Title: SteClick Counter
Author: Kasuga
Published: 11, Xineru de 2026
Last modified: 22, Agostu de 2026
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# SteClick Counter
By [Kasuga](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kasuga16/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/steclick-counter.1.0.4.zip)
* [Details](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/steclick-counter/#description)
* [Reviews](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/steclick-counter/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/steclick-counter/#installation)
* [Development](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/steclick-counter/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/steclick-counter/)
## Description
SteClick Counter is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you track link clicks
by doing just one thing:
**adding a simple prefix to your existing URLs.**
No complex setup. No external analytics services. No external libraries.
To start tracking clicks, simply add the prefix **`/?tag=XXX&to=`** before the URL
you want to track.
The plugin logs the click and immediately redirects the visitor
to the destination.
This makes SteClick Counter ideal for tracking:
– Download buttons – PDF links –
Embedded content – External links and call-to-action buttons
**Key Benefits:**
* **Simple Prefix System:** No configuration required. Just add**`/?
tag=XXX&to=`** to any link and start tracking instantly. * **Lightweight & Fast:**
No external libraries, no extra HTTP requests, and no performance impact on your
site. * **Bot & fraudulent-count protection:** Filters out bots and automated requests
using UA signature matching, header mismatch detection, and JS-execution verification.***
Database Lean:** Uses the file system for logging instead of creating database tables.***
Privacy-First:** No cookies and no third-party services, all tracking data stays
on your own server.
### How It Works
To track a link, prepend the **`/?tag=XXX&to=`** prefix to the original URL.
**Original URL:**
_https://example.com/document.pdf_
**Tracked URL:**
_/?tag=doc-01&to=https://example.com/document.pdf_
### Tracking a download link (HTML example)
You can also track download buttons or links by modifying the `href` attribute.
**Original HTML:**
_Download ZIP file_
**Tracked HTML:**
_Download ZIP file_
When a visitor clicks a tracked link, SteClick Counter records:
– The timestamp–
Your custom tag – The destination URL – The referrer (source page)
You can view all click statistics in **Settings SteClick Counter**.
## Screenshots
[⌊Admin dashboard showing click statistics grouped by tag.⌉⌊Admin dashboard showing
click statistics grouped by tag.⌉[
Admin dashboard showing click statistics grouped by tag.
## Installation
* Upload via WordPress Dashboard:
1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to ‘Plugins’ ‘Add New’.
2. Search for “steclick counter” and click ‘Install Now’.
3. Click ‘Activate’ once the installation is complete.
4. Start tracking by adding the **`/?tag=XXX&to=`** prefix to your links.
5. View click counts in **Settings SteClick Counter**.
* Manual Installation via FTP:
1. Download the plugin’s zip file and extract it.
2. Connect to your server via FTP and navigate to the “wp-content/plugins/” directory.
3. Upload the extracted “steclick-counter” folder to this directory.
4. Go to ‘Plugins’ in your WordPress dashboard and activate the plugin.
5. Start tracking by adding the **`/?tag=XXX&to=`** prefix to your links.
6. View click counts in **Settings SteClick Counter**.
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“SteClick Counter” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Kasuga ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kasuga16/)
[Translate “SteClick Counter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/steclick-counter)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/steclick-counter/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/steclick-counter/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/steclick-counter/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/steclick-counter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.0.4
* Added: Clicks are now only counted when the frontend link-rewriting script has
actually run in the visitor’s browser, filtering out non-JavaScript automated
requests (crawlers, monitors, direct URL scanners) even when they present browser-
like User-Agent strings.
* Fixed: Log writes now use exclusive file locking to prevent data loss from concurrent
requests (e.g. traffic bursts from scanners) racing on the read-modify-write
of the log file.
* Fixed: The log table header now stays fixed in place while scrolling through
log entries, instead of scrolling away with the content.
#### 1.0.3
* Added: Basic User-Agent based filtering to exclude common bots, crawlers, and
link-preview services from click counts.
#### 1.0.2
* Improved: Referrer is now captured when links are opened in a new tab (`target
="_blank"`).
#### 1.0.1
* Added: Inline script on the frontend to automatically rewrite relative `/?tag
=XXX&to=` hrefs to absolute URLs based on the site’s home URL.
* Fixed: `steclick_enqueue_url_fixer()` now returns early on admin pages.
#### 1.0.0
* Initial release.
## Meta
* Version **1.0.4**
* Last updated **2 selmanes ago**
* Active installations **30+**
* WordPress version ** 6.3 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.1**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/steclick-counter/)
* Tags
* [click counter](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/click-counter/)[click tracker](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/click-tracker/)
[download counter](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/download-counter/)
* [Advanced View](https://ast.wordpress.org/plugins/steclick-counter/advanced/)
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## Contributors
* [ Kasuga ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kasuga16/)
## Support
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[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/steclick-counter/)
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