Description
Matomo Site Kit allows your WordPress instance to connect with Matomo Cloud or On-Premise.
You can easily provide Matomo or Matomo Tag Manager tracking code.
Get in touch with the dashboard and respect the law with GDPR script easy deployment.
Features:
- Dashboard with analytics overview
- Classic Matomo tracking code injection
- Matomo Tag Manager (MTM) support with dataLayer
- User ID tracking (SHA256 hashed)
- GDPR consent mode options
- Privacy opt-out shortcode
- Post/Page analytics metabox
- WordPress Dashboard widget
- Exclude tracking by user role
Screenshots
Dashboard 
Settings – General 
Settings – Tracking 
Settings – Dashboard 
Settings – Privacy
Installation
No skills required
In order to make this plugin working, you have to set your Matomo host (something like https://matomo.my-company.com)
You need a site id and a container ID if you want to use the Tag Manager (recommended).
The token auth (API key) is required to display data in the dashboard menu.
FAQ
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Should I remove default Matomo code present in my theme or provided by other extensions?
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Yes, Matomo Site Kit is an all-in-one Matomo plugin that provides all you need to collect data on WordPress.
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Can I add custom data to Data Layer?
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Yes you can, the data layer provided by this plugin is generic, you can add your own data.
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How to visualize data layer content?
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To visualize data layer content, you may open the developer console in your web browser and type
_mtm.
This will allow you to view and navigate in the data layer.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
2.1.0
Release date: 2025-11-24
- Refactored Settings page with tabbed interface
- Added Dashboard tab for API configuration
- Added User ID tracking feature (SHA256 hashed email)
- Added Heartbeat Timer option for classic tracking
- Improved Tag Manager dataLayer with wordpress.user_id
- Removed setup wizard in favor of streamlined settings
- Various UI/UX improvements
- Added noscript image tracker fallback for users with JavaScript disabled
- Privacy opt-out shortcode now uses iframe for WordPress coding standards compliance
2.0.0
Release date: 2025-11-20
- Complete refactor using React and WP components
- New modern dashboard interface
- WordPress Dashboard widget
- Post/Page analytics metabox
1.1.2
Release date: 2024-09-25
- Fix missing function get_value()
1.1.0
Release date: 2023-06-29
- Add dataLayer sync
- Add Matomo details in dataLayer
- Fix Matomo cloud instances support
1.0.2
Release date: 2023-06-27
- Support Matomo Cloud CDN in tracking codes
1.0.0
Release date: 2023-05-17
- Plugin first release