Description
Pulse is a lightweight, privacy-first analytics platform that gives you valuable insights about your website visitors without compromising their privacy.
Features:
- No cookies — fully GDPR, CCPA, and PECR compliant out of the box
- Proxy mode — route analytics through your domain to bypass adblockers
- Frustration tracking — detect rage clicks and dead clicks (optional)
- Lightweight — under 5KB tracking script, no impact on page speed
- Simple setup — just enter your domain and you’re tracking
Privacy by design:
Pulse uses a server-side daily-rotating hash for session identification. No cookies, no localStorage, no client-side identifiers. Your visitors’ privacy is respected by default.
Installation
- Upload the
pulse-analyticsfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu
- Click Pulse in the WordPress admin sidebar
- Enter your domain (as registered in your Pulse dashboard)
- Done — analytics will start flowing immediately
FAQ
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Do I need a Pulse account?
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Yes. Sign up at pulse.ciphera.net to create your dashboard and register your domain.
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What is proxy mode?
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Proxy mode routes analytics requests through your WordPress site instead of directly to Pulse servers. This prevents adblockers from blocking your analytics. It is enabled by default.
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No. Pulse does not use cookies, localStorage, or any client-side storage for tracking.
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Is this GDPR compliant?
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Yes. Pulse is designed to be GDPR compliant without requiring cookie consent banners.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Script injection with domain configuration
- Proxy mode with randomized endpoints
- Frustration tracking support (optional)
- Admin tracking toggle
- Self-hosted instance support