Burst Statistics – Privacy-Friendly Analytics for WordPress

Changelog

1.6.0

• Tested up to: WordPress 6.5
• Feature: (Pro) Tracking of URL parameters and UTM Campaigns. This will allow you to track the performance of your marketing campaigns and see how your site is being used.
• Feature: (Pro) Added more metrics to select in all datatables (Pages, Referrers, Countries, Parameters, Campaigns).
• Feature: Track WordPress hooks as a goal. This will allow you to track WooCommerce orders, form submissions, and more. Your imagination is the limit.
• Feature: Added shortcode to display the most viewed posts or pages. This will allow you to display the most popular posts or pages on your website.
• Improvement: Removed WPML specific code as it is not needed anymore.
• Improvement: Added support for CIDR notation in the IP block list. Now you can block a range of IP addresses.
• Improvement: Separate tracking script from backend code. This will improve performance & security and reduce the amount of code that needs to be loaded.
• Improvement: Re-introduced summary tables with a fixed upgrade script. This will improve the performance of the dashboard.
• Improvement: Changed hooks for datatable creation to not run on every page load, when debugging is enabled. Now it runs on activation and upgrade.
• Improvement: Added an option in multisite to allow tracking per site or network wide.
• Fix: Data in the Today block on the Dashboard was not the same as the stats shown in the Statistics tab. This has been resolved.
• Fix: Open base dir restrictions would sometimes cause warnings in the dashboard after installing Burst. This has been resolved.

1.5.7

• Fix: Security issue where a contributor with the ability to add posts and add custom fields, could create a cross-site scripting attack. This has been resolved. props @Webbernaut
• Fix: Changed key length for page_url to 191 to prevent issues with MySQL 5.7.7 and lower.
• Fix: Issue where using [ in a URL would result in a failed tracking request. This has been resolved. props @webwitnl
• Improvement: Removed legacy code in the functions.php file.

1.5.6.1

• Fix: Tracking would only work for users with cookieless tracking, because the burst script was empty due to an error in the build process. This has been resolved.

1.5.6

• Improvement: Removed unused anonymize IP function. We don’t save any IP addresses, so this has been removed.
• Improvement: In the database boolean values will now be saved as tinyint(1) instead of int(1). This will save space in the database.
• New: Gutenberg block to display amount of pageviews on a page.
• Fix: Issue where adding a goal would cause a console.error. This has been resolved.

1.5.5.1

• Fix: Issue where the plugin could not be deleted due to a fatal error. This has been resolved.

1.5.5

• Fix: limit summary tables upgrade to new users, and explicit upgraded websites.
• Fix: Don’t delete data on uninstall. Only delete when the ‘Delete all data and deactivate’ prompt is selected.

1.5.4

• Security: fixed an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability.
• Improvement: We have added summary tables, which will speed up the dashboard tremendously on large websites. The summary tables are updated every hour.
• Improvement: We have added some indexes and removed some unused data which speeds up the dashboard and it will reduce the database size quite a bit.
• Improvement: Save the last used date range in local storage, so when you return the date is the same.
• Improvement: Updated referrer spam list.
• Fix: Added more data to delete on uninstall. This will prevent data from being left behind when uninstalling the plugin.
• Fix: Referer spam would not be filtered out. This has been resolved.
• Fix: Click goals where an ID was on a parent class, would not be tracked. Now this is checked recursively.

1.5.3

• Fix: Fixed error in class-statistics.php
• Fix: Changed query for post count per page on for logged in users.
• Fix: Fixed a PHP error after activating the plugin.
• Improvement: Moved endpoint to within the plugin folder.
• Improvement: Changed some React imports to WordPress imports to save on file size.
• Improvement: Removed unused data from the database. Removed full user_agent, shortened the full page URL and the referrer url, by removing site_url.
• Fix: Tracking with Complianz turned on could sometimes result in double tracking. This has been resolved.
• Fix: For filtering by conversions, the insights chart would not show the data correctly. This has been resolved.

1.5.2

• New Feature: Added pageviews per page display in top menu for logged-in users.
• Fix: Removed random string from goals script for better caching.
• Fix: Resolved display issue for goal creation date upon deletion.
• Fix: Hide comparison block when no data is available for comparison.
• Fix: Goal title now auto-saves.
• Fix: Corrected URL in the settings page.
• Improvement: Introduced new dashboard widget.
• Improvement: Metric settings now saved to browser storage.
• Fix: Resolved settings disappearance when adding multiple goals.
• Improvement: Added a lightweight tooltip, reducing overall dashboard file size.
• Improvement: Added option to select metric for conversion rate in goal settings.
• Fix: Fixed goal name change issue when field is emptied.
• Fix: Modified sessions color in insights chart for better clarity.
• Fix: Resolved incorrect data display in insights chart with datepicker use.
• Fix: Fixed 100% conversion rate issue for ‘Visit’ goal tracking based on current page.
• Fix: Resolved pageview sorting issue for countries.
• Fix: Fixed blank page issue on date range picker click in dashboard.
• Fix: Resolved missing conversions in Insights chart when displayed in hours.
• Fix: Fixed improper filtering in devices block when filtering by goal.
• Fix: Ensured data deletion when a goal is deleted.

1.5.1

• Skipped to keep version numbers in sync with the Burst Pro plugin.

1.5.0.2

• Fix: build of react code for dashboard, props @schidddy

1.5.0.1

• Fix missing file causing a fatal error, props @bb15

1.5.0

• Security: fixed an SQL injection issue, props German Ritter
• Improvement: Updated outdated readme information.
• Improvement: Updated outdated links in the plugin.
• Improvement: Some minor styling changes.
• Improvement: Added notice about country insights.
• Fix: Dropdown in data archiving showing empty.
• Fix: Missing slug for Really Simple SSL with suggested plugins block
• Improvement: Skip a missing post in the posts array for the goals overview.
• Fix: Goals could crash when no hits were recorded yet. This has been resolved.

1.4.6.1

• Fix: Build issue for our dashboard.

1.4.6

• New: Delete old data to manage your database disk usage.
• Improvement: Don’t add WordPress script dependencies if endpoint is working correctly, props @gauravtiwari.
• Improvement: Use fallback method for Burst endpoint test, props @ov3rfly.
• Fix: For when page id was always empty, props @huubl.

1.4.5

• Improvement: Tested up to WordPress 6.3

1.4.4

• Improvement: For checking if the endpoint works, we changed file_get_contents to wp_remote_get to prevent issues with some hosts. props @ov3rfly
• Fix: Tracking would sometimes not work properly when some data was missing like the user agent information. This has been resolved. props @ov3rfly
• Improvement: Added month to date and week to date to the datepicker. props @daanvandenbergh
• Fix: When tracking page visits as a goal, tracking would in some cases not work. This is now fixed.
• Fix: Some users could not load data due to a firewall issue. This has been resolved.
• Fix: Persian URLs would not show properly in the dashboard. This has been resolved.

1.4.3

• Fix: Fixed an issue where the REST API would not work properly and the AJAX fallback was used. This has been resolved.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where “Direct” referrers where not being displayed properly. In Czech language, this would result in referrers not showing all together. This has been resolved.
• Fix: When all tasks were completed, remaining tasks would still show 1. Now it will show 0.
• Fix: When activating Burst through the ‘bulk’ activate option, the plugin did not activate due to a fatal error. This has been resolved.
• Fix: Disabled some logs when debug mode is disabled.
• Fix: In some situations the ‘Statistics’ in the menu would not show an active state when visiting the Burst Dashboard.

1.4.2.1

• Fix: Upgrade script for 1.4.0 did not run properly. This has been resolved. The upgrade will run again.

1.4.2

• Fix: Fixed an issue where data was shown with bounces, even when bounces should be excluded.
• Fix: Fixed a fatal error in the REST API fallback. Props @helmar
• Fix: When inserting a goal, the statistics_id could be empty resulting in an error. This has been resolved.

1.4.1

• Fix: Added a fallback for when the REST API does not return a valid response.
• Fix: Translation strings were not being loaded properly.
• Fix: Date picker caused the dashboard to crash for some users. This has been resolved.
• Fix: IP block did not save IP addresses properly. This has been resolved.
• Fix: Datepicker did not select the right timezone. This has been fixed.

1.4.0

• Feature: Goals. You can now set goals for your website and track them in the dashboard.
• Feature: Filter your data by device, pages, referrers, and more.
• Improvement: Speed performance of statistics dashboard
• Improvement: WP and PHP version checks integrated with WP Core.

1.3.5

• Fix: Fixed timezone issue where there would be a mismatch between the selected date in the datepicker and the date shown up top.
• Fix: Fixed issue where referrers would not show up when Czech language was selected.
• Fix: RTL issue in some languages
• Improvement: Tested up to WordPress 6.2

1.3.4

• Fix: Removed caching of statistics due to causing multiple issues and not providing performance benefits.
• Fix: Timestamp bug where the time for today would be off by the client timezone offset has been resolved.
• Improvement: Obsolete output buffering has been removed.
• Fix: JS translations have been corrected.
• Fix: Unnecessary error logs have been removed.

1.3.3

• Fix: Timezones were not functioning correctly. Burst now utilizes the WordPress timezone setting to ensure the correct timezone is used for all dates.
• Fix: Translation plugins would occasionally alter the REST API URL, resulting in tracking with the REST API not working. This issue has been resolved by utilizing wp.apiFetch instead of fetch.
• Improvement: Previously, when an IP was blocked in the settings, a 403 error would be displayed. Now, a 202 response with a message indicating that the IP has been blocked is returned.
• Fix: Typos in the code have been corrected.
• Fix: PHP warnings that would appear upon dismissing the tour have been resolved.

1.3.2

• Fix: Cookieless tracking was not working properly. Issue where some users were not tracked.
• Fix: Qtranslate caused an error where the dashboard could not load.
• Fix: DateTime object was not properly formatted in the dashboard.
• Fix: Issue where the tracking tests would crash and display the wrong information.
• Feature: DoNotTrack & Global Privacy Control support. Added setting to honor DoNotTrack & Global Privacy Control headers.

1.3.1

• Fix: auto updates causing critical error because a required function is only loaded for logged in users

1.3.0

• Improvement: React dashboard & settings page. This helps us speed up development and improve the user experience.
• Improvement: Settings for blocking IP addresses & user roles from tracking. Props @lowym
• Improvement: Improved endpoint path. Path is now dynamic with WP_CONTENT_DIR. Props @HubertGL
• Improvement: Improved performance because of REST API optimizer for the dashboard.
• Improvement: Show all results in the datatables. Props @alfanova
• Improvement: Added RTL support.
• Improvement: Added ‘plain’ permalinks support.
• Feature: Change metrics for insights chart.
• Feature: Show hourly stats in the insights chart. Props @perties
• Feature: Show data for today in the ‘Statistics’ tab. Props @perties

1.2.3

• Fix: Fixed an issue with a translatable string
• Tested up to WordPress 6.1

1.2.2

• Fix: Fixed an issue where duplicating a WooCommerce product would copy the total pageviews from the original product.

1.2.1

• Fix: Fixed an issue where adding role capabilities would result in a fatal error.
• Fix: Post and page counts did not update, this is fixed now.
• Fix: Changed endpoint DIR to URL to prevent 404 errors on subfolder installs.
• Improvement: Delete endpoint on uninstallation.

1.2.0

• Feature: Introducing defer/footer as option
• Feature: Introducing new improved tracking method
• Improvement: Feedback notices

1.1.5

• Improvement: Changed from .less to .scss because WordPress also uses .scss
• Improvement: Update option autoload turned off on front end for better performance
• Fix: Fixed bug where UID could be empty resulting in an SQL error
• Fix: Fixed last step of shepherd tour to be inside the viewport
• Improvement: Integration with Complianz that adds burst_uid to the cookie-scanner

1.1.4

• Fix: Bounce rate calculation
• Feature: Cookieless tracking

1.1.3

• Fix: Fatal error on PHP 7.2
• Improvement: Block IP address with MU Plugin
• Improvement: Notice for REST API failure

1.1.2

• Verbetering: dropdown toegevoegd aan datatabellen, props @topfgartenwelt

1.1.1

• Verbetering: mogelijkheden toegevoegd om uitbarstingen te bekijken en/of te bewerken
• Improvement: Added new devices to recognized devices
• Verbetering: filters toegevoegd om het decimaalteken en het duizendtallen scheidingsteken te wijzigen

1.1.0

• Opgelost: beter tracking script. Hits van één pageview kunnen nu niet meer meerdere keren geregistreerd worden
• Verbetering: bezoeken in pagina’s en berichten overzicht. Omdat deze hits anders worden opgeslagen,
  zullen ze ook bij bestaande setups op 0 beginnen. Props: Shayne
• Verbetering: parameter toegevoegd om de dashboard cache te wissen
• Verbetering: JS event toegevoegd zodat andere plugins kunnen integreren met Burst
• Verbetering: privacy annex toegevoegd
• Verbetering: widget toegevoegd aan het WordPress dashboard. Props: Shayne

1.0.2

• Oplossing: typfout in generate_cached_data, props @seath
• Oplossing: sommige strings met een verkeerd tekstdomein
• Verbetering: link in readme, props @8725z4twhugias

1.0.1

• Opgelost: tekst domein, props @bonaldi
• Fix: parse_user_agent library prefix om compatibel te blijven met Rank Math

1.0.0

• Initiële release