Globe Visitors Counter
Globe Visitors Counter
Description
Globe Visitors Counter (Lite) adds a beautiful, fast, iframe-isolated 3D visitor globe to any WordPress site.
It instantly shows your audience geography — fully locally, privately, and without any third-party tracking.
This Lite version is designed for clarity, speed, and instant visual feedback — especially on landing pages and campaign pages.
Use Case: Instant Visual Feedback for Advertising Campaigns
The situation
You have a product or a service.
You launch an advertising campaign:
- Google Ads
- Facebook / Instagram
- TikTok
- banner ads
- email campaigns
- any other traffic source
All traffic is sent to one landing page.
Usually what comes next is boring:
tables, charts, numbers, dashboards, “we’ll analyze it later”.
The solution
You place Globe Visitors Counter Lite directly on the landing page.
No server setup.
No external analytics.
No configuration.
And you start seeing your traffic with your own eyes.
How it works (very simple)
- You launch the ads
- Visitors arrive at the page
- Each real visitor appears as a dot on the globe — in real time, from their actual location
The globe comes alive and instantly shows:
– whether people are coming at all
– which countries and regions react
– whether the campaign works or misses completely
No dots — ads don’t work.
Dots appear — ads are alive.
Why Lite is perfect for landing pages
Lite is not deep analytics.
It’s a visual “life indicator”.
Perfect when you need:
– fast visual feedback
– immediate confirmation that traffic is real
– zero setup and zero learning curve
– a simple “wow effect” for clients, teams, or investors
You watch, not analyze.
Key Features
- Interactive 3D Land-Cover globe included out of the box
- Real-time visitor logging using a tiny local JSON file
- Historical dots displayed automatically
- Zero configuration, works with all themes & editors
- Shortcode-based, easy placement on any page
- No cookies, no remote APIs, GDPR-friendly
- Ultra-fast loading thanks to iframe sandboxing
How It Works
When a page with the shortcode is opened, the plugin loads a fully self-contained viewer from:
/wp-content/uploads/visitors-lite-landcover/
Each visit is logged locally as a minimal record (timestamp + coordinates + city + country) into:
visitors.json
Everything stays on your server.
No tracking pixels.
No third-party analytics.
No cookies.
Why Use It
- Ideal for landing pages and product launches
- Visualizes global audience instantly
- Safe for cached pages and CDNs
- Works even on heavily optimized sites
When You May Need the Full Version
Lite is intentionally simple and fast.
If you need:
– long-term statistics
– multiple pages or sites
– extended visitor history
– advanced visual modes and skins
– more control and customization
…then the Full (Pro) version may be a better fit.
Lite remains perfect for single pages, launches, tests, and quick visual validation.
Tester Program (optional)
We are tuning defaults and performance for upcoming builds.
If you want to enable advanced features during testing at no cost (extra visual modes, effects, skins), join via Support:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/looking-for-testers-free-advanced-features-for-feedback/
Usage
Shortcode:
[visitors_globe_lite title=”VISITORS” width=”100%” height=”600″]
Attributes:
– title — optional caption above the globe
– width — iframe width (100% or fixed px)
– height — iframe height in px
Place the shortcode anywhere — Classic or Block editor.
Installation
- Go to Plugins Add New, search for Globe Visitors Counter, then Install Activate
— or upload the ZIP manually. -
Insert the shortcode into any page or post:
[visitors_globe_lite title=”VISITORS” width=”100%” height=”600″]
- Open the page — the 3D globe appears inside an iframe.
-
Visits are logged locally in:
/wp-content/uploads/visitors-lite-landcover/visitors.json
Screenshots
Land-Cover Globe with HUD and city markers.
Faq
No.
A minimal JSON record is stored locally only to draw the globe.
Nothing is sent to third-party analytics providers.
Yes — the viewer is iframe-isolated.
If you use aggressive minify/defer, exclude only the page with the globe.
No.
The viewer runs inside an iframe, fully detached from your theme and plugins.
Reviews
My experience with live visitors
By 
Let me share my personal opinion: I found the design to be effective, attractive, and clear. It operates smoothly, almost automatically, with speed and transparency, and also provides an excellent level of privacy and credibility. It's efficient, practical, and beneficial for all of us. It has several features we all desire, and it's extremely easy to use.
Great real-time visual analytics
By 
I really like the way this plugin visualizes real-time traffic. Seeing active users as dots on a rotating globe is much more intuitive than just reading statistics. It set up quickly and the animation looks very professional on the dashboard.
Yes
By 
The plugin manages to turn boring telemetry into a visual heartbeat. While most trackers feel invasive, this feels like an art installation that proves your site is alive
A Simple Visual Way to Show Live Visitors Without Heavy Analytics
By 
What I like about this plugin is that it communicates activity instantly, without forcing visitors to interpret metrics. The live globe works almost subconsciously: a few moving points tell you the site isn’t empty. For content sites or landing pages, this visual cue feels more human than numbers and doesn’t distract from the main message.
Classy Work Trip Style
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Elegant and Calming Visualization
By 
Beautifully designed and surprisingly engaging. The globe visualization makes visitor activity feel alive without overwhelming the page. Smooth performance, easy setup, and strong privacy focus are big advantages. It’s a simple idea executed thoughtfully, adding a calm, modern touch that works perfectly for landing pages and small websites.
Good 👍
By 
I really like this thing. It's fascinating to watch how the dots appears here and there on the globe, very relaxing 😌
A Simple Visual Way to Show Where Visitors Come From
By 
I like this plugin because it does one thing clearly and does not try to replace full analytics. On a landing page, the globe gives visitors a quick sense that the site is active and international without reading numbers or charts. For example, seeing a few red dots appear from different countries during the day is more engaging than a static counter. I also appreciate that everything is local; on a small store site I tested, it worked fine with caching and did not add noticeable load time. It feels more like a visual signal of presence than a tracking tool, and that makes sense for many sites.
Wonderful creativity
By 
A unique concept and flawless execution. The design is elegant and user-friendly, and the performance is fast and smooth. I appreciate that everything works locally with a clear focus on privacy, making for a convenient and reliable everyday experience.
creative
By 
Nice concept — smooth, fast, privacy‑friendly globe.
Changelog
1.5.2
- Updated compatibility for WordPress 7.1.
- Updated Pro version links to GlobeVis.
1.5.1
- New Land-Cover globe viewer (same engine as commercial build)
- Added full PHP visitor logger (
save_visitor.php) - Updated seed files (
index.html,app.js,visitor.js) - Atomic JSON writer with rotation for safe logging
- Cleaned up old files and simplified defaults
- Updated documentation and shortcode examples
1.2.1
- Expanded world cities dataset to 7,342 places (ASCII-only, deduplicated)
- Kept filename (
cities_1000.json) for compatibility
1.1.9
- Added community Tester Program
- Improved accessibility defaults
- Better cache-safe behavior
1.1.8
- Rename to Globe Visitors Counter
- Lower “Requires at least” to 5.4
- Minor text improvements