Flying Analytics: Self-Host Google Analytics v4 with Speed Optimization

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Directory rank vs rivals

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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.

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

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1. ★★★★★ tdt34

   2.9y ago

   My pagespeed score is better since i use this pugin instead of the google site kit ! Thank you 😉

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2. ★★★★★ Adnan Khan

   4.4y ago

   Its a good plugin. However on multi author site, we lose the ability to add a dimension for counting the author’s views. That is an important aspect. Kindly add it.

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3. ★★★★★ krashx6

   4.5y ago

   I landed on this plugin after trying Flying Scripts. As boring as this plugin is, it felt great installing this and just seeing a simple form that allows me to paste in my GA code, and get working analytics. Theres 100 other plugins that do this, but they all feel like a free-2-play app. You’re hit with ads, banners, and upsells. This just works.

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4. ★★★★★ CodeAndMore

   5.3y ago

   Works well. This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by CodeAndMore.

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5. ★★★★★ motmat

   5.4y ago

   … in use 1y

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6. ★★★★★ Saswata Baksi

   5.8y ago

   Definitely easy to use, support GA 4.0, and self-hosted the script also. A complete solution.

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7. ★★★★★ larsontw16

   6.3y ago

   Reduced my load speeds and inlined my analytics in less than 5 minutes setup time. Thanks Gijo!

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8. ★★★★★ bluisier

   6.3y ago

   I recently discovered Gijo’s facebook group wp speed matters and gave a few of his plugins a try. This one just works out of the box. I removed the analytics code from my theme, activated the plugin and voilààà… My analytics.js code is hosted locally. Thanks a lot for developing awesome tools to speedup wp sites!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.0.0 New: Google Analytics v4 support 2.0.0
2. — Version 1.1.3 Security updates 1.1.3
3. — Version 1.1.2 [BUGFIX] 404 error on js files 1.1.2
4. — Version 1.1.1 [BUGFIX] Warning for constant FILE 1.1.1
5. — Version 1.1.0 [NEW] Disable for logged in admins (credits: Gulshan Kumar ) 1.1.0
6. — Version 1.0.0 Initial release 1.0.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1

Translated into 4 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-10 5K+ → 4K+ down after 587 days in tier
2. 2024-11-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2024-11-27 5K+ → 6K+ up after 7 days in tier
4. 2024-11-20 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-11-19 5K+ → 6K+ up after 121 days in tier
6. 2024-07-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 39 days in tier
7. 2024-06-12 7K+ → 6K+ down after 54 days in tier
8. 2024-04-19 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 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).

• MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
• WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
• GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) 300K+ installs · 2.5★ · 1 shared tag B
• Insert Headers And Footers 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A

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Flying Analytics: Self-Host Google Analytics v4 with Speed Optimization: 4K+ active installs, 4.9★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/flying-analytics