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Open Add New Plugin
Log in to your WordPress admin, open Plugins, then choose Add New.
CMS plugin
Install Hitsteps on WordPress
Self-hosted WordPress sites can use the Hitsteps plugin from the WordPress admin. WordPress.com sites have limited JavaScript support, so use the widget method only when your plan allows it.
Self-hosted WordPress recommended Before you start
A self-hosted WordPress site or a WordPress.com plan that allows custom code
Administrator access to WordPress
Your Hitsteps API key
Install guide
Self-hosted WordPress
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Search for Hitsteps
Search for the Hitsteps visitor manager plugin from the plugin directory.
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Install and activate
Click Install Now, confirm installation, then activate the plugin.
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Enter your API key
Open the Hitsteps plugin settings, paste your API key, and save.
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Check the dashboard widget
After tracking starts, WordPress can show a quick summary and link you to the full Hitsteps live dashboard.
Good to know
- For WordPress.com, add a Text or HTML widget only if your plan supports custom code.
- If JavaScript is blocked by WordPress.com, use the noscript part only, but reporting will be limited.
- Caching plugins can delay script updates until you purge cache.
Probleemoplossing
- If traffic does not appear, confirm the API key has no extra spaces.
- View source on your public site and search for Hitsteps or edgecdnplus to confirm the code is present.
After install
Why WordPress teams add Hitsteps beside GA or Site Kit
The WordPress dashboard widget links directly to live visitor activity instead of only showing aggregate reports.
Hitsteps adds visitor profiles, heatmaps, live chat context, and trigger notifications that Site Kit and GA do not make operational.
Connect Google Search Console to compare search clicks, impressions, CTR, queries, and pages with live visitor journeys.
Use first-touch UTM attribution, WooCommerce revenue, form conversions, goals, campaigns, reports, and AI-assisted analysis to connect WordPress traffic to the next business action.
Setup can be verified by opening your site and seeing your own live session appear in Hitsteps.
WordPress analytics workflows
Connect search performance to the visitor journey.
Hitsteps brings the WordPress signals teams use for acquisition, conversion review, support, and reporting into one practical workflow.
Search Console performance
Review clicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, and pages from your verified Google Search Console property.
Orders and forms
Record WooCommerce order revenue and successful supported form submissions, then connect them to available visitor source and recent journey context.
Goals and campaigns
Use goals, campaigns, funnel and conversion reports, exports, scheduled reports, and AI assistance to decide what to do next.
WordPress use cases
A practical fit for stores, lead teams, publishers, and agencies.
Start with the question your WordPress team needs to answer, then follow the visitor, source, conversion, or report context that supports the next decision.
WooCommerce stores
Review UTM source and campaign attribution, order revenue, landing page, recent journey, and available visitor context around a purchase.
Lead-generation teams
Measure successful supported form submissions and add available journey context so a sales or support team can understand what happened before the inquiry.
Publishers and content teams
Compare Search Console queries and pages with live sources, top content, returning visitors, and page behavior.
Agencies and freelancers
Use multi-site access, PDF or CSV exports, scheduled reports, live paths, and AI-assisted summaries across client properties.