Independence Hub Connector

Description

Every site. One clear pulse. If you manage several WordPress sites that each run Independent Analytics, install Independence Hub Connector on each site to bring their traffic into one calm dashboard. See which sites are growing, spot changes worth investigating, and prepare a portfolio report without opening each WordPress admin.

Independence Hub Connector is the bridge between one WordPress site and the hosted Hub. A WordPress administrator approves each connection on their own site. The connector then gives the Hub read-only access to supported aggregate Independent Analytics reports through a revocable, site-specific token. No WordPress password or Application Password is shared.

In the Independence Hub dashboard

• Compare page views, visitors, sessions, and daily traffic across the WordPress sites you connect.
• Open a site report to explore top pages, sources, locations, devices, and session metrics.
• Group sites by client or portfolio, then include or exclude a group from views and reports.
• Review portfolio Insights and choose the sites and sections for a printable report.

The dashboard is a separate hosted service. Create your Hub account to connect sites and view reports. Custom printable reports require the Hub’s Unlimited plan.

What the connector provides

• A guided connection approved by a WordPress administrator on the site itself.
• A read-only connection to Independent Analytics data for the Independence Hub dashboard.
• Overview reporting for page views, visitors, sessions, daily totals, and comparisons with the immediately preceding period.
• Detailed reports with top pages, geographic traffic, device types, traffic sources, new and returning sessions, average session duration, and bounce rate.
• Reporting ranges of 7, 28, 30, or 90 days.
• A site-specific access token that administrators can revoke from Settings → Independence Hub Connector.

Before you connect

• This plugin is a connector, not an analytics dashboard. Create an account at https://app.independence-hub.com/ to view reports from the sites you connect.
• Independent Analytics is a separate plugin and must already be installed and active on each site you connect. This connector does not install it or add tracking code.
• It does not provide visitor-level records, change analytics settings, or let Independence Hub administer your WordPress site.
• It does not share a WordPress password or Application Password. Its token can access only this connector’s read-only analytics endpoints; it cannot sign in to WordPress or access other WordPress APIs.

Privacy and security

The connector reads analytics already collected by Independent Analytics. It sends the site URL and a random, site-specific token to Independence Hub over HTTPS only when an administrator approves a connection. The Hub uses the token to request the supported aggregate reports; it encrypts the token at rest. WordPress stores only a hash of the token. Revoke access at any time from Settings → Independence Hub Connector. Review the Independence Hub privacy policy and terms of service before connecting.

Affiliation

Independence Hub Connector is an independent third-party project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Independent Analytics or its developers. Independent Analytics is a separate plugin; its name is used only to identify the software this connector works with.

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