Koko Analytics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics vs ZillaMetrics Chat

Koko Analytics is a privacy-friendly and lightweight Google Analytics alternative for WordPress sites. It is a plug and play solution to get GDPR compliant insights into your website visitors without requiring any third-party services. Why choose Koko Analytics? Important insights Koko Analytics provides you with simple and effective analytics. There are no complicated reports to dig through. All the important metrics are visible from a quick glance at your analytics dashboard, right inside your WordPress admin. Privacy-friendly analytics Koko Analytics is a privacy-friendly solution for WordPress. It can be used without any cookies, no personal data is processed or stored and nothing is shared with any third-party. That makes it suitable for GDPR, CCPA, and PECR-compliant website statistics. Lightweight website statistics Koko Analytics is lightweight. It adds less than 1 kilobyte of data to your pages and is fully compatible with all kinds of caching setups. WordPress is bypassed entirely for its collection endpoint, making the impact on your site’s performance as close to zero as possible. Open source analytics Koko Analytics is open source released under the GPL license, just like WordPress itself. The source code is publicly available. Everyone has the right to run, study, share or modify the source code. Features WordPress analytics dashboard – View your website statistics directly inside WordPress admin. Top posts and pages – See which content gets the most visits. Referrer statistics – Find out which websites send traffic to your site. Path-based tracking – Track statistics for any URL, including archives and search pages. Returning visitor detection – Reliably detect returning visitors without cookies. Exclusion rules – Exclude visits from selected WordPress user roles or IP addresses. Historical data imports – Import statistics from Jetpack Stats, Plausible Analytics, Burst Statistics, Statify, WP Statistics, Independent Analytics, or SlimStat Analytics. Automatic data cleanup – Remove historical data older than a chosen number of months or years. Popular posts output – Show your most visited posts or pages with a widget, Gutenberg block, or shortcode. Pageview counter – Show the total number of pageviews for a page with a shortcode or Gutenberg block. Koko Analytics Pro Koko Analytics Pro adds more reporting options for sites that need deeper analytics. Country statistics – See which countries your visitors come from. Technology reports – View browser, operating system, and device statistics. Email reports – Receive periodic analytics reports in your inbox. UTM Campaigns – Measure the performance of your marketing campaigns. Custom event tracking – Track outbound link clicks, contact form submissions, add-to-cart actions, and more. Traffic spike alerts – Get notified by email when traffic changes quickly. View the Koko Analytics live demo or see Koko Analytics Pro pricing.

This plugin provides an extensible admin interface for connecting a ZillaMetrics standalone bot to your WordPress site. It ships with four admin pages: Welcome / About — Overview and quick actions. License — Save and manage your license key. Activate Script/Bot — Toggle the frontend script/bot and set options. Preview Bots — List and preview available bots tied to your license. All screens are separated into individual view files so you can easily edit the content to match your product’s exact needs. Important: This plugin connects to external ZillaMetrics services to provide chat functionality. Please review the “External Services” section below for details on what data is transmitted and to which services. External Services This plugin relies on external services provided by ZillaMetrics to deliver chat functionality to your website. Below is a detailed description of each service, what data is transmitted, when, and links to relevant terms and privacy policies. 1. ZillaMetrics Chat Widget Service (CDN) What it does: The plugin loads the ZillaMetrics chat widget scripts and styles from our Content Delivery Network (CDN) to provide real-time chat functionality on your website. This service automatically delivers the latest version of the chat widget, ensuring you always have access to new features, security updates, and bug fixes without needing to update the plugin. Resources loaded: * https://cdn.zillametrics.com/chat-widget.js – Core chat widget JavaScript * https://cdn.zillametrics.com/widget-bundle.js – Chat widget bundle and dependencies * https://cdn.zillametrics.com/chat-widget.css – Chat widget styles When data is sent: * Scripts and styles are loaded on every frontend page where the chat widget is enabled * Chat widget communicates with ZillaMetrics servers when visitors interact with the chat * User interactions, messages, and chat session data are transmitted to provide the chat service What data is collected: * Website visitor information (IP address, user agent, browser information) * Chat messages and conversations * Page URL where chat is initiated * User behavior and interaction data with the chat widget * Any information voluntarily provided by visitors through the chat interface Service Provider: ZillaMetrics Inc. Terms of Service: https://zillametrics.com/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://zillametrics.com/privacy-policy 2. ZillaMetrics License Verification API What it does: The plugin connects to the ZillaMetrics API to verify your license key and retrieve your account information, including available chat bots and configuration settings. API Endpoint: * https://api.zillametrics.com/wp-json/zillametrics/v1/license/verify-basic When data is sent: * When you enter and save your license key in the admin settings * Data is only sent from the WordPress admin area, never from the frontend * Transmission occurs only when an administrator actively saves the license settings What data is sent: * Your license key * Product ID (identifier for this plugin) * WordPress site URL (for domain validation) * Plugin version number What data is received: * License validation status * Available chat bots associated with your account * Account plan information * License expiration date Service Provider: ZillaMetrics Inc. Terms of Service: https://zillametrics.com/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://zillametrics.com/privacy-policy Important Privacy Notes The chat widget service processes visitor data to provide real-time chat functionality All chat data is stored on ZillaMetrics servers and is subject to ZillaMetrics’ privacy policy As a site owner, you are responsible for informing your visitors about the use of this chat service in your own privacy policy No chat functionality is loaded until you activate a valid license You can disable the chat widget at any time by deactivating your license in the plugin settings By using this plugin, you acknowledge that: 1. Your website will connect to external ZillaMetrics services 2. Visitor data will be transmitted to and processed by ZillaMetrics servers 3. You have reviewed and agree to ZillaMetrics’ Terms of Service and Privacy Policy 4. You will inform your website visitors about the use of this third-party chat service in your privacy policy