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Global Site Tag Tracking vs GA Google Analytics

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

GA Google Analytics is the safest pick: health A · 91 against 82 for Global Site Tag Tracking, led by stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Global Site Tag Tracking	GA Google Analytics
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	400K–500K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 82	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	2	158 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	435	43.4K ✓
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.	+21%	-6%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.3% ✓	3.8%
Category	Analytics	Analytics

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

Release activity

Global Site Tag TrackingGA Google Analytics

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.