WP VisitorFlow
Detailed web analytics and visualization of your website's visitor flow.
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- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.6 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where WP VisitorFlow stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| analytics | >100 |
| statistics | >100 |
| stats | >100 |
| visits | >100 |
| web analytics | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 3 reviews
About WP VisitorFlow
From the official readme · v1.6.2Description
WP VisitorFlow provides detailed information about visitors to your website. With WP VisitorFlow you can see at a glance how visitors interact with your website: All paths taken by your visitors are summarized in a comprehensive flowchart.
Fast and Clear Visualization
WP VisitorFlow not only tracks the flow of visitors to your WordPress website, it makes the flow visible. Detailed but still clear diagrams provide you with the full information about the visitor flow. See, how your visitors use your website. Learn, how changes in your website’s structure or new posts or pages influence the visitor flow. Use WP VisitorFlow to get feedback on your publishing actions and integrate it in your search engine optimization process.
Highly Performant, Independent and Privacy-Friendly
WP VisitorFlow has been developed with focus on website performance, usability and data privacy. Although tremendous amounts of data can arise from the flow on highly frequented websites, the plugin is optimized for minimized data storage and a minimum database load. All data is stored in your own WordPress database – no third party tool or service is necessary. Last but not least, the software has been developed to fulfill strict data privacy regulations.
Feature List
- Storage of visitor data – Web browsers, operation systems, and IP address (encryption possible).
- Page views – Any view of any page on your WordPress website including date and time.
- Visualization of the visitor flow – Step-by-step diagrams providing at-a-glance information about your visitors’ routes on your website.
- Statistics on search engines, web crawlers, spiders and bots, including search key words.
- Encapsulated data storage – All data is stored only in your own WordPress database, no external source or additional service necessary. It is all yours, it stays yours.
- Data privacy – Optional anonymization of visitor data regarding data privacy rules in several countries.
- Data compression – Automatized compression (data aggregation) of older data to keep your database lean and your website performance up.
Support
If you find any bug, have a question or need a new feature, please post a short comment at the support forum. We will come back to you as soon as possible.
Developers, please have also a look at the official repo on GitHub.
Installation
There are two options to install this plugin:
From Your WordPress Dashboard
- Visit your “Plugins” page and click on “Add New”,
- Search for “WP VisitorFlow”,
- Install the plugin and activate it.
From WordPress.org
- Download WP VisitorFlow from the plugin directory on wordpress.org,
- Upload the folder to your plugin folder,
- Activate WP VisitorFlow.
Once Activated
You will find WP VisitorFlow in the menu of your admin panel. The default settings enable the recording of the visitor flow right away. If you want to go into detail and customize the recording process, please have a look at the settings and the documentation therein. Have fun with WP VisitorFlow!
Frequently asked questions
What are the key features of this statistics plugin?
Detailed and clear visualization of the visitor flow on your website. Standalone plugin: No third party service or software necessary. Encapsulated data storage – All recorded data is yours and it stays yours.
Is this plugin compatible with caching plugins?
Yes! If you are using a caching plugin, please have a look at the settings page (Settings/Storage). There is an option regarding compatibility with caching plugins.
Why is no data collected?
If no page view on your website is recorded by WP VisitorFlow please check the following: Is data recording activated under under VisitorFlow/Settings/Storage? Are you logged in as an administrator? If so, are page views by administrators excluded from data collection? This is the default setting, which can be changed under VisitorFlow/Settings/Storage. Have you visited only admin pages and are admin pages excluded from data collection? This is the default setting, which can be changed under VisitorFlow/Settings/Storage. Does your web browser submit a HTTP user-agent string and are unknown…
How to exclude 404 error pages?
By default also 404 error pages are recorded by WP VisitorFlow. You can exclude 404 pages from the recording in the settings section under VisitorFlow/Settings/Storage.
What is the difference between “date of first record” and “date of first flow data” in the summary?
WP VisitorFlow stores the statistics data in two different ways: the “flow data” is very detailed because it contains information about the used web browsers, date and time of each visited page etc. Therefore, this flow data is stored only for a limited amount of time (can be set under VisitorFlow/Settings/Storage). Older data is automatically is automatically aggregated on a daily basis, and only the total number of page views per post/page and the total number of referrer webpages are stored per day. This data is much smaller and is stored for an unlimited amount of time.
Changelog
Update device detector
1.6.2
- Update device detector
1.6.1
- Update device detector
- Data export to Android app discontinued; data export via CSV export still available
1.5.9
- Fixes an issue with timezones related to WordPress 5.3
1.5.8
- Bugfix after breaking change in add_submenu_page() WordPress 5.3 function
- Disabled data table optimization
1.5.7
- Update device detector
1.5.6
- Update device detector
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FAQ
WP VisitorFlow: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is WP VisitorFlow free?
Yes. WP VisitorFlow is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP VisitorFlow safe to use in 2026?
WP VisitorFlow shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP VisitorFlow?
WP VisitorFlow is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 17,111 times since it launched in February 2016. It was downloaded 276 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP VisitorFlow work with WordPress 7.1?
WP VisitorFlow is officially tested up to WordPress 5.6.21, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does WP VisitorFlow need?
WP VisitorFlow requires PHP 5.5 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was WP VisitorFlow last updated?
The latest version, 1.6.2, was released on February 8, 2021 (6 years ago).
Who makes WP VisitorFlow?
WP VisitorFlow is developed and maintained by Friese.
What are the best alternatives to WP VisitorFlow?
The most popular alternatives to WP VisitorFlow are Site Kit by Google (5M+ installs), MonsterInsights (2M+ installs) and WP Statistics (600K+ installs).
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