Clicky by Yoast

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

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.

Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ athinaok

   6.5y ago

   Always the best team makes the best code!

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2. ★★★★★ Siam ลอตเตอรี่

   10.3y ago

   I have to try this one, Thanks yoast team.

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3. ★★★★★ Skunkster

   11.5y ago

   Works great! Many thanks.

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4. ★★★★★ nicolo123

   11.9y ago

   I beleive something there for everyone.

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5. ★★★★★ Michael King

   12.7y ago

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

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6. ★★★★★ TravisJamison

   12.9y 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

   13.3y ago

   Easy to use and real time stats.

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8. ★★★★★ GemmaW

   13.7y 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

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.

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

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.

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 after 3194 days in tier
6. 2016-12-19 30K+ → 20K+ 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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Clicky by Yoast: 4K+ active installs, 4.8★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/clicky