CQI Referrer Attribution

Features

Server-side channel attribution. Nine channels, 17 AI platforms, no third-party scripts.

Free tier — core attribution

Every feature below is available in the free tier on WordPress.org.

9-channel classification

Every session classified: AI tools, organic search, social media, email, paid search, paid display, campaign (UTM), referral, or direct.

Free

AI Referrer Taxonomy

17 AI platforms identified by referrer domain: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Poe, Grok, and more. Read-only in the free tier.

Free

Session log

30-day retention, last 30 rows. View channel, source domain, and timestamp for recent sessions in the WordPress admin.

Free

Consent gate integration

Holds attribution until the visitor grants consent. Integrates with the CQI Consent plugin. Sessions before consent are marked pending.

Free

Self-referral exclusion

Internal navigation from your own domain does not overwrite attribution. Configurable via the settings screen.

Free

Public PHP API

Two functions: cqip_attr_get_channel() returns the current session channel, cqip_attr_get_source() returns the source domain.

Free

GDPR personal data hooks

Registers with the WordPress Privacy API for personal data export and erasure requests.

Free

Pro tier — reporting and conversions

Pro adds dashboard charts, conversion tracking, extended logs, and PDF reporting on top of the free tier.

Dashboard charts

Four visualizations in the WordPress admin: channel share (pie), sessions vs conversions (bar), daily trend (line), and conversion rate (gauge). Period selector: 7, 30, or 90 days.

Pro

Channel drill-down

Click any channel in the dashboard to see a breakdown by individual source domain — useful for identifying which AI platform or social network drives the most sessions.

Pro

CSV export

Export session data and conversions as CSV. Filtered exports respect the current date range and channel selection.

Pro

Conversion tracking

Records the attributed channel against conversion events. Supports WooCommerce order completion, Contact Form 7 submissions, and a custom PHP hook for any other event type.

Pro

PDF report export

Seven-section PDF generated on demand: executive summary, channel breakdown, AI traffic detail, conversions by channel, daily trend, top sources, and data notes. Agency plan includes white-label branding.

Pro

Custom AI Taxonomy

Add, edit, or import custom platform entries to the AI Referrer Taxonomy — useful when a new AI platform launches before the built-in taxonomy is updated.

Pro

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