Clicky by Yoast

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ athinaok

   6.3y ago

   Always the best team makes the best code!

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2. ★★★★★ Siam ลอตเตอรี่

   10.1y ago

   I have to try this one, Thanks yoast team.

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3. ★★★★★ Skunkster

   11.4y ago

   Works great! Many thanks.

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4. ★★★★★ nicolo123

   11.8y ago

   I beleive something there for everyone.

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5. ★★★★★ Michael King

   12.5y ago

   simple, easy to use, never seen it fail. Love it.

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6. ★★★★★ TravisJamison

   12.7y ago

   I own an SEO business, and use this on every single one of my premium level client sites. This plugin makes it so easy to integrate Clicky. It takes all of about 20 seconds to be up and running. Add to that the fact that Clicky is superior IMO, and that you don’t have Google getting all of the information about your website, this becomes my most used plugin. Thanks!

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7. ★★★★★ zepolo

   13.2y ago

   Easy to use and real time stats.

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8. ★★★★★ GemmaW

   13.5y ago

   Set-up was very quick and simple.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0 Released November 12th, 2020 Loads the admin-side scripts on the Clicky settings page only. Props to erommel . Deprecates the clicky_admin_footer action hook in favour of the Yoast\WP\Clicky\admin_footer hook. Fixes a fr 2.0
2. — Version 1.9 Released November 25th, 2019 Updated required PHP version to 5.6. Lots of code style and escaping improvements. Fixes a PHP warning for a file that’s not found in some setups, props Miller Media . 1.9
3. — Version 1.8 Released November 25th, 2019 Lots of code style and escaping improvements. Removed banner for the Yoast website review service as it’s no longer offered. Added RTL stylesheets. 1.8
4. — Version 1.7 Released February 26th, 2019 Other improvements: Updates the Clicky tracking code to support the new format. Props to drkskwlkr . 1.7
5. — Version 1.6 Released June 30th, 2016 Minor security improvements: Only allow expected characters in user settings thanks to a report by Netsparker . Proper escaping of translated string in image attributes. Other improvements: Only 1.6
6. — Version 1.5 Released November 22nd, 2014 Major refactor of the plugins code, without changing much functionality but improving how easy it is to maintain. 1.5

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Clicky by Yoast <= 1.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2016-07-27 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.6 Patched in 1.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.3

Translated into 48 languages, 13 at 90% or more

Plus 24 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-01-06 5K+ → 4K+ down after 104 days in tier
2. 2025-09-24 7K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-09-23 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-09-22 10K+ → 8K+ down after 5 days in tier
5. 2025-09-17 20K+ → 10K+ 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).

• Clicky Analytics 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Post Views Counter 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Statify 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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Clicky by Yoast: 4K+ active installs, 4.8★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/clicky