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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

How to Track WordPress Visitors Without a Cookie Banner (GDPR Compliant)

Cookie banners are everywhere. They slow sites down, frustrate visitors, and — according to a growing body of research —…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

How to Read Your Active Analytics Dashboard: A Plain-English Guide

Installing Active Analytics takes about two minutes. Understanding what you’re looking at afterwards is what this guide is for. Each…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Cookieless Analytics for WooCommerce: Track Sales Without Third-Party Data

Most analytics guides for WooCommerce start from the same assumption: that you need Google Analytics 4, a GA4 connector plugin,…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

GDPR-Compliant WordPress Analytics: What You Can (and Can’t) Collect

If you run a WordPress site and collect any data about your visitors, GDPR applies to you — regardless of…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

How Active Analytics Compares to Plausible, Fathom, and Simple Analytics

The privacy analytics space has grown significantly since GDPR created demand for GA4 alternatives. Four tools dominate the conversation: Plausible…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Active Analytics vs Matomo: Which Privacy-First Analytics Is Right for WordPress?

If you’ve decided to move away from Google Analytics 4, you’ve already made the right call. The harder question is…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Active Analytics vs Google Analytics 4: Which Is Right for Your WordPress Site?

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is complex, intrusive, and often non-compliant with modern privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA. For site…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Event Tracking, Email Reports, and Content Insights in Active Analytics

Three Powerful Features to Transform Your Website Analytics Active Analytics just got a major upgrade! We’re excited to introduce three…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

How to Use the Active Analytics Content Report to Find Your Best WordPress Pages

How to identify and update your underperforming pages using the Content Report If you’ve ever wondered which pages on your site are…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Why Active Analytics is a Good Alternative to Its Competitors: A Comprehensive Guide

In today’s digital landscape, understanding how visitors interact with your website is crucial for making informed decisions about content, design,…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The Complete Guide to WordPress Analytics Without Google: Privacy, Compliance, and What Actually Matters

Introduction: Unlocking Your Website’s Story, Simply Understanding who visits a website, what content captures their attention, and where they originate…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

How Active Analytics Stores Data Without Slowing Down Your WordPress Database

I have released a new version of the Active Analytics plugin for WordPress. This version focuses entirely on data storage,…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tracking pageviews, sessions and unique users in WordPress using Active Analytics

For almost 2 years, I’ve been tracking WordPress visits using my Active Analytics plugin. I’ve gradually removed Google Analytics from…

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Why Most WordPress Analytics Plugins Get Slow (And How Active Analytics Was Built Differently)

Active Analytics has become a daily necessity, and the data is available at a glance with the most relevant information…