Globe Visitors Counter

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Globe Visitors Counter (Lite) adds a beautiful, fast, iframe-isolated 3D visitor globe to any WordPress site.
It instantly shows your audience geography — fully locally, privately and without any third-party tracking.

✦ Key Features

  • Interactive 3D Land-Cover globe included out of the box
  • Real-time visitor logging with a tiny local JSON file
  • Historical dots displayed automatically
  • Zero configuration, works with all themes & editors
  • Shortcode-based, easy placement on any page
  • No cookies, no remote APIs, GDPR-friendly
  • Ultra-fast loading thanks to iframe sandboxing

✦ How It Works

When a page with the shortcode is opened, the plugin loads a self-contained viewer bundle from:

/wp-content/uploads/visitors-lite-landcover/

The viewer writes a minimal visit entry (timestamp + coordinates + city + country) to:

visitors.json

Everything is handled locally on your server.
No tracking pixels, no external analytics, no cookies.

✦ Why Use It

  • Great for landing pages and stores
  • Shows your global audience in a visual, engaging way
  • Safe for cached pages and CDNs
  • Works even on heavily optimized / minified setups

✦ Tester Program (optional)

We are tuning defaults and performance for upcoming builds.
If you want to enable advanced features during testing at no cost (heatmap modes, line-effects, more skins), join via Support:

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/looking-for-testers-free-advanced-features-for-feedback/

Usage

Shortcode:

[visitors_globe_lite title=”VISITORS” width=”100%” height=”600″]

Attributes:
title — optional caption above the globe
width — iframe width (100% or fixed px)
height — iframe height in px

Place the shortcode anywhere — Classic or Block editor.

Screenshots

  • Land-Cover Globe with HUD and city markers.

Installation

  1. Go to Plugins Add New, search for Globe Visitors Counter, then Install Activate
    — or upload the ZIP manually.
  2. Insert the shortcode into any page or post:

    [visitors_globe_lite title=”VISITORS” width=”100%” height=”600″]

  3. Open the page — the 3D globe appears inside an iframe.
  4. Visits are logged locally in:

    /wp-content/uploads/visitors-lite-landcover/visitors.json

FAQ

Does it collect personal data?

No.
A minimal JSON record is stored locally only to draw the globe.
Nothing is sent to third-party analytics providers.

Is it compatible with caching/CDN?

Yes — the viewer is iframe-isolated.
If you use aggressive minify/defer, exclude only the page with the globe.

Will it slow down my theme?

No. The viewer runs inside an iframe served from uploads, fully detached from your theme and plugins.

Reviews

Januari 19, 2026
This wine red A-line midi dress is a practical choice for business travel because the fabric is wrinkle-resistant. The natural silk material provides a subtle sheen, and the notched neckline creates a professional look suitable for meetings
Januari 18, 2026
Beautifully designed and surprisingly engaging. The globe visualization makes visitor activity feel alive without overwhelming the page. Smooth performance, easy setup, and strong privacy focus are big advantages. It’s a simple idea executed thoughtfully, adding a calm, modern touch that works perfectly for landing pages and small websites.
Januari 17, 2026
I really like this thing. It’s fascinating to watch how the dots appears here and there on the globe, very relaxing 😌
Januari 15, 2026
I like this plugin because it does one thing clearly and does not try to replace full analytics. On a landing page, the globe gives visitors a quick sense that the site is active and international without reading numbers or charts. For example, seeing a few red dots appear from different countries during the day is more engaging than a static counter. I also appreciate that everything is local; on a small store site I tested, it worked fine with caching and did not add noticeable load time. It feels more like a visual signal of presence than a tracking tool, and that makes sense for many sites.
Januari 14, 2026
A unique concept and flawless execution. The design is elegant and user-friendly, and the performance is fast and smooth. I appreciate that everything works locally with a clear focus on privacy, making for a convenient and reliable everyday experience.
Januari 13, 2026
Nice concept — smooth, fast, privacy‑friendly globe.
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Wachangiaji & Wasanidi

“Globe Visitors Counter” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.5.1

  • New Land-Cover globe viewer (same engine as commercial build)
  • Added full PHP visitor logger (save_visitor.php)
  • Updated seed files (index.html, app.js, visitor.js)
  • Atomic JSON writer with rotation for safe logging
  • Cleaned up old files and simplified defaults
  • Updated documentation and shortcode examples

1.2.1

  • Expanded world cities dataset to 7,342 places (ASCII-only, deduplicated)
  • Kept filename (cities_1000.json) for compatibility

1.1.9

  • Added community Tester Program
  • Improved accessibility defaults
  • Better cache-safe behavior

1.1.8

  • Rename to Globe Visitors Counter
  • Lower “Requires at least” to 5.4
  • Minor text improvements