Analytics Head
by Łukasz Nowicki · Analytics
Also makes 3 other plugins · 6.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
A lightweight Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. Paste your Measurement ID, choose head or footer — done.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “analytics” and “ga4” for “measurement id” and “cookieless analytics”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “measurement id” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ga4” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookieless analytics” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 26.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 95 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtag your tag | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| head | #7 | #24 | 0 |
| measurement id | #8 | #20 | down 2 |
| cookieless analytics | #9 | #18 | down 3 |
| head to head | #7 | #24 | 0 |
| add to head | #7 | #23 | up 1 |
| wp head | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| analytics call tracking | #20 | #24 | up 2 |
| ga4 analytics | #21 | #24 | down 2 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ga4 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightweight your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tracking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “analytics” and “ga4” for “measurement id” and “cookieless analytics”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “measurement id” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ga4” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cookieless analytics” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 372 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.7.0 · 28 Jul 2026
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 34% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ annavasconcellos11.1y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 125 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 101 more locales with partial translations.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, Google Search Console.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,353 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-21 700+ → 600+ down after 197 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 800+ → 700+ down after 150 days in tier
- 2025-07-06 900+ → 800+ down after 173 days in tier
- 2025-01-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 49 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-25 1K+ → 900+ down after 783 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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Integrate GA4 Google Analytics 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Easy UTM Builder 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
GTM Kit – Google Tag Manager & GA4 integration 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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