Web Analytics Built for Bloggers
You publish a post, share it, and want to know what happened next: who is reading, where they came from, and whether anyone linked to you. BYOViral answers that in a live view, without cookies and without a consent pop-up of its own.
The questions bloggers ask, and where to find the answer
Most of what a blogger checks fits on a short list. Each question below maps to one report.
| Question | Where to look |
|---|---|
| Is anyone reading the post I just shared? | Online Now shows visitors from the last five minutes; the live view lists each new visit as it lands. |
| Which posts are read most this week? | The Pages report for any date range, busiest pages first. |
| Who linked to me? | Referrers lists every site that sent a reader, down to the linking domain. |
| Is search bringing readers? | Search Engines splits Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and others. Premium adds the queries from Google Search Console. |
| Did ChatGPT, Perplexity or Gemini send anyone? | AI Platforms counts visits referred by AI assistants. |
| Did my newsletter link work? | Campaigns groups visits by the utm_campaign tag on your links. |
Showing your numbers to sponsors
Brands that pay for posts usually ask for traffic. Instead of sending dashboard screenshots, you can make your stats public.
- A public stats page at /site/yourblog.com with your visitors, pageviews, traffic sources and countries.
- A small badge for your sidebar showing your rank and this month's visitors.
- A password-protected page if you would rather share numbers with one sponsor than with everyone.
Keep in mind that these are BYOViral's own counts. They are not an audit, and a sponsor may still ask for other proof.
Tools and guides for writers
Blogger questions
Will it slow down my blog?
The script is about 650 bytes and loads with async and defer, so it does not hold up the rest of the page.
Can I keep my stats private?
Yes. Each site can be public, private or behind a password, and you can change it at any time.
How are visitors counted without cookies?
The server builds a one-way hash from the site, the visitor's IP address and browser details. Pageviews within a 30-minute idle window count as one visit, and each visitor is counted once per day.
Does it work on WordPress, Ghost or Substack?
It works anywhere you can add a script tag to the page head, which includes WordPress and Ghost. Hosted platforms that block custom scripts, such as Substack, cannot run it.