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.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “analytics”, “bounce rate” and “google analytics” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 3.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,007 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
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.
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4226 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4226 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| bounce rate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| time on page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| time on site your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “analytics”, “bounce rate” and “google analytics” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 82 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
11.6y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 6 Apr 2015
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.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ VannDigital10.6y ago
Just install, activate, & forget it…I recommend!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Wiegman11.9y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Wendihihihi12.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ krkt12.4y 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 Norwood12.5y 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
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A well-designed plugin that improves the accuracy of your bounce rate, time on page, and session duration m..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,602 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "time on site" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-24 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 30+ → 20+ down after 218 days in tier
- 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
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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MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
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) 200K+ installs · 2.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
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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