Post Analytics
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The Post Analytics module records how often members’ posts are read and where readers came from, and gives each writer a private analytics dashboard. Use it so members can see what their readers respond to, and so you can see which posts perform best across the site. The module is on by default.
Settings live at WB Plugins > Member Blog > Analytics. The tab appears only while the Post Analytics module is on.
Who Can See Analytics
Section titled “Who Can See Analytics”- A writer sees their own numbers. A post’s views and traffic are shown to the post’s author.
- Site staff who can edit other members’ posts (editors and administrators) can see any member’s analytics.
- Nobody else. Other members and visitors cannot see a member’s analytics, on the page, through the shortcode or over the REST API.
- Who can use it narrows this further: only the roles you pick get the dashboard at all. Administrators always have access.
Settings
Section titled “Settings”| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | Shows that the module is on, with a link to the Modules screen to change it | On while the tab is visible |
| Who can use it | Everyone, or Only these roles, for who can open the analytics dashboard | Everyone |
| Track Daily Views | Store view counts per day. The Views Over Time chart and the Today, This Week and This Month figures come from this. | On |
| Track Traffic Sources | Record where each view came from, for the Traffic Sources breakdown | On |
| Data Retention | Days of daily view and traffic history to keep, from 7 to 365. Older rows are removed by a daily cleanup. Each post’s all-time view total is kept. | 90 |
| Show Views Chart | Show the Views Over Time chart on the member’s dashboard | On |
Click Save Settings to save.
Site-Wide Figures
Section titled “Site-Wide Figures”The top of the Analytics tab shows Total Views, Views Today, This Week and This Month for the whole site. Top Performing Posts lists the ten most-viewed posts across all members, with author, views, publish date, and Edit and View links.
How Views Are Counted
Section titled “How Views Are Counted”A view is recorded when someone other than the author opens a published post. A writer’s own visits to their post are not counted. Traffic sources are sorted into search engines and social sites by name (such as Google, Bing, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Reddit, YouTube), Direct (no referring site), Internal (another page on your site) and Other.
Where Members See Their Analytics
Section titled “Where Members See Their Analytics”- Analytics tab on the member home. With the Author Dashboard module on, each writer gets an Analytics tab on their own member home. See Author Dashboard.
- The analytics shortcode or block, on any page you choose.
For what the dashboard shows and how to read it, see Reading Your Post Analytics.
Shortcode and Block
Section titled “Shortcode and Block”[bp-member-blog-analytics][bp-member-blog-analytics days="7"]The Blog Analytics block does the same in the block editor.
| Attribute | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
user_id |
Whose analytics to show. Only site staff can view another member’s. | The logged-in member |
days |
Days of history to show when the page loads | 30 |
A visitor who is not logged in sees “Your blog analytics” with a Log in button. A member whose role is not allowed sees “You do not have permission to access analytics.”
Turning Analytics Off
Section titled “Turning Analytics Off”Switching the module off hides the tab, the member Analytics tab and the shortcode output, and stops the daily cleanup. Recorded views are kept.