Analytics Tracker vs WP Global Site Tag

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Analytics Tracker

by Valeriu Tihai

Health B80

WP Global Site Tag

by digitalapps

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Analytics Tracker WP Global Site Tag

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Analytics Tracker	WP Global Site Tag
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	B · 80	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.06★
Reviews	2	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	265	7.7K ✓
Category	Analytics	Privacy & Consent

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Analytics Tracker WP Global Site Tag

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.