Click Counter and Heat Maps (Free)

• No external dependencies for click tracking
• Non-personal site data shared weekly to improve the plugin (see External Services)
• Hashed IP addresses (never stores actual IPs)
• Bot detection prevents false clicks
• Lightweight JavaScript using native browser APIs
• Works with all caching plugins

External Services

This plugin makes connections to external services under specific circumstances:

1. Site Telemetry (Automatic) – When : Weekly via WordPress cron, and on plugin activation/deactivation – What’s sent : Website URL, domain name, plugin version, estimated monthly pageviews (aggregated, non-personal), average server response speed (milliseconds), and activation/deactivation/update events – Where : https://plugins-for-wp.com/wp-json/st-telemetry/v1/collect – Why : To understand plugin usage patterns, ensure compatibility across WordPress versions and hosting environments, improve plugin features, and provide better support – User control : This data collection is a condition of using the plugin. No personally identifiable visitor data, IP addresses, or individual click-level tracking data from your site visitors is transmitted.

2. Deactivation Feedback (Optional) – When : Only when you deactivate the plugin and choose to submit feedback – What’s sent : Plugin slug, site URL, reason for deactivation (selected from predefined options), optional user comments, WordPress version, PHP version, and plugin version – Where : https://plugins-for-wp.com/wp-json/st-feedback/v1/submit – Why : To help us improve the plugin based on user feedback – User control : Completely optional – you can click “Cancel” or simply close the feedback dialog without submitting anything

External Service Policies: – Terms of Service: https://www.plugins-for-wp.com/terms-and-conditions/ – Privacy Policy: https://www.plugins-for-wp.com/privacy-policy/

Privacy

What This Plugin Does NOT Do: – Does not store actual IP addresses (only hashed) – Does not use cookies for tracking (only for self-ignore feature) – Does not transmit individual visitor data to third parties – Does not track across sites – Does not collect personal visitor information

What Data Is Stored Locally: – Click counts per CSS selector – Timestamp of each click – Page URL where click occurred (optional, can be disabled) – Hashed IP address (for rate limiting only) – User agent string (for bot detection) – User ID (only if user is logged in) – Aggregated daily pageview counts (for telemetry reporting)

What Data Is Transmitted: – Non-personal site-level data is sent weekly to plugins-for-wp.com to help improve the plugin (see External Services section above for full details) – No individual visitor data, IP addresses, or click-level data is ever transmitted