HitKeep Analytics

HitKeep Analytics connects WordPress to a self-hosted or cloud HitKeep instance. It injects the normal hk.js tracker from your HitKeep instance and keeps data flowing through the core HitKeep ingest pipeline.

The plugin does not add a separate analytics backend, database, queue, or third-party service. It only loads the tracker from the HitKeep instance you configure.

Privacy-first web analytics for WordPress

HitKeep is built for teams that want useful web analytics without adopting a heavy analytics stack. The WordPress plugin keeps setup simple: choose your HitKeep instance, save the settings, and the plugin loads the first-party tracker on public pages.

Logged-in WordPress users are skipped by default, so administrators and editors do not pollute public traffic reports. Browser Do Not Track is respected by default.

Features

• EU Cloud, US Cloud, and self-hosted HitKeep options.
• Logged-in WordPress users are skipped by default.
• Do Not Track is respected by default.
• Pageview tracking through HitKeep’s normal hk.js tracker.
• Built-in HitKeep automatic events for outbound links, file downloads, and form submissions.
• Optional Web Vitals reporting for LCP, INP, CLS, FCP, and TTFB.
• Clear opt-outs for sendBeacon delivery, route changes, outbound links, downloads, and forms.
• Shortcut to open the configured HitKeep instance from the settings page.
• Snippet preview so site owners can see which tracker attributes will be emitted.

What the plugin does not do

• It does not set analytics cookies.
• It does not create WordPress analytics tables.
• It does not require a tag manager.
• It does not load the tracker from a third-party CDN.
• It does not collect form field values, request bodies, link text, or URL query strings through automatic events.

Third-party service connection

This plugin connects to HitKeep. Depending on your settings, it loads JavaScript from and sends analytics data to one of these HitKeep hosts:

• https://cloud.hitkeep.eu
• https://cloud.hitkeep.com
• Your own self-hosted HitKeep URL

HitKeep Cloud terms: https://hitkeep.com/legal/terms-of-service/

HitKeep Cloud privacy policy: https://hitkeep.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Self-hosted installations are controlled by your own HitKeep instance and infrastructure.

Source code

The main HitKeep project is available here:

• https://github.com/PascaleBeier/hitkeep