Configuration
Choose which visits to record, understand visitor locations and decide how long to keep data.
Which Consent Banners Work with SlimStat?
How SlimStat connects to its own banner, WP Consent API banners, Borlabs Cookie and Real Cookie Banner, and what it records before a visitor chooses.
Run SlimStat on Managed WordPress Hosting
What one SlimStat pageview costs your host, which settings control table size and report load, and when to ask your hosting provider for help.
Track Contact Form 7 Submissions in SlimStat
Count Contact Form 7 submissions in SlimStat Free: send each successful message to a confirmation page, add one Page URL goal, and test what it counts.
Track Elementor Pro Submissions in SlimStat
Count Elementor Pro form submissions in SlimStat Free: add a Redirect action to a confirmation page, create one Page URL goal, and test what it counts.
Track Fluent Forms Submissions in SlimStat
Count Fluent Forms submissions in SlimStat Free: set the confirmation to To a Page, add one Page URL goal, and test what the goal does and does not count.
Track Gravity Forms Submissions in SlimStat
Count Gravity Forms submissions in SlimStat Free: set the confirmation to open a page, add one Page URL goal, and test what the goal does and does not count.
Track WPForms Submissions in SlimStat
Count WPForms submissions in SlimStat Free: set the confirmation to Show Page, add one Page URL goal, and test what the goal does and does not count.
Recovering Visits Lost to Ad Blockers
SlimStat's Ad-Blocker Bypass transport routes tracking hits through a hashed path on your own domain.
Using Cloudflare Geolocation Headers Instead of a Local Database
Point SlimStat at Cloudflare's CF-IPCountry header instead of a local GeoIP database: what to enable in Cloudflare, the setting to pick, and how to verify.
Retention and Auto-Purge: Controlling Database Growth
SlimStat writes one row per pageview.
Exclude Your Own Visits, Bots and Specific Traffic
The SlimStat Exclusions tab filters visits by WordPress user, capability, IP range, country, browser or permalink.
Setting Up Visitor Geolocation
Pick a SlimStat geolocation provider, add a MaxMind license key, set country or city precision, and see exactly where the .mmdb file lands.
Server-Side Tracking: Switching SlimStat's Tracking Mode
Switch SlimStat between Client and Server tracking modes, learn which one page caching forces on you, and see how Tracking Request Method differs.
Tracking UTM Parameters and Campaigns in WordPress
Track UTM campaigns and traffic channels in SlimStat Free 6.
How to integrate with GDPR banner plugins?
Configure SlimStat 6 consent with its banner or the WP Consent API.