Machete vs WhatsLink Click Tracker

Machete is a simple suite of tools that solves common WordPress annoyances using as few resources as possible. Machete doesn’t cover every single use case, but there is a huge amount of sites that would require less plugins if they used Machete. All Machete tools have two things in common: they solve problems faced by many web developers and they do it using as few server resources as possible. So far, Machete includes the following tools: WordPress Optimization WordPress places a lot of code inside the tag just to keep backward compatibility or to enable optional features. You can disable most of it and save some time from each page request while making your installation safer. Cookies & GDPR Warning We know you hate cookie warning bars. Well, this is the least hateable cookie bar you’ll find. It is really light, doesn’t affect your PageSpeed score and plays well with static cache plugins. Analytics and custom code You don’t need a zillion plugins to perform easy tasks like inserting a verification meta tag (Google Search Console, Bing, Pinterest), a json-ld snippet or a custom stylesheet (Google Fonts, Print Styles, accessibility tweaks…). The Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager tracking codes are PageSpeed optimized, GPDR friendly. Maintenance mode The maintenance mode that ships with WordPress is just a basic lock-down that is activated whenever you do a major update. With machete Maintenance Mode you can hide your unfinished page from visitors and search engines, give your clients a secure temporary access and lock your site without affecting your SEO. Post & Page cloner Adds a “duplicate” link to post, page and most post types lists. Also adds “copy to new draft” function to the post editor. Social Sharing Buttons Social sharing done the Machete way. The icons are made as a custom webfont embedded in a minified CSS file that only weighs 5.8KB. The sharing actions use each platform’s native share URL. WooCommerce Utils WooCommerce was designed to work for every possible use case, but that often leads to unexpected behavior. These simple fixes can improve the WooCommerce user experience by making it behave as clients expect.

You have a WhatsApp button on your site. People click it. But you have no idea which page sends the most conversations, which campaign is worth running again, or whether your homepage button even gets used. WhatsLink Click Tracker fixes that. Install it, activate it, and every WhatsApp, Telegram, and phone link click on your site is logged automatically — post title, page URL, click date, UTM source, UTM campaign, UTM medium, and referrer. No code changes. No Google Tag Manager. No custom events. It works with any theme, any page builder, and any WhatsApp, Telegram, or phone link format: https://wa.me/ https://api.whatsapp.com/send https://t.me/ (Telegram) tel: phone links Works with every WhatsApp button plugin WhatsLink adds analytics to any existing WhatsApp button plugin — without replacing or modifying it: Joinchat — adds click tracking and UTM attribution alongside your chatbox Click to Chat for WhatsApp — logs every click your button receives, with page and source data Creame WhatsApp Me — works in parallel, zero conflict Chaty — tracks all WhatsApp clicks from any Chaty widget WP Social Chat — compatible with all WP Social Chat WhatsApp buttons Any manually added wa.me or api.whatsapp.com link — detected automatically Just install WhatsLink alongside your existing button plugin. No configuration. What the free version gives you Click log dashboard — every WhatsApp click with title, URL, date, and UTM data Live search and pagination — find any click in seconds Sortable columns — sort by page, date, or click type UTM tracking — source, medium, and campaign logged automatically Referrer tracking — see where traffic came from Stats bar — total clicks, last 30 days, and top page at a glance Date range filter — view logs for last 7 days, last 30 days, or all time Top Pages — see the 5 pages driving the most WhatsApp clicks Badge counter — shows total click counts next to each WhatsApp and Telegram button (visible to admins only) One-click reset — clear old data when needed GDPR-friendly — no IP addresses, no geolocation, no personal data Works on posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and any other post type. Why upgrade to Pro? The free version tells you what happened. Pro tells you why and helps you act on it. 👉 WhatsLink Click Tracker Pro → Pro adds: Advanced dashboard with date range, post type, permalink, and UTM filters KPI overview — total clicks, top sources, top URLs at a glance Trend chart — see click volume over time Top Sources, Mediums, Campaigns, Pages, and URLs charts CSV export — download your full click log anytime Real-time email notifications — get alerted on each new click Daily and weekly summary reports Priority support Features FREE VERSION Detects clicks on WhatsApp (wa.me, api.whatsapp.com), Telegram (t.me), and phone (tel:) links Works on posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and custom post types Tracks post title, post type, permalink, clicked URL, and datetime Tracks utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign Tracks referrer Stats bar — total clicks, last 30 days, and top page on the dashboard Date range filter — All time, Last 30 days, Last 7 days Top Pages — 5 most-clicked pages with click counts AJAX dashboard with live search, pagination, and sortable columns Optional badge counter showing total clicks per link (visible to admins only) One-click log reset Lightweight — no external services, no tracking scripts GDPR-friendly: no IP or location data stored PRO VERSION Advanced report filters (date range, permalink, post type, UTM) KPI overview dashboard Trend chart over time Top Sources, Mediums, Campaigns, Pages, and Clicked URLs charts Export full click log to CSV Real-time email notifications per click Daily and weekly summary email reports Priority support 👉 Upgrade to Pro →