GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WP vs WP Global Site Tag

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

GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WP is the safest pick: health A · 90 against 84 for WP Global Site Tag, led by stronger rating quality.

GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WP

by tomdude

Health A90

WP Global Site Tag

by digitalapps

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WPWP 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	GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WP	WP Global Site Tag
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	7K–8K ✓	7K–8K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-22%	8K+ → 7K+ ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	126 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	4.9K ✓	1.5K
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+23%	-33%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.6%	7.2% ✓
Category	Analytics	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WPWP 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.