Zicy AI Access Monitor

Changelog

1.8.6

  • Removed minimum-hit threshold from Daily summaries and Daily CSV export.
  • Kept 10+ threshold only for the 30-day Top user-initiated pages table.

1.8.5

  • Fixed WordPress.org review issues: replaced inline script/style output with proper wp_enqueue_* usage.
  • Sanitized HTTP_USER_AGENT before storage.
  • Improved daily rollup safety and catch-up behavior.
  • Updated daily summary grain to preserve per-signature page hit counts per day.
  • Simplified daily reporting to hit-focused summaries.

1.8.1

  • Fixed WordPress Plugin Check errors for prepared SQL, direct filesystem usage, temporary CSV cleanup, and escaped admin output.

1.8.0

  • Renamed plugin to Zicy AI Access Monitor
  • Updated author branding to Zicy
  • Added clearer AI access types: search_crawler, training_crawler, user_proxy, and ai_control_agent
  • Removed broad standard Bingbot tracking from the AI-specific allowlist
  • Corrected Bytespider vendor categorisation to ByteDance
  • Added URL normalization to reduce duplicate reporting caused by common tracking parameters
  • Added URL hash support to improve uniqueness and avoid long URL index collisions
  • Updated nightly rollup to process all raw logs older than today, improving WP-Cron catch-up behavior
  • Added IP anonymization by default
  • Stopped trusting forwarded IP headers by default; added developer filters for trusted proxy/CDN setups
  • Added static asset and low-value route exclusions to reduce unnecessary logging
  • Added cleanup for temporary weekly CSV attachments after email sending
  • Added basic directory protection files for generated report storage
  • Improved admin copy and Zicy-branded dashboard labels

1.7.3

  • Added WoW (Week over Week) change indicators in top pages table
  • Added vendor diversity badges (OA, P, A, G, M, Me)
  • Improved UI clarity in admin dashboard

1.7.2

  • Added 30-day proxy hits tracking per URL
  • Added “Copy Brief” feature for AI Tracking Briefs
  • Added AJAX endpoint for on-demand brief generation

1.7.1

  • Added weekly email summary with CSV attachment
  • Added email configuration in admin settings
  • Added “Test email” button

1.7.0

  • Full admin UI rewrite: daily summaries, filters, pagination
  • CSV export for daily data
  • Raw log preview for today
  • Manual rollup trigger

1.6.0

  • Added Perplexity-User proxy detection
  • Added Bytespider detection
  • Improved IP detection for Cloudflare/proxy setups

1.5.0

  • Added Claude-User and Claude-SearchBot detection
  • Added Meta-WebIndexer detection
  • Added CDN/proxy IP detection

1.4.0

  • Added Google-Extended and Gemini-Deep-Research detection
  • Added database indexes for performance

1.3.0

  • Added ClaudeBot and ChatGPT-User detection
  • Initial public release

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Author
zicygp
Version:
1.8.8
Last Updated
May 28, 2026
Requires
WordPress 6.2
Tested Up To
WordPress 7.0
Requires PHP
7.4

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