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Fathom Analytics·Analytics

fathom cookieless analytics on every wordpress site.

paste a 7-character Fathom site ID, save, and the snippet renders for every visitor — no consent banner, no cookies, no IP logging beyond what GDPR allows. clean data, clean compliance.

free trial. no credit card. all 30 integrations included on every plan.

includedYovale WordPress Hosting — Fathom Analytics
yovale.com/en/integrations/fathom-analytics
Fathom Analytics · no consent gate

Fathom layers inside every wordpress site.

Fathom is built around the same insight as Plausible: if you don't drop cookies, you don't need a consent banner. Without a banner, you count every visitor — not just the ones who clicked Accept.

01
save-time validation
regex `^[A-Z0-9]{7}$` enforced in dashboard
02
render-time mirror
same regex re-checked in PHP
03
no consent gate
cookieless — fires for every visitor
04
head injection
snippet emitted in `wp_head` priority 1
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Fathom site ID injector
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cookieless — no consent gate
03
EU isolation supported
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no plugin needed
status panel
no cookies
no banner click required
7 chars
one short site ID
0 plugins
no Fathom plugin needed
what you get

Fathom: GDPR-clean analytics, native injection.

no banner, no cookies, no plugin, no per-visitor cache fragmentation.

Cookieless by design

no cookies, no consent gate. every visitor counted, no banner-driven sample bias.

capabilityFathom site ID injector
EU isolation supported

Fathom routes EU traffic through EU infrastructure. data residency on day one.

capabilitycookieless — no consent gate
<2kb script

the Fathom snippet is small and async. doesn't block the LCP, won't surface in PageSpeed reports.

capabilityEU isolation supported
Site ID validated

7-uppercase-char shape enforced at save and at render. typos can't ship.

capabilityno plugin needed
the problem

GA4 banners cost you 30% of EU pageviews. Fathom doesn't.

Fathom is built around the same insight as Plausible: if you don't drop cookies, you don't need a consent banner. Without a banner, you count every visitor — not just the ones who clicked Accept.

For EU traffic the gap is huge. Fathom (and Plausible) routinely show 30–40% more pageviews than GA4 on the same site, because GA4 silently misses anyone who declined or ignored the banner.

compliance

GDPR + ePrivacy clean.

Fathom uses no cookies and no persistent identifiers. there's nothing to consent to.

this matters most for EU traffic where banner clicks cut measured pageviews substantially.

performance

lightweight script, async load.

the Fathom snippet is under 2KB gzipped and loads async.

no main-thread blocking, no LCP impact, no PageSpeed score hit.

setup in the dashboard

paste your site ID. ship.

Yovale validates the 7-uppercase-character shape at save. the snippet renders in `<head>` for every visitor — no consent gate because Fathom doesn't drop cookies.

Site ID
ABCDEFGsite_id

Fathom issues this when you create a site. format: exactly 7 uppercase letters or digits.

where to find your site_id
1
Open Tracking → Analytics

Find Fathom Analytics in the tracking panel.

2
Paste your site ID

Copy from Fathom → Settings → Sites. format: 7 uppercase letters/digits like `ABCDEFG`.

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Toggle on, save

Open your site. Pageview shows up in Fathom in seconds.

no consent banner needed for Fathom — and Yovale won't insert one. Fathom's data is yours, not Google's.

plugin tax vs platform-native

Fathom plugin route vs yovale native injection.

included on every Yovale plan starting at $149/yr. no extra add-on, no per-tag charge.

what's included
  • Fathom site ID injector
  • cookieless — no consent gate
  • EU isolation supported
  • no plugin needed
  • edge-cache safe
Fathom plugin route vs yovale native injection.
Fathom Plugin Route
Yovale Native
Where Fathom lives
WordPress plugin from the repo
platform MU-plugin
Banner required
no — but plugins often add disclaimers
no — no banner inserted
PHP overhead
filter hooks per request
single print()
Update channel
WordPress plugin updates
platform-managed
Theme switch survives
if plugin is active
always — theme-independent
Annual cost
Fathom: $14/mo + plugin maintenance
Fathom: $14/mo + $0 hosting integration
faq

questions before you switch hosts for Fathom Analytics.

Do I need a cookie banner with Fathom?

No. Fathom doesn't set cookies and doesn't track persistent identifiers. There's nothing to consent to under GDPR or ePrivacy. Yovale doesn't insert a banner for Fathom.

How does Fathom compare to Plausible?

Both are cookieless analytics with similar pricing and similar feature sets. Pick on UI preference. Some teams run both in parallel for redundancy.

How does Fathom compare to GA4 for accuracy?

On EU traffic Fathom is usually more accurate because it counts every visitor — GA4 misses the 30–40% who decline analytics consent. On US traffic the gap is smaller.

Will Fathom affect my PageSpeed score?

Negligibly. The snippet is under 2KB gzip and loads async. It's one of the lightest analytics tools available.

Can I run Fathom and GA4 together?

Yes. GA4 for the Google Ads integration and benchmarking, Fathom for accurate EU pageview counts. Both ship from the same Yovale tracking panel.

ready when you are

GDPR-clean WordPress analytics by day one.

free trial. no credit card. paste a Fathom site ID, save, and clean pageviews flow — no banner, no consent fatigue.