GlimpseBI

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Everything from where your data lives to how renewals are priced.

Product

What is Glimpse BI?

A self-serve business intelligence plugin for WordPress. It builds charts and dashboards directly from your WordPress database, inside wp-admin — think of it as a small, opinionated Metabase that lives natively in your CMS.

Where does my data live?

On your own server. Glimpse BI reads your local WordPress database and renders charts in place. No data is sent to any third-party service — there is nothing to exfiltrate.

Do I need to know SQL?

No. The no-code GUI builder covers Count, Sum and Average over any table and dimension. SQL mode is there for developers who need complex joins or window functions, but it is entirely optional.

Free vs Pro

What does the free plugin include?

The full v1.x feature set — GUI builder, SQL mode, schema introspection, 7 chart types, dashboards, and public embeds — with deliberate caps: 1 dashboard, 10 saved charts, and 1 watermarked embed.

What do I get when I upgrade to Pro?

Pro lifts every cap and adds materialization, white-label embeds, Editor-role permissions, dashboard-level sharing, multisite, front-end shortcodes, premium chart types, and priority support.

Security

Is SQL mode safe?

Yes. Every SQL query is parsed and validated read-only at the AST level — not with a regex. Anything that is not a plain SELECT (or WITH … SELECT) is rejected, along with file access, sleeps, and multi-statements. All filter values are bound parameters.

How are public embeds protected?

Each embed is served behind a 256-bit random signed token with per-token and per-IP rate limiting. Viewers never touch your admin or your database directly.

Licensing & billing

How is Pro priced?

An annual subscription, per the number of sites: Personal ($79/yr, 1 site), Agency ($249/yr, 10 sites), and Business ($499/yr, unlimited sites). Renewals are 60% of the new-purchase price.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

Yes — a 14-day money-back guarantee on every Pro plan, no questions asked.

What about the AppSumo lifetime deal?

During our launch window we offer lifetime tiers on AppSumo ($59–$399). The lifetime SKU is retired when the window closes; after that, Pro is annual-subscription only. Note: priority-support SLAs apply to subscription plans, not AppSumo lifetime tiers.

What happens if my license can’t be validated?

Pro keeps working for 7 days if our license server can’t be reached. After that, Pro features degrade gracefully — but your charts never stop rendering, on any plan.

Technical

What chart types are supported?

Seven types — KPI, Bar, Line, Donut, Heatmap, and Table are free; Funnel is part of Pro. All rendered with ApexCharts and a consistent editorial theme. Line charts render with an area fill.

Can I get the data out?

Yes. Export any chart or a whole dashboard to CSV or JSON with injection-safe cells; Excel (XLSX) workbooks are a Pro upgrade. Large exports run asynchronously so they never block your admin.

Will big tables slow down my admin?

Results pass through a stale-while-revalidate cache layer and dashboards load their charts in parallel. For heavy charts, Pro materialization pre-computes results on a schedule (hourly, twice-daily or daily) so dashboards load instantly.

Still have a question?

The free plugin is the fastest way to find out if Glimpse BI fits your site.