you can always pay for Mint or other stats services. significantly reduces load on your server — but at a cost. there’s some free services (like Google analytics) as well.
I currently use CG-Referrer for my statistics — since I wrote it. 😉 But it gives me most of what I quickly want to see (number of unique visitors, recent referrals, recent searchs, stuff like that). I don’t (currently) track or care about browser, location, screen resolution, etc.
-d
I use slimstat, which has a wp plugin Wp-Slimstat. You may also want to try services like Measure Map or Delineate.
Not a plugin, but http://performancing.com/metrics works slick and free.
I was using slimstat – however it all of the sudden just “stopped” collecting information… I’m not sure why or how, and I even tried deleting and re-installing it, but nothing.
I also have used ShortStat in the past (however in 2.0.2 it apparantly stopped working) which was the “prequel” to Mint… and free.
HS – I just signed up at performancing – I even downloaded the WP plugin… but where the hell do I add my blogs on the performancing site? I’m totally confused here… lol
Supposedly, we’re supposed to be able to put in our non-performancing.com blogs… but WHERE? 🙁
EDIT: nevermind, i found it… yeesh! they should make that a link in the sidebar or something! *whew*
WP-Shortstats is a fav of mine.
I’m using mint, the best stats program I’ve tried, better than google analytics, shortstat, and awstats (IMO)
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There is never any shortage of plugins kicking around; what is lacking is real user experiences, idle opinion, and such things.
I ended up trying WP-shortstats (which didn’t work at all) then moved on to WP-slimstats, which had a buggy install but eventually worked… I will report back when I have had more experience with it.
I like AW Stats and the WP plugin for AW stats.
Don’t use ShortStats or BAStats. Personal experience, here.
I had no problems with PopStats.
