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
42 health vs 64 average across 1,029 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, 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 2250 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
180
now · peak 997
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.7
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-09-05 · 1,430 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 reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ JoanneSil11.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ jondaley11.5y 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 ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
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 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/chartbeat" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Chartbeat — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Chartbeat: 900+ active installs, 2.5★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/chartbeat