SlimStat
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Installation Guide

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Applies to SlimStat 6.0.0 and SlimStat Pro 3.0.0 · checked

SlimStat Free gives you pageviews, traffic sources, audience reports and one conversion goal inside WordPress. Install Free first; Pro is an optional add-on, not a replacement.

Requirements

Use WordPress 5.6 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer. SlimStat Pro 3 requires SlimStat Free 6.0.0 or newer. Back up your database before a major upgrade. Already running SlimStat? Read the v6 upgrade guide.

Install the free plugin

  1. In WordPress, open Plugins → Add New Plugin.
  2. Search for SlimStat Analytics by VeronaLabs.
  3. Select Install Now, then Activate. You can also upload the ZIP from the WordPress plugin directory.
  4. Open SlimStat → Settings → General. Keep Tracking Mode set to Client if your site uses a page cache.
  5. Tracking is enabled on activation. Configure a new installation on staging before launch, or switch Enable Tracking off while reviewing privacy, consent and retention settings and then turn it on when ready. IP anonymization, IP hashing and GDPR Compliance Mode are off by default; tracking cookies are on. Follow the consent setup guide.
  6. Clear your page cache so visitors receive pages containing the tracker.

No SlimStat account or license is needed for Free. Check the version offered by the directory: these docs cover the v6 preview, and Pro 3 requires Free 6+. Do not install Pro 3 over an older Free release.

Confirm your first visit

Open a public page in a private browser window, make the consent choice your setup requires, then check SlimStat’s Access Log. Confirm the page path and time match your visit. Excluded users, blocked scripts and denied consent can affect what appears. If the row is missing, use the tracking checklist.

Get a useful answer

Open your top-pages and traffic-source reports. Free v6 also includes Channels and UTM Campaigns, showing the top two in each report (Pro lists them all); upgraded sites must complete their schema setup. Choose one important destination, such as a signup thank-you page, and add a goal in Goals & Funnels. Free supports one active goal. The reports describe recorded traffic, so test your consent and exclusion settings before interpreting totals.

Explore the new reports

  • Shortcodes: preview and copy a counter or report, then test the page while signed out.
  • Heatmaps: inspect the Free page list and top-click preview. Pro adds visual views and optional additional recording, which is off by default.
  • Ecommerce: set up WooCommerce reporting for net sales, products and an observed purchase journey. Requirements exceed the base plugin’s minimums.
  • Email Report: preview a real weekly sample and send it to yourself. Pro adds scheduled delivery.

Add Pro when you need more

Choose Pro for click and scroll heatmaps, deeper Ecommerce breakdowns, up to five active goals and three funnels, scheduled email reports or exports. Compare plans or, if you already purchased, install Pro and activate your license. If the key is rejected, troubleshoot license activation.