Run a self-hosted attendance system inside WordPress.
Clocking, break tracking, evidence, GPS, mobile workflows, reports, and payroll-ready exports — built for teams that want operational control inside WordPress.
What is an attendance tracker?
A system for time, breaks, evidence, and review.
An attendance tracker records when employees start work, take breaks, return from breaks, and finish work. WPChef Tracker brings that workflow into WordPress with a frontend clock page, attendance evidence, employee history, admin reports, and CSV export.
Instead of collecting paper notes, chat messages, or spreadsheets every pay period, your team gets timestamped records that are easier to review, adjust, and export.
Capabilities & infrastructure
Operational, not aspirational.
WPChef Tracker is designed like infrastructure: frontend employee workflow, admin records, reporting, location evidence, mobile upgrade path, and integration direction.
A practical attendance system should run where your business already operates.
Private by default.
Your attendance data stays in your WordPress database.
WPChef Tracker is self-hosted. Clock records, break notes, admin adjustments, employee IDs, event evidence, optional GPS coordinates, settings, reports, and exports remain inside your own WordPress hosting environment.
- Attendance data remains under your WordPress administration.
- You control backups, retention, exports, employee notices, and access policies.
- Roles, capabilities, nonces, sanitization, escaping, prepared database calls, and direct-access guards support safer handling.
- Google Maps and mobile connector features are optional and only used when configured.
Attendance systems you can run.
Production-grade attendance capability for WordPress teams that need clean records, controlled workflows, and privacy-first operations.
Frontend clocking
Employees clock in, clock out, and track breaks from a protected page.
Evidence records
Capture time, user, IP, device, browser, and optional GPS context.
Reports & export
Review attendance with filters, adjustments, reports, and CSV export.
Mobile workflow
Start with Mobile Lite and upgrade to unlimited mobile Pro controls.
Location control
Use GPS evidence in Free and route/location workflows in Pro.
Private database
Keep attendance records inside your own WordPress hosting environment.
What to look for
The features that still matter after the first week.
A useful attendance tracker should do more than capture a start and end time. It should make every record easy to trust, easy to review, and easy to move into reporting or payroll workflows.
- Frontend clocking so employees do not need admin access.
- Break tracking so workday context is not lost.
- Attendance evidence such as IP, device, browser, and optional GPS.
- Departments and shifts so records match real operations.
- Upgrade path for mobile users, GPS routes, face verification, and payroll reporting.
Practical attendance operations.
Start with the free tracker for everyday records. Upgrade to Pro when mobile, payroll, route tracking, and manager workflows become business-critical.
Employee clock
Frontend clock in/out and break tracking.
Reports
Filters, adjustments, basic reports, and CSV export.
Evidence
IP, device, browser, and optional GPS evidence.
Mobile Lite
Agency ID sync and limited mobile access.
Mobile Pro
Unlimited web and mobile app users.
GPS routes
Route records, route export, and locations.
Face verify
Face enrollment, selfies, and verification workflow.
Inbox
Two-way Admin/HR and employee communication.
Manager UI
Frontend pages for managers and admins.
Verify attendance.
For field teams, offices, clinics, restaurants, and shift operations.
WPChef Tracker can capture optional browser GPS evidence and useful event context. Pro expands this into stronger mobile location controls, route records, and location-based operations.
- Optional GPS evidence for clock events
- Departments and shift templates in Free
- Multiple locations and GPS routes in Pro
- Payroll-compatible reports in Pro
Face recognition for clock in and clock out.
Add identity proof before attendance actions are accepted.
WPChef Tracker Pro can add face enrollment, selfie capture, and face verification to the employee clock workflow. Instead of relying only on a logged-in WordPress user account, the system can ask the employee to verify their face during clock in or clock out.
This helps reduce buddy punching, strengthens attendance accountability, and gives managers better evidence when reviewing attendance records.
Employee face enrollmentEmployees can be enrolled before face verification is required for attendance actions.
Verification before clock actionThe employee verifies their face before clock in, clock out, or other protected actions.
Selfie evidenceClock-in and clock-out selfie snapshots can support manager review and internal evidence.
Review-ready resultApproved, failed, or flagged verification results help managers make better attendance decisions.
Flag early or delayed clock actions before they affect payroll.
WPChef Tracker Pro can detect delayed clock-ins, early clock-ins, early clock-outs, late clock-outs, missed clock-outs, and overtime-related exceptions based on shift rules. When a record is flagged, the employee can be required to submit an explanation before the action is completed or before it moves to manager review.
From clock-in to review.
WPChef Tracker keeps the path simple: employee action, evidence capture, admin review, and export.
Clock action
The frontend panel records user, time, IP, device, browser, and optional GPS.
Admin review
Admins filter, adjust, and export attendance records with context and notes.
Pro control
Mobile users, routes, multiple locations, face verification, and manager workflows.
Payroll ready
Export free CSV records or use Pro payroll-compatible reports.
Pick the right package.
Free covers everyday WordPress time tracking. Pro is for mobile controls, multiple locations, payroll reports, GPS routes, face verification, two-way Inbox, and deeper workflow control.
Simple pricing.
Two main packages: Free for basic tracking, Pro for serious attendance operations. Add integrations only when your business needs them.
WPChef Tracker Free
Free
Best for teams that need a self-hosted WordPress clock-in system with basic records and exports.
- Frontend employee clock page
- Clock in/out and break notes
- Attendance history and admin filters
- IP, device, browser, and optional GPS evidence
- Departments, shift templates, and one company location
- Mobile Lite setup and one-way announcements
Good starting point for small teams that want attendance records inside WordPress.
WPChef Tracker Pro
Best value
Monthly billing for teams that want Pro without a yearly commitment.
Yearly billing for teams that want the best annual value.
No hidden cost
- Everything included in Free
- Unlimited web and mobile app users
- Multiple offices, branches, and field locations
- GPS route tracking and stronger location controls
- Face recognition, selfies, and verification workflow
- Two-way Admin/HR and employee communication
- Payroll-compatible reports and exports
- Frontend admin and manager pages
Best for teams that need accountability, mobile attendance, payroll review, and manager controls.
Payroll Integrations
or $99/year per tool. Choose only the payroll/accounting tool your business uses.
Leave Management
or $99/year. Add leave requests and approval workflow beside attendance records.
Google Sheets
Lifetime license for teams that want attendance data in Google Sheets workflows.
Questions, answered.
Clear answers about the free plugin, Pro upgrade, mobile access, privacy, GPS, exports, and add-ons.
Does it require Gravity Forms or WooCommerce?
No. WPChef Tracker is a standalone attendance plugin with its own attendance tables.
Which shortcode should I use?
Use [wpchef_tracker] on a protected employee page. The legacy [wpchef_attendance] shortcode remains available only for compatibility.
What is included in Free?
Free includes frontend clocking, break notes, today status, history, admin summary, filters, basic reports, manual adjustments, IP/device/user-agent evidence, optional GPS evidence, one company location, departments, shifts, Mobile Lite, announcements, and CSV export.
Can employees clock in from the frontend?
Yes. Employees log in with an allowed WordPress role and use the frontend tracker page to clock in, clock out, manage breaks, and view recent attendance.
Does Free include GPS?
Yes, optional browser GPS evidence can be captured for Clock In, Break In, and Clock Out.
Does Pro support GPS routes?
Yes. Pro includes GPS route tools, frontend shortcode support, and CSV export for route records.
Does Free include face recognition?
No. Face recognition, liveness-style verification, and selfie evidence are Pro features.
Can I use multiple locations?
Free supports one company location. Pro is designed for multiple offices, branches, field locations, and stronger location controls.
Can I export attendance data?
Yes. Free includes CSV export. Pro adds extended attendance and payroll-compatible exports.
Where is data stored?
Attendance records are stored in your own WordPress database. Optional services like Google Maps or the mobile connector are only involved when configured.
Does Pro include API endpoints?
Yes. Pro includes REST endpoints for attendance and employee data, plus mobile API endpoints for app workflows.
How do add-ons work?
Add-ons are optional for teams that need payroll/accounting integrations, leave management, or Google Sheets workflows.
Run attendance inside WordPress.
Start with WPChef Tracker Free. Upgrade to Pro when you need unlimited mobile users, multiple locations, GPS routes, face verification, payroll reporting, and manager workflows.