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Analytics
Linkix counts clicks on short links, redirects and bio pages locally in WordPress, with no external tracking service, and shows unique hits, recent activity, traffic sources, devices, top links and unresolved requests. Both editions include these reports; Linkix Pro also records custom permalink and canonical activity and routing conflicts.
Local Click Counting
Know how often each link is used, without sending data elsewhere.
Linkix counts every hit on a short link or redirect rule and every view and button click on a bio page, and stores the counts in your WordPress database. No external tracking service is involved, so the numbers stay on your site and under your own data policies.
A scan of a QR code opens the short link, so scans are counted as clicks on that link. Give each printed item or channel its own short link when you want to measure them separately.
Total and unique hits. Each link carries its total hits. With raw event logs on, a unique hit is the first hit of a visitor on the same link within a day.
Atomic counters. Counters are updated in one database statement, so simultaneous hits are not lost.
No external script. Counting happens when the redirect is served; visitors do not load a tracking script from another domain.
Privacy by design. Visitor IP addresses are stored only as a salted hash, used to recognize unique hits. Referrer and device details are stored only while their settings are on.
Retention you choose. Raw event logs and 404 path records are kept for the retention period, 90 days by default, and older rows are removed daily in small batches. Per-link totals are kept.
Local click counting is available in Linkix Free and Pro. Counts reflect requests that reached your site; caching layers and privacy tools can affect what is recorded.
Recent Activity
See what happened most recently across your links.
The Analytics screen lists the latest events recorded by Linkix, with the event type, the link or path, the target, the source, the device and the time. Instead of waiting for a report, open the screen and look at the latest hits.
Recent activity is useful right after sharing a link, after sending a newsletter, or when a printed QR code goes into circulation. It also helps confirm that a redirect you just changed is being used.
Recent activity is available in Linkix Free and Pro.
Traffic Sources and Referrers
Learn where clicks come from.
Linkix classifies each hit by its referrer, the page or service a visitor came from before clicking the link, as reported by the browser. The source breakdown groups hits into five sources.
| Source | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Direct | No referrer, such as typed addresses, apps and many QR scans |
| Search | Google, Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube and Reddit |
| Webmail services such as Gmail and Outlook | |
| Referral | Any other website |
Use the breakdown to see which channels send visitors and where to repeat a promotion. Referrer information depends on what the visitor's browser and the source site send; privacy settings, apps and some email clients do not pass a referrer, so those clicks appear as Direct. Traffic sources are available in Linkix Free and Pro.
Device Comparison
Compare phones, tablets and desktops.
Linkix groups hits by device type so you can see how clicks are split between mobile phones, tablets and desktop computers. Crawlers and bots are counted as their own group, and hits without device information appear as unknown.
| Question | What the device breakdown shows |
|---|---|
| Is a printed QR code mostly scanned by phones? | The device split of hits |
| Does a newsletter link get opened on desktop? | The device of each recent hit and of the top links |
| Should a redirect get device routing? | Whether one device group dominates |
Device detection uses information sent by the browser, so it reflects what the browser reports. Device comparison is available in Linkix Free and Pro; device-based routing requires Pro.
Top Links and Unresolved Requests
Find the links that work and the addresses that fail.
The Analytics screen ranks your top short links and top redirects by hits, with unique hits, the last hit and its source and device, and shows a 14-day daily trend of events.
Top short links and redirects. See which addresses carry the most traffic.
Unresolved requests. Linkix records requests that ended on a "not found" page, so you can create a redirect rule for an old address that people still use. Requests from crawlers and bots are not recorded. With Linkix Pro 2.0.1 and Free 1.1.1, one visitor adds at most 30 unresolved requests every 10 minutes while raw event logs are on, so requests to random addresses cannot fill the tables.
Collection settings. Settings → Analytics switches each kind of event on or off: short link hits, redirect hits, blocked conflicts and unresolved requests, plus referrer and device classification and raw event logs. Linkix Pro adds custom permalink and canonical redirect events and a Real Conflicts count for routing conflicts. From Linkix Pro 2.0.1, previews, the Customizer and visits of signed-in users who can edit posts are not counted as custom permalink visits.
Analytics reports usage and routing activity; it does not report search rankings or visibility scores. Visitor countries and traffic-spike alerts are not part of Linkix.
A Practical Analytics Workflow
- Create a separate short link for each channel or printed item in a promotion.
- Share the links and check recent activity to confirm hits are arriving.
- Compare traffic sources to see which channel sends visitors.
- Compare devices and, in Pro, add device routing if one group dominates.
- Review unresolved requests and add redirect rules for old addresses.
- Use the counts to decide where to repeat the promotion next time.
Questions About Analytics
Does Linkix send click data to an external service?
No. Clicks are counted locally and stored in your WordPress database. No external tracking service or script is involved.
Are traffic source and device reports only in Pro?
No. Linkix Free and Pro both show the source and device breakdowns, unique hits, top links and recent activity.
Does Linkix show visitor countries or detect traffic spikes?
No. Linkix reports hits, unique hits, recent activity, sources, devices, top links and unresolved requests. Country reports and spike detection are not part of Linkix.
How long is click data kept?
Raw event logs and 404 records follow the retention period, 90 days by default. Per-link totals are kept until you delete the link.
Are QR scans tracked separately?
A scan opens the short link and is counted as a click on it. Use a dedicated short link for each printed item to measure scans on their own.
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Reviewed against Linkix Pro 2.0.1 and Free 1.1.1 · Last updated 29 October 2026