Adjusted Bounce Rate
by Grant Norwood · Analytics
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
A well-designed plugin that improves the accuracy of your bounce rate, time on page, and session duration metrics in Google Analytics.
45 health vs 64 average across 1,030 Analytics plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4165 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 82
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.1
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 273 days.
Install history · since 2015-04-01 · 1,384 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 5 reviews to 2016-04-03Reviewers say it installs and works with no fuss, and they credit it with better analytics accuracy without slowing the site down, though one reviewer objects that it duplicates an older plugin.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ VannDigital10.4y ago
Just install, activate, & forget it…I recommend!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Wiegman11.7y ago
The plugin definitely increases accuracy of Google Analytics and does so with almost no impact on site loading time. I call that a win.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wendihihihi12.0y ago
I always rate copies of existing plugins with 1 star. Reduce Bounce Rate is there for a long time and well tested with more than 10.000 downloads.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ krkt12.2y ago
I was trying to implement this hack before, manualy, but it didn’t worked. But this thing works like charm. Thank you, Grant
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Grant Norwood12.3y ago
I’m shameless, but I worked very hard on this plugin and I encourage others to rate it as well! If you have any questions or problems, please create an issue on GitHub at https://github.com/grantnorwood/adjusted-bounce-rate.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-17 20+ → 30+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 30+ → 20+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 30+ → 20+ down after 240 days in tier
- 2025-05-04 40+ → 30+ down after 259 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-17 40+ → 50+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2024-07-16 50+ → 40+ down after 8 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) 300K+ installs · 2.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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