1.7.0

1.7.0 - Feb 25, 2025

• Compatibility with sites hosted on WP Engine (which does not allow writing files with the PHP extension to the WP Uploads directory).
• Use relative paths in optimized endpoint file, so that the site itself can be moved around freely on the filesystem.
• Run aggregator on upgrader_process_complete hook so that we can change aggregation logic without losing any data.
• Only use optimized endpoint if the file still exists and is verified to be working. This allows removing the file to immediately switch to the default AJAX endpoint.
• Fix a bug in the most viewed posts widget/shortcode that shows all posts instead of an empty result set.
• Add group by option to chart.
• Better align periods for comparisons.

1.6.6

1.6.6 - Feb 18, 2025

• Fix same-page referrer detection when not using cookie.
• Preserve page filter when using datepicker to change date period.
• Limit realtime pageviews in dashboard widget to today's pageviews when viewed shortly after midnight.

1.6.5

1.6.5 - Feb 10, 2025

• Add importer for data from Burst Statistics.
• Allow passing "false" and "no" to monthly query parameter in REST endpoint.
• Optimize PHP execution time for plugin bootstrapping code by aggressively lazy loading code that only runs on very specific requests. From 0.05 ms to 0.03 ms (!) with OPcache or 1.44 ms to 0.54 ms without OPcache for general requests.
• Minor code improvements to classes responsible for aggregating data from buffer file into permanent storage.

1.6.5-dev

1.6.5-dev - Feb 04, 2025

• Add importer for data from Burst Statistics.
• Allow passing "false" and "no" to monthly query parameter in REST endpoint.
• Optimize PHP execution time for plugin bootstrapping code by aggresively lazy loading code that only runs on very specific requests. From 0.05 ms to 0.03 ms (!) with opcache or 1.44 ms to 0.54 ms without opcache for general requests.

1.6.4

1.6.4 – Jan 25, 2025

• Fix dashboard data always publicly accessible through REST API endpoints.

1.6.3

1.6.3 - Jan 21, 2025

• Schedule missing koko_analytics_aggregate_stats event.
• Ensure pageview counts are always added to the correct day, even if WP Cron stalls for more than 24 hours.
• Improved correctness of the realtime visitor count in case of WP Cron stalls.
• Move the temporary buffer file to its own directory inside the uploads directory.
• Fix syntax error on PHP 7.4 introduced in version 1.6.2
• Jetpack Importer: Fix division by zero if importing a single day of data
• Jetpack Importer: Bump HTTP request timeout for Jetpack importer up from 5 seconds to 90 seconds.
• Jetpack Importer: Allow choosing a custom chunk size, which can be useful for sites with a large amount of posts or pages.
• Do not delete database tables on plugin uninstall by default.

1.6.2

1.6.2 - Jan 21, 2025

• Schedule missing koko_analytics_aggregate_stats event.
• Ensure pageview counts are always added to the correct day, even if WP Cron stalls for more than 24 hours.
• Improved correctness of the realtime visitor count in case of WP Cron stalls.
• Move the temporary buffer file to its own directory inside the uploads directory.
• Bump HTTP request timeout for Jetpack importer up from 5 seconds to 90 seconds.
• Fix division by zero if importing a single day of data with Jetpack Importer.

1.6.1

1.6.1 - Jan 20, 2025

• Show error details in Jetpack Importer when API returns an error response (instead of only writing to error log).
• Register scheduled event for pruning data on plugin activation directly.
• Allow calling get_realtime_pageview_count() function with null parameter.

1.6.0

1.6.0 - Jan 17, 2025

• Bump minimal required PHP version to 7.4 or higher.
• Fix issue with date generation for "this_week" and "last_week" presets.
• Modify chart tooltip position so it's never causing horizontal overflow.
• Hide chart tooltip on scroll.
• Expand column width of pageviews and visitors column on large screens with ample space.
• Fix undefined array key notice introduced in version 1.5.5.
• Make all strings from Jetpack Importer feature translatable. Thanks to Alex Lion.
• Fix REST API routes returning a HTTP 500 error if called without a start_date parameter.

PS. We've started the works on a standalone version of Koko Analytics that allows you to track non-WordPress sites.

You can read some more about it on Danny's personal blog: https://www.dannyvankooten.com/blog/2025/building-privacy-friendly-website-analytics/

1.5.3

1.5.3 - Jan 09, 2025

• Add integration with Query Loop Block.
• Fix date range when viewing "this week" or "last week" on a Sunday.
• Remove non-functional settings example from Koko Analytics Pro from settings page.
• Add one-time notice after at least 30 days of usage asking for a contribution.