AI Visitor Analytics

AI Visitor Analytics is a free WordPress plugin designed to detect and analyze AI bots and AI-driven traffic on WordPress websites. It addresses the growing need to monitor how artificial intelligence systems, such as Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, and others, access and interact with site content. The plugin identifies over 190 AI bots, including those from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, and more, as well as search engine crawlers, SEO tools, and malicious scrapers. It also tracks human visitors referred by AI platforms, providing insights into which content is most frequently targeted and the real impact on site bandwidth and resources.

The tool offers multi-level detection capabilities: it recognizes bots via User-Agent signatures, verifies official IP ranges, and detects stealth bots that disguise themselves with standard browser User-Agents, such as ChatGPT Atlas. js to display key metrics, including distribution by AI family, the most active bots, most scraped pages, and period-over-period comparisons. Users can filter logs by bot type, IP, and date, perform real-time searches, and export detailed CSV reports. Special badges highlight invisible bots, and there is an option to block malicious scrapers.

Designed for privacy and GDPR compliance, all data is stored locally within the WordPress database, with no external data transmission. The plugin operates without cookies or client-side JavaScript tracking, and users can configure data retention periods from 1 to 365 days, with automatic daily deletion of old records. Installation is straightforward via the WordPress plugin directory or manual upload, and the tool is ready to use within minutes.

AI Visitor Analytics is suitable for website owners, administrators, and businesses seeking to understand and manage the influence of AI-driven traffic on their WordPress sites. Its roadmap includes upcoming features such as bot family-based firewall rules, intent-based blocking, and automated security alerts. The plugin is developed by AlmaWeb, a technical consulting and development firm based in Créteil, Île-de-France.