Using WP CLI commands in Burst
When managing a WordPress site at scale—like those powered by Burst Statistics—efficiency is everything. That’s where WP-CLI comes in. WP-CLI is a…
Installing Burst Statistics with Composer
Burst Statistics makes it easy to track visitor behavior in WordPress. With Composer, you can manage both the free and Pro versions of the plugin as part…
How to exclude Burst files from caching plugins
Burst is designed to work with any caching plugin, but in some cases the caching might lead to unexpected results. For example, if a the loading of a Burst…
How to exclude pages from tracking in Burst
By default, Burst will track visits to all pages. In some cases, you might want to exclude some pages. This is possible with a simple filter. We do this…
How does Burst detect bot traffic?
Did you know that nearly half of all internet traffic isn’t human? Bots are everywhere—some good, some bad. And if these bots are not filtered out, your…
Configuring Complianz for Burst
Have you experienced a sudden drop in statistics, or do you see unexplainable differences between statistics in Burst and another statistics plugin? If you…
How to solve GEO IP error in Burst Pro?
Some users may encounter issues with downloading, accessing, or writing to the GEO IP database within the 'wp-content/uploads/burst/maxmind' folder. This…
How is data in Burst anonymized?
If you've ever wondered what Burst actually stores about your visitors, here's the short answer: not much, and nothing identifiable. Burst is a…
How does Burst use and store IP addresses?
Burst Pro utilizes the IP address to identify the country information. This process is carried out locally in the plugin, with the IP being compared…
How does Burst track goals without cookies?
We use the user's fingerprint and the current page they are on to track their progress towards achieving goals on the website. For click goals, the user…
Understanding Burst’s Cookieless Tracking: How Fingerprinting Works
In the context of online privacy and data tracking, Burst Statistics offers a cookieless method to track website visitors. This approach is centered around…
Do I need to archive my data?
Generally speaking, archiving your data would be unnecessary if your server is proportional to the website traffic you experience. An Example with…
How to install Burst Pro
You have decided to upgrade from the Free plugin to Burst Pro but don’t know how to do this. Follow the instructions in this article to upgrade to Burst…
REST API Troubleshooting
If you're getting an warning regarding the REST API route, it could be a couple of things. Your Burst Statistics dashboard will still work, but might be…
Troubleshoot Tracking: What to do when there is no traffic?
This guide provides steps to troubleshoot tracking methods in the Burst WordPress plugin. The article does not address issues with collected data but…
Italian Supervisory Authority denies use of Google Analytics
The Italian supervisory authority has reprimanded the use of Google Analytics as it violates the GDPR because it transfers data to the USA, even when…
Exclude IP addresses from Burst Statistics
Logged-in administrators are blocked from tracking by default. If you need more control, you can block IP addresses by adding this in Settings >…
Adding filters with MU Plugins. Quick & Easy
You might want to make some extra configurations to Burst Statistics that are not implemented into the plugin by default. To edit some features of Burst…
How to exclude user roles from Burst Statistics tracking in WordPress
Improving the accuracy of your website analytics in WordPress is crucial for gaining genuine insights into your audience. One effective method is excluding…
Whitelist Burst Statistics in Complianz
Burst Statistics is unsurprisingly fully integrated with Complianz. Depending on your configuration with the Complianz wizard Burst will be set prior to…