WordPress analytics without the cookie banner
Google Analytics on WordPress means cookie consent popups, GDPR complexity, and sending your visitors' data to US servers. Helion is a cookieless WordPress analytics plugin that gives you pageviews, events, and user behavior, with full GDPR compliance out of the box and none of the privacy headaches.
- No cookie banner needed
- GDPR compliant
- Open source
- Lightweight — 2.3 KB
Why Google Analytics on WordPress creates problems
WordPress powers 40% of the web, but GA4 was not designed with WordPress privacy requirements in mind.
Google Analytics requires cookie consent on WordPress
Installing GA4 on a WordPress site means a consent popup for every visitor. Under GDPR, you can't set GA4 cookies without explicit opt-in. That banner costs you conversions and corrupts your data.
GA4 sends data to US servers
Google Analytics transfers visitor data to US servers. For European sites, this creates legal exposure under Schrems II, a risk WordPress site owners increasingly can't ignore.
WordPress analytics plugins are bloated
Most GA4 WordPress plugins add significant weight to your site. Page speed suffers, Core Web Vitals scores drop, and you're still dealing with cookies.
You can't see user behavior, only pageviews
GA4 tells you how many people visited. Helion tells you what they did: which CTAs they clicked, where they dropped off, which blog posts convert to signups.
Privacy-first analytics for WordPress
Helion gives WordPress site owners complete visibility without the cookie compliance headaches.
Official WordPress plugin
Install the Helion WordPress plugin directly from the WordPress plugin directory. Activate it, paste your Client ID, and page view tracking starts immediately — no code required.
Automatic page view tracking
Every WordPress page, post, and custom post type is tracked automatically. No configuration needed for standard pageview analytics.
Cookie-free by default
No cookies means no consent banner. Compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and ePrivacy without any configuration.
Custom event tracking
Track clicks, form submissions, and conversions with a one-line JavaScript call. Know which CTAs and forms drive the most leads.
UTM campaign tracking
See exactly which emails, ads, and social posts drive traffic to your WordPress site — and which ones actually convert.
Lightweight script — 2.3 KB
Helion's tracker is 20x smaller than GA4. No impact on Core Web Vitals or PageSpeed scores.
Self-hostable on your own server
Run Helion on your own infrastructure. Your WordPress visitor data never leaves your servers.
Why WordPress site owners switch to Helion
Helion replaces Google Analytics without sacrificing features — and fixes the privacy problems GA4 created.
No consent banner required
Cookieless tracking means you're GDPR-compliant without a popup. No lost conversions, no fragmented data from opt-outs.
Replace Google Analytics without losing features
Pageviews, referrers, countries, devices, UTM campaigns — all there. Plus events and funnels that GA4 requires complex configuration to support.
Your data stays out of Google's hands
Helion is EU-hosted with no data sharing. Ideal for European sites, publishers, and anyone avoiding Google's data monopoly.
Open source and auditable
Unlike GA4, Helion's code is public. You can see exactly what data is collected and how it's processed.
Affordable pricing
From $2.50/month for small WordPress sites. Self-host for free if you prefer — full feature parity, no event limits.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions from WordPress site owners evaluating Helion.
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