Click Analytics

Linkilo tracks clicks on the links inside your post content. See which links your readers actually click — and which they ignore.

What this is

Lightweight click tracking specifically for the links INSIDE your articles. Different from Google Analytics (which tracks page views).

Useful for:

• Finding your best-performing internal links and reusing the pattern
• Spotting external links readers click a lot (consider making them affiliate links if relevant)
• Understanding which posts drive the most internal traffic
• Removing dead-weight links nobody clicks

Turn it on

1. Go to Linkilo → Settings → Click Analytics (under the Tools group).

Two cards.

Card 1: What to track

• Record link clicks — master toggle. When OFF, no click data is collected and the Click Analytics report disappears from the menu.
• Which clicks to count — checkboxes: – Clicks to your own pages (internal links) – Clicks that leave your site (external links)
• Remember who clicked (logged-in users only) — toggle. Saves the WordPress user ID with each click made by a signed-in reader. Leave OFF for maximum privacy.

Privacy note: IP addresses are always blurred before being stored — Linkilo only sees the rough network the click came from, not the exact visitor. This can't be changed. Clicks by site admins are never recorded.

Card 2: How click data is stored

• Keep click history for — Never delete / 7 days / 30 / 90 / 180 / 1 year
• Refresh dashboard every — 30 minutes / 1 hour (recommended)

Click Save Settings.

View the dashboard

Go to Linkilo → Click Analytics in the WordPress sidebar.

You'll see:

• Total clicks today / this week / this month
• Top clicked links
• Click trends over time
• Per-post breakdown

Click any URL to see which posts contain it and how many clicks each got.

What gets tracked

Linkilo tracks clicks on:

• <a href> links inside post content
• Linkilo-managed automatic links
• Links inserted by the Related Posts widget

Linkilo does NOT track clicks on:

• Theme navigation links (header menu, footer)
• Sidebar widget links
• Comment links

Privacy and GDPR

Linkilo's click tracking doesn't store personally identifiable information by default:

• No exact IPs (always blurred to network level)
• No cookies
• No user agent fingerprinting

The optional "Remember who clicked" feature stores WordPress user IDs for signed-in users. That's it — no external profiling, no cross-site tracking.

If you're in the EU or under similar privacy rules, you may want to mention click tracking in your privacy policy. Talk to a lawyer if you're unsure.

Common Questions

Will tracking slow down my site?

Barely. The tracking script is small and fires asynchronously when a click happens. No noticeable impact on page load or visitor experience.

Does it work with caching plugins?

Yes. Click events are sent via JavaScript fetch — bypasses page caching entirely.

Does this conflict with Google Analytics?

No. GA tracks page views. Linkilo tracks which LINKS get clicked within a page. Many sites use both — they answer different questions.

How long should I keep click history?

Most sites: 90 days is plenty. Long enough to see trends, short enough not to bloat your database.

For SEO-driven decisions about which links to remove, 30 days is often enough. For trend analysis over time, go 1 year.

Why are some clicks missing from the dashboard?

Possible causes:

• Caching plugin stripping the tracking script. Check your live blog post's HTML source — search for linkilo_click_tracker. If it's there, the script is loading.
• Batch processing delays. Clicks are written in batches every few minutes. Wait a bit.
• Admin clicks are never recorded.

Coming in a future version

Pulling in Google Search Console and Google Analytics 4 data so you can see:

• Which search queries lead to which links being clicked
• Per-anchor click-through rates
• Reader dwell time on linked destinations

That's a multi-week feature on the roadmap.