Cookieless, privacy-friendly WordPress analytics. GDPR/CCPA compliant visitor data and clear graphs, with no data sharing.
- Installs
- 500,000+
- Rating
- 4.1 (759)
- Updated
- 8 days ago
StatCounter – Real Time Visitor Stats, Session Replay & Heatmaps
Real-time visitor stats, session replay and heatmaps for your WordPress site. See exactly how visitors use your site - and why they leave.
- Active installs
- 70,000+
- #615 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 2.1M
- 2,103,798
- Downloads, 30 days
- 8K
- 1.9K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5
- 56 reviews
- Last updated
- 2 months ago
- Aug 19, 2026
- Version
- 2.2.0
- 31 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | August 19, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.0.8Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 2.0.2 or newer |
| Needs PHP | Not stated |
| First published | February 11, 2008 |
| Support, last two months | 0 of 1 threads resolved (0%) |
Reviews
4.2 / 5 from 56 reviews
| 5 stars | 42 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 2 |
| 3 stars | 1 |
| 2 stars | 2 |
| 1 star | 9 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
The Official StatCounter WordPress Plugin adds StatCounter to your site in a couple of clicks – no code editing required. StatCounter has provided reliable, real-time visitor analytics to millions of websites since 1999, and now includes session replay and heatmaps.
Session Replay
Watch recordings of real visits to your site – a video-like playback of each visitor’s clicks, scrolls and page navigation:
- See exactly where visitors get stuck, confused or frustrated
- Understand why visitors abandon carts, forms and signups
- Watch how visitors from a specific campaign, country or referrer actually use your site
- Improve support: replay a customer’s session to see what went wrong
Heatmaps
See at a glance where your visitors click – and what they ignore:
- Click heatmaps highlight the links, buttons and images getting the most attention
- Interactive elements like dropdowns and mobile menus are tracked too
- Spot “dead clicks” on elements that look clickable but aren’t
- Compare engagement across desktop and mobile
Real-Time Visitor Stats
All the classic StatCounter reports, updated in real time:
- Popular pages, entry pages and exit pages
- Incoming traffic: referring sites, keywords and campaigns
- Visitor paths, visit length and returning visits
- Country, state and city stats with a recent visitor map
- Browser, OS, screen resolution and ISP stats
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Do I need to edit my theme or add any code?
No. Activate the plugin, enter your StatCounter Project ID and Security Code, and the tracking code is added to every page automatically.
Is StatCounter free?
Yes – the Basic plan is free forever and includes real-time visitor stats. Session replay and heatmaps are premium features, and every new account starts with a 30-day free trial (no credit card required).
Will the tracking code slow down my site?
No. The StatCounter code is lightweight and loads asynchronously, so it does not block your pages from rendering.
Do you have any other questions?
Please contact us here with your query.
Latest changelog entry
Added a dismissible review reminder for site admins (shown once, snoozable, only after tracking has been active for a couple of weeks). Updated plugin listing: new description and screenshots covering Session Replay and Heatmaps.
Screenshots
Session Replay - watch a full recording of a visitor's session, with playback controls to skip inactivity, change speed and share the… 
Heatmaps - see exactly what visitors click and tap, broken down by page element, with separate desktop and mobile views. 
Visitor Activity - real-time stats on every visit, including location, referring URL, browser, system and screen resolution.
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin. The author takes donations at their donate page.