Craft CMS analytics
Cookieless analytics for Craft CMS, the official plugin.
MetriXs for Craft CMS is the official analytics plugin from MetriXs, available in the Craft Plugin Store. Install it, connect it to your MetriXs account, and get visitors, pageviews, sources, geography, and devices in one clean dashboard. No cookies, no consent banner, GDPR compliant by design, hosted in the EU. Tracking is opt-in and off until you turn it on.
Why Craft sites choose cookieless analytics
Craft is a CMS built for developers and teams who care about doing things properly, and its owners usually expect the same from their analytics. A Google Analytics setup works against that: it sets cookies, so in the EU it needs valid consent before it may load: a banner, a consent platform, and a share of visitors who click "reject all" and never show up in your numbers.
MetriXs takes a different approach. It sets no cookies and stores no personal data or persistent identifiers, so no consent banner is required under the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR cookie rules. Your visitors browse without a pop-up, and your stats stay complete.
What the plugin does
MX Cookieless Analytics is the official MetriXs plugin for Craft CMS, published on the Craft Plugin Store and open source on GitHub. After a one-minute setup it registers the MetriXs tracker on every page through Craft’s asset pipeline and verifies your site automatically.
Tracking is strictly opt-in. Installing the plugin loads nothing and sends nothing: the tracker only starts after you paste your site API key, enable tracking, and save. You can pause it at any time with one click.
Users with admin access are excluded by default, so your own visits never pollute your stats. Regular logged-in users are tracked.
MX Cookieless Analytics vs. Google Analytics on Craft
| MetriXs plugin | Google Analytics (manual snippet) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cookies | None | Yes (_ga, _gid) |
| Cookie banner required | No | Yes, in the EU/UK |
| Consent management platform | Not needed | Needed |
| IP addresses stored | No (daily-salted hash) | Collected by GA |
| Data location | EU (Germany) | US by default |
| Script size | Small, single script | ~50 KB+ (gtag.js) |
| Admin exclusion | Built in, permission-based | Manual filtering |
| Price | Free plugin, free plan | Free (GA paid tier $50k+/yr) |
Why MetriXs fits Craft sites
No cookie banner, ever
No cookies means no consent banner, no consent management platform, and no "reject all" losses in your data. The plugin is GDPR friendly by architecture, not by configuration.
Native Craft integration
The tracker is registered through Craft’s own asset pipeline with defer, and the settings page is a native Craft control-panel form. No custom pages, no surprises.
Light and cache friendly
The tracker is a single small script loaded from app.metrixs.eu with defer, so caching and CDN setups do not break it. Your site stays fast.
How to set up MetriXs on Craft
From plugin install to live dashboard takes about five minutes. No theme files, no consent banner.
01
Create your MetriXs account
Sign up at app.metrixs.eu and add your site. The free plan covers 5k pageviews/mo, no credit card.
02
Install the plugin
Run composer require metrixs/mx-cookieless-analytics from your Craft project root, or install it from the Plugin Store. Nothing is loaded or sent yet.
03
Connect and verify
Paste your site API key (Settings → Sites → API keys) into the plugin settings, enable tracking, and save. Verification is automatic.
04
Check your Realtime view
Open your site in an incognito window and browse a few pages; pageviews should appear in the dashboard within seconds. Admins are excluded by default, so test incognito.
What about other Craft analytics options?
Most Craft analytics setups are a manual Google Analytics snippet pasted into the templates, with the cookie banner and consent platform that come with it. MX Cookieless Analytics is the official hosted option with the least overhead: cookieless by design, verified automatically from the control panel, permission-based admin exclusion built in, and all data in the EU.
Add cookieless analytics to your Craft site today
Free plugin, free plan, no credit card. Install, connect, and your dashboard is live in minutes. No cookie banner, no bloat.
Start free trial →Frequently asked questions
- Is the MetriXs Craft plugin free?
- Yes, the plugin is free and open source. MetriXs the service has a free-forever plan (1 website, 5k pageviews/month, 1 month retention) with no credit card. Paid plans with longer retention, more sites, and team features start at €6/month.
- Do I still need a cookie banner?
- No. MetriXs sets no cookies and stores no personal data or persistent identifiers, so no consent is required under the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR cookie rules. If you remove Google Analytics and other cookie-setting scripts, the banner can go entirely.
- Does the plugin track visitors by default?
- No, and that is deliberate. Installing the plugin loads nothing and sends nothing. Tracking starts only after you paste your API key, the site is verified, and you enable tracking in the settings. You can pause it any time with one click.
- Does it work with Craft 4?
- The plugin is built and tested on Craft 5. Craft 4 sites can always use the tracker via the manual snippet from the platform guides, but the official plugin currently targets Craft 5.
- Does it work with caching?
- Yes. The tracker is a single small script served from app.metrixs.eu, registered in the page head and loaded with defer. Caching, CDNs, and optimization setups do not interfere with it.