Chartbeat
by Chartbeat · Analytics
The Chartbeat plugin automatically adds real-time data and a top pages widget to your blog. See who’s on your site, what they’re doing - right now
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “amp”, “analytics” and “instant articles” 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.
46 health vs 67 average across 1,832 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 585.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,011 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2315 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
2.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2315 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| chartbeat your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| amp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instant articles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “amp”, “analytics” and “instant articles” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 997 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
6.3y ago
latest release · v2.0.7 · 1 Jul 2020
8
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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 5 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ JoanneSil11.3y ago
I installed and activated this plugin on my website, but was not able to get it properly installed. After 4 emails with Chartbeat explaining the issue with installation, I deleted the plugin–because all they did was tell me to follow the instructions that were not working. If they can’t bother to read a short and clear message regarding my initial install, I can’t invest in their app on a monthly basis…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jondaley11.7y ago
It makes an iframe that links over to chartbeat.com, so maybe saves a click or something, rather than typing in chartbeat.com in my URL bar. I was hoping it would be able to give me an API to let me query chartbeat.com and ask it what were my popular posts, and things like that.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.0.7). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Chartbeat plugin automatically adds real-time data and a top pages widget to your blog. See who’s on yo..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 464 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("amp", "analytics", "instant articles" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-17 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-08-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 1244 days in tier
- 2023-03-13 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-03-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-03-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2022-03-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 507 days in tier
- 2020-10-31 4K+ → 3K+ down after 173 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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WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
AMP 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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