AH Google Analytics Code
by Andreas Hecht · Analytics
Also makes 7 other plugins · 8.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
With this plugin you can add the Google Analytics Code in no time to the header or footer of your theme.
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
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈570 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “analytics”, “analytics code” and “google” 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.
47 health vs 67 average across 1,825 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 14.4K 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, 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 3326 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3326 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| analytics code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “analytics”, “analytics code” and “google” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 155 · 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
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
9.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 23 Sep 2017
4
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 “500+”. 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 66% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Oct 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nookeen8.7y ago
Super! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ondrej79.1y ago
Great and simple. Thanks. Ondrej7
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atomic779.7y ago
Simple plugin, adding analytics code for lazy users, working as it should.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ michele.fazzini12.5y ago
Simple, smart, intuitive, clean, efficient.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tangodeltacharlie12.9y ago
Thank you. Worked perfectly; just what I wanted.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "With this plugin you can add the Google Analytics Code in no time to the header or footer of your theme."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 707 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-06-30 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 600+ → 500+ down after 204 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 700+ → 600+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 700+ → 600+ down after 197 days in tier
- 2025-05-06 800+ → 700+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 900+ → 800+ down after 191 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).
-
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
HT Easy GA4 – Google Analytics WordPress Plugin 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Google Analytics Events – No-Code Custom Event Tracking for Google Analytics 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Simple Universal Google Analytics 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Global Site Tag Tracking 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Google Analytics Tracking 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for AH Google Analytics Code into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/evolution-google-analytics-code" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="AH Google Analytics Code — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> AH Google Analytics Code: 500+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/evolution-google-analytics-code
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.