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Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress

Name: Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress
Rating: 4.5 (95 reviews)
Author: matomoteam

Adds Matomo (former Piwik) statistics to your WordPress dashboard and is also able to add the Matomo Tracking Code to your blog.

Connect Matomo ranks #650 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #33 of 1,970 in the Analytics category, a 4.5/5 rating from 95 reviews, and was last updated Sep 15, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.0 (Current: 7.1)

v1.1.11 Current Version v1.1.11

Updated 14 hours ago Last Update on 15 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#33 of 1,970 in Analytics Top 1% by installs Downloads -28.4% this week

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#650

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Active Installs

60K+

-9.5%

KW Avg Position

12.2

0.2 worse

Downloads

3.3M

+7,876 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (95 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 55.4%

60K+ 70K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

95 reviews

Overall 90%

79 (83%)

3 (3%)

4 (4%)

1 (1%)

8 (8%)

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Total Threads

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Unresolved

100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

9 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Sep 21, 2023

Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.29

CVE-2023-4774 · Fixed in v1.0.29
May 22, 2023

Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.28

CVE-2023-33211 · Fixed in v1.0.28
Feb 7, 2022

Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.27

Fixed in v1.0.27
Sep 2, 2016

Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.11

Fixed in v1.0.11
Sep 2, 2016

Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.10

Fixed in v1.0.10
Oct 13, 2015

Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.5

CVE-2015-9405 · Fixed in v1.0.5
Oct 13, 2015

Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.5

Fixed in v1.0.5
Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.27

Fixed in v1.0.27
Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress [wp-piwik] < 1.0.10

Fixed in v1.0.10

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.11
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.0.0
PHP Version: N/A
Author: matomoteam

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 95
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who run their own Matomo (formerly Piwik) analytics instance and want its data integrated with their site. It solves the problem of viewing Matomo statistics in the WordPress dashboard and inserting the Matomo tracking code without manually editing theme files or switching between admin panels.

Matomo statistics in dashboard
Adds Matomo tracking code
Modifies tracking code
WordPress network/multisite support
Shortcode for overview stats
Shortcode for opt-out iframe
Shortcode for post-specific stats
Manages multiple sites' tracking codes

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress

To use this plugin you will need your own Matomo instance. If you do not already have a Matomo setup, you have two simple options: use either a self-hosted Matomo or cloud-hosted Matomo by InnoCraft. As soon as Matomo works, you'll be able to configure WP-Matomo: The Matomo URL is the same URL you use to access your Matomo, e.g. for the demo site: http://demo.matomo.org. The auth token is some kind of a secret password, which allows WP-Matomo to get the necessary data from Matomo. To get your auth token, log in to Matomo, click at the preferences gear icon (top right) and click at "API" (left sidebar menu, near the bottom). You can get a more detailed description here: https://matomo.org/blog/2015/05/wordpress-integration-wp-piwik-1-0/

First, please make sure your configuration is valid, e.g., if you are using the right Matomo URL (see description above). Then, go to the "Support" tab and run the test script. This test script will try to get some information from Matomo and shows the full response. Usually, the response output gives a clear hint what's wrong: The response output contains... - bool(false) and HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden: WP-Matomo is not allowed to connect to Matomo. Please check your Matomo server's configuration. Maybe you are using a password protection via .htaccess or you are blocking requests from localhost/127.0.0.1. If you aren’t sure about this, please contact your web hoster for support. - bool(false) and HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found: The Matomo URL is wrong. Try to copy & paste the URL you use to access Matomo itself via browser. - bool(false) and no further HTTP response code: The Matomo server does not respond. Very often, this is caused by firewall or mod_security settings. Check your server logfiles to get further information. If you aren’t sure about this, please contact your web hoster for support. If this does not help as well, feel free to open a topic in the support forum. Please share all available information including the test script result, if possible.

[wp-piwik], [wp-piwik module="overview"] and [wp-piwik module="post"] report Matomo data into a page. They are considered insecure and redundant, so they will be removed in the next major release of WP-Matomo, which will be published by November 2026 at the latest. Matomo's Widgetize feature is the supported replacement: Matomo serves the report itself and you embed it. Create a dedicated auth token in Matomo with view access only, and use that token for the widget, so an embedded report cannot reach anything else. The opt-out shortcode, [wp-piwik module="opt-out"], is not deprecated. It will continue to function.

The PHP API loads Matomo into the WordPress process instead of requesting the reports over http(s). That gives the Matomo code full access to your WordPress installation and offers nothing the HTTP API does not, so it is deprecated and will be removed in the next major release of WP-Matomo, which will be published by November 2026 at the latest. To switch over, open the WP-Matomo settings, choose "Self-hosted (HTTP API, default)" as the Matomo Mode and enter the URL you use to access your Matomo instance in the browser, e.g. http://www.example.com/matomo/. Your auth token and site selection stay as they are. Until you switch, the PHP API keeps working as before. PHP Compatibility Checker reports PHP7 compatbility issues with WP-Matomo. The Compatibility Checker shows two false positives. WP-Matomo is 100% PHP7 compatible, you can ignore the report. Overview shortcode shows no unique visitors using a yearly range. See Matomo FAQ.

The Matomo API is limited to 100 sites by default. Add the following line to the section [General] of Matomo's config/config.ini.php file: API_datatable_default_limit = 1000 Tracking does not work on HostGator! Try to enable the "avoid mod_security" option (WP-Matomo settings, Tracking tab) or create a mod_security whitelist.

You like to contribute to WP-Matomo translations? Please use the Transifex translation community. Of course, I will add missing languages if requested, and I will also upload the existing language files of older WP-Matomo releases. If you can't (or don not want to) use transifex, you can also translate languages/wp-piwik.pot delivered with WP-Matomo. Thank you very much! :-)