Linkyy – A Link Click Tracker

Linkyy is a self-hosted WordPress plugin designed to track and analyze link clicks across a website. It addresses the need for site owners to understand which links their visitors actually interact with, without relying on external analytics services or complex event tracking setups. The plugin automatically detects and records every link click on a WordPress site, including navigation, content, call-to-action, footer, and sidebar links. All data is stored securely in the site's own WordPress database, ensuring privacy and compliance with GDPR, as no external servers or cookies are involved by default.

The core functionality of Linkyy is available for free and includes an admin dashboard within WordPress. This dashboard provides per-page analytics with sortable data tables and filtering controls, allowing users to segment click data by date range (7, 30, or 90 days), device type, and visitor status (such as logged-in or out). The plugin features smart selector matching, which helps maintain accurate data even if the site's theme changes, by reconnecting stored click data to current page elements using a confidence scoring system. For those who require additional privacy controls, there is a manual consent mode that lets site owners defer tracking until a visitor provides consent, which can be triggered via custom logic.

Upgrading to Linkyy Pro unlocks a visual heatmap overlay that displays color-coded click badges directly on live pages, making it easy to see the relative popularity of links at a glance. Each tracked link in Pro receives a badge with click counts, and hovering reveals tooltips with detailed breakdowns, including desktop versus mobile and logged-in versus logged-out visitors, as well as the percentage of total page clicks. Pro users can also export click data as CSV or JSON files for further analysis and control which WordPress roles can access the heatmap overlay. All Pro plans are available as a one-time purchase, with no subscription required, and include lifetime updates and a 14-day money-back guarantee. The plugin works with any WordPress theme and requires no API keys or external accounts to set up.