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matomo on every wordpress site, GDPR friendly.

paste your Matomo instance URL and site ID. the snippet renders gated against analytics consent. works against Matomo Cloud or your own self-hosted instance — no plugin required, no PHP overhead.

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includedYovale WordPress Hosting — Matomo
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Matomo · analytics consent

Matomo layers inside every wordpress site.

Matomo is the GDPR-friendly choice when you don't want Google Analytics. The catch: most WordPress hosts add the Matomo plugin which embeds an ENTIRE Matomo install inside your site — slow, vulnerable, hard to update.

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save-time validation
URL + site ID regex enforced in dashboard
02
render-time mirror
same checks re-run in PHP before emission
03
consent gate
fires only after analytics consent granted
04
head injection
tracker `<script>` emitted in `wp_head`
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Matomo URL + site ID injector
02
cloud or self-hosted
03
GDPR-friendly defaults
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no Matomo plugin needed
status panel
self-host
your instance or Matomo Cloud
0 plugins
no Matomo plugin needed
GDPR ok
anonymized IPs by default
two boxes, one tracker

WordPress here, Matomo over there.

Matomo plugins embed the entire analytics engine inside WordPress — same database, same PHP runtime. Yovale keeps WordPress thin and points the tracker at your dedicated Matomo instance, wherever it lives.

WP container only renders the tracker — no embedded engine
Matomo Cloud OR self-hosted — both via the URL field
data ownership stays with you, not Google
Yovale WP container
nginx + PHP-FPM
WordPress 6.9
<script src="matomo.js">
mariadb (WP only)
tracker only
Your Matomo instance
your-instance.matomo.cloud
site_id = 7
anonymize_ip = on
processing + storage here
your servers
POST /matomo.php?idsite=7204 No Content
setup

paste URL + site ID. tracker live.

Yovale validates the Matomo URL and site ID at save. the MU-plugin renders the tracker against your instance, gated by analytics consent.

  • 1
    Open Tracking → Analytics

    Find Matomo in the tracking panel.

  • 2
    Paste your Matomo URL

    Format: `your-instance.matomo.cloud` or your self-hosted hostname (no scheme, no path).

  • 3
    Paste your site ID

    1–8 digit numeric ID from Matomo Admin → Websites.

Matomo
enabled
matomo_url
your-instance.matomo.cloud
site_id
7

two fields: instance hostname (cloud or self-hosted) and the numeric site ID for this WordPress site within Matomo.

why bother

Matomo on your terms — data ownership.

GDPR-friendly defaults

anonymize-IP, DoNotTrack honoring, no third-party data sharing.

Self-host first-class

URL field accepts your own infrastructure — Matomo Cloud isn't required.

No embedded engine

WP renders only the tracker — no Matomo PHP running inside WordPress.

Cloud or own VPS

same install path either way. switch later by editing one URL field.

faq

questions before you switch hosts for Matomo.

Can I use Matomo Cloud with this integration?

Yes. Paste `your-instance.matomo.cloud` as the URL and the site ID from your Matomo dashboard. The integration works identically against Cloud and self-hosted.

Why not use the Matomo for WordPress plugin?

That plugin embeds an entire Matomo install inside WordPress — sharing the database, the PHP runtime, and the security surface. Yovale's approach keeps the tracker thin and runs Matomo wherever you choose.

Does Matomo's IP anonymization still work?

Yes. IP anonymization is a Matomo server-side setting and isn't affected by how the tracker is injected. Set it in Matomo Admin → Privacy.

Can I run Matomo with GA4?

Yes — many EU teams do, with Matomo as the primary system of record and GA4 for benchmarking + Google Ads attribution.

Will the page cache strip Matomo?

No. The script tag is part of the cached HTML. Your Matomo instance handles request processing, which is independent of WordPress page caching.

also in analytics

privacy-friendly alternatives on every WordPress site.

Plausible Analytics

cookieless, lighter-weight Matomo alternative.

Fathom Analytics

cookieless analytics with a similar privacy posture.

Google Analytics 4

the GA4 alternative — pair Matomo with GA4 for redundancy.

Yandex Metrica

free analytics + click maps for CIS-region traffic.

ready when you are

GDPR-friendly Matomo on your WordPress site by day one.

free trial. no credit card. paste a URL + site ID, save, and your Matomo instance starts logging.

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