About this plugin
Video stats
NEW: VidLog now tracks how long visitors watch your videos, giving you deeper insight beyond simple play counts.
VidLog gives you immediate insight into how your self-hosted videos are being watched, directly inside your WordPress dashboard.
Install VidLog to start tracking self-hosted video plays, watched time, page views, referrers, locations, and CSV exports without adding a separate analytics dashboard.
The moment a visitor presses PLAY, VidLog records the view and stores key details such as:
- Date and time
- IP address
- Country/City
- Page slug
- Video file
- Referrer source
- Pages viewed
- Watched time (minutes viewed per session)
m3u8, VidLog helps you understand what people are watching, where they are coming from, and which videos perform best. The plugin also logs instant visits on your site pages, logging the same metadata.
Page stats
VidLog also instantly logs what pages visitors view on your site. The log contains the same metadata as video views. It counts all page visits, not only unique visits.
Why site owners use VidLog
- Instant logging the moment a visitor presses PLAY
- Instant logging the moment a page is visited
- Watched time tracking for self-hosted videos
- Clean monthly video and page logs inside WordPress
- CSV exports for reporting and backup
- Referrer tracking to see where visitors came from
- Lightweight setup with no external analytics dashboard required
- Simple dashboard for reviewing logs directly in WordPress
Perfect for
- Filmmakers and video creators
- Membership sites
- Online courses and educators
- Video tutorials
- Agencies managing client video content
- Any WordPress site using self-hosted videos
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Important: VidLog tracks self-hosted video files. It does not track YouTube or Vimeo embeds.
External services
The link to upgrade to pro opens a new tab with a link to the plugin’s website.
Video Tutorial
Need help getting started? Watch the full VidLog setup tutorial here:
Watch on YouTube:
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Features
VidLog includes instant video play logging, page view logging, watched time tracking, CSV exports, monthly log storage, and clean logs directly inside WordPress.
For a full feature list and more details about VidLog PRO, visit:
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Install VidLog Free for clean video and page logs. Upgrade to VidLog PRO when you want visual charts, top 10 lists, and faster insight into your most active content.
VidLog PRO
Want deeper insights? VidLog PRO adds an Advanced Stats area for both Video plays and Page views, right inside WordPress with:
- Top 10 videos chart
- Top 10 countries chart
- Top 10 referrers chart
- Complete analytics lists below each chart
- Faster insight into which content performs best
- A clearer overview of viewer behavior across your video library
If you want more than raw logs and CSV exports, VidLog PRO gives you a more visual analytics experience directly in your WordPress dashboard.
Included Analytics
VidLog helps you answer questions like:
- Which videos are being watched the most?
- Which countries send the most viewers?
- Which referrers drive the most plays?
- Which pages are being visited the most?
- Which month had the most activity?
- Which exact files and slugs were viewed?
- How long are visitors watching videos?
External Services
This plugin uses the following external service to enrich log data with geolocation information:
- ip-api.com – http://ip-api.com/json/
- Purpose: resolves IP addresses into country data for analytics logs
- Data sent: the visitor IP address
- Service privacy policy: https://ip-api.com/docs/legal
This plugin also displays country flag images using:
- flagcdn.com – https://flagcdn.com/
- Purpose: displays a small country flag icon next to log entries in the dashboard
- Data sent: no personal data is sent by the plugin; the browser loads the flag image file directly
- Service privacy policy: https://flagcdn.com/privacy/
This plugin also includes a link in the plugin UI to:
- The AppMill – https://theappmill.com/vidlog/index.html
- Purpose: product and plugin information only
- No visitor log data is sent to this site by the plugin
Credits
Developed by The AppMill.