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.

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)

If you use self-hosted video files like .mp4, .webm, .mov, .m4v, .avi, or .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

Important: VidLog tracks self-hosted video files. It does not track YouTube or Vimeo embeds.

Video Tutorial

Need help getting started? Watch the full VidLog setup tutorial here:

Watch on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O_DzQ3838I

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:

https://theappmill.com/vidlog/index.html

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.