WP Tracklink watches the HTTP referrer on normal front end visits. New hosts go into a small queue. A cron job fetches the remote page, checks that it links to you, then stores the host and click counts.
Features
- Background verify so page loads stay light
- Optional strict mode that requires a real anchor to your domain
- Classic widget and a block editor block
- Sort by clicks, last seen, or score
- Free Tranco ranking download (no API key) or a local click based score
- Privacy options: host only or anonymized paths
- Retention cleanup on a daily cron
- CSV export and a small click chart in settings
- Per host rel attribute (nofollow, sponsored, ugc)
Score without paid APIs
Tranco publishes a free top sites CSV. Once a week the plugin can download that zip and keep ranks only for hosts already in your table. No signup and no API key. You can also use a local score derived from clicks and recency, or turn scoring off.
Plugin page:
https://ispire.me/wp-tracklink/