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WordPress Plugin Tracking

A few months ago I did a quick review for PressTrends service, a very useful service for themes developers which allows you to track usage across different metrics for better insights and learn how your themes are being managed. The good news is PressTrends expanded their service to include WordPress Plugin Tracking, so now you get powerful trends and insights into how people use and interact with the WordPress themes and plugins you develop.

Personally, I think the ability to track WordPress plugins is pretty useful, so let’s imagine you’ve created a new plugin and you would like to get useful insights that helps you empower specific areas in the plugin, you won’t be able to do it without user feedback, and in most cases you won’t be able to get all data you need, so that’s exactly what PressTrends dose, feed you with useful information about your plugin usage, so you work blind anymore.

That’s why I am thinking of integrating PressTrends to my pro version of Author hReview plugin.

PressTrends wordpress plugin tracking

Tracking Core Matrices for your Plugin

Find here the list of what core matrices you track with PressTrends for your plugin.

P.S. You can track up 1 theme and plugin for free.

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  1. Caleb says:
    Some downloaders might not like the idea of their usage being tracked as it sounds too much like "spying on them" but I do see the need for it as a potential developer. Interestingly enough, not long ago Hostgator installed a plugin called Select P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler) within my site (yes they actually went in and installed it themselves!) to monitor the plugins i am using to determine which ones are using the bulk of cpu. At first I was a little put off by this because they did it without my permission but once I saw the output of it, it really gave me some insight as to the draining effect certain plugins have.
    • Hesham Zebida says:
      Hi Celeb, It all depends on how the developers integrates the PressTrends to their themes or plugins, I would personally give the option to user to accept/refuse the tracking, and not to force them or do it secretly! However, the type of tracked data do not include any personal information! It would be a better idea is HG told you about it and explains how this could be useful to you! I know that hosts sometimes even make changes to your php.ini without asking for permission or even inform you, some of my sites just broke the other day because of that!
      • Caleb says:
        I guess the only way to absolutely prevent hosts from going in is to get your own server and I don't mean on of their dedicated server plans BUT your own physical server that you could hook up in a special shed in the back yard :)
        • Hesham Zebida says:
          If I can manage it, and keep it on.. Then I will do it :)
  2. waqas says:
    That's really nice and how to purchase this wordpress plugin ?? nice review but it's to short kindly explain briefly .. but Thanks
    • Hesham Zebida says:
      The plugin is free, please visit their page for more information!