analytics-lite/)
 * Schlagwörter
 * [analytics](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/analytics/)[google analytics](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google-analytics/)
   [statistics](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/statistics/)[visitor counter](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/visitor-counter/)
   [WordPress analytics](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wordpress-analytics/)
 *  [Erweiterte Ansicht](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/volixta-analytics-lite/advanced/)

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## Mitwirkende

 *   [ VOLIXTA TEAM ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/volixta/)

## Support

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