Connecting your privacy-first Simple Analytics (referral link) account to TRMNL takes just a few seconds.
Step 1 - Visit the Simple Analytics plugin
Inside TRMNL, navigate to Plugins > Simple Analytics.
Step 2 - Connect Simple Analytics
Log into your Simple Analytics account and visit Account Settings > API.
Click "Create a key," then set your company name if you haven't already. A key will be created and will look like this:
Copy your key beginning with sa_api_key_*** and head back to TRMNL.
Step 3 - Configure Plugin
Paste your Simple Analytics API Key into the "API Key" field of the plugin settings
Add your website's "domain." This is visible from your Simple Analytics dashboard, and is likely just your website without any "http" or "www" prefix (below)
Choose a lookback period, between 1 day and 1 month, for data aggregation
Click "Save" to activate this plugin.
Step 4 - You're Done!
Based on your desired refresh settings, TRMNL will begin aggregating useful stats from Simple Analytics including a pageview histogram, unique visitor count, and median time on page very soon.
Stay focused.