GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WordPress

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1. ★★★★★ hamburg86

   2.9y ago

   Was the best analytics plugin. Unfortunately not updated for 3 years. Accordingly, it is suddenly no longer usable for me that anything is no longer supported. You are supposed to create an account for this, but that is not possible. Have tested a few other plugins, but you can forget them all, that just does not show the real, real data. I hope and pray that the creators of the plugin fix or update this. I have over 300 pages on my website, so I can’t manually use Analytics everywhere as a layman. Please make the plugin available again.

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2. ★★★★★ radwoc

   3.0y ago

   It was best GADWP replacement, but after years it is not supporting new GA4. Good bye.

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3. ★★★★★ sebastianwartenberg

   3.3y ago

   It was the perfect plugin for years. Now no one cares anymore. Too bad, I have great difficulty finding something equivalent.

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4. ★★★★★ Will Skora

   3.6y ago

   I had been using since 2018ish and it worked great for years although the current developer is no longer maintaining it and hasn’t been updated since 2020 as of this writing. It still currently works (early 2023) but there is no support for GA4 so I’ll be moving away from it very soon.

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5. ★★★★★ Toine Rademacher

   4.3y ago

   I really like this plugin as it provides a simple Analytics viewer on the dashboard. Unfortunately it hasn’t been updated and I expect it to stop working when Google Analytics 3 gets deprecated.

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6. ★★★★★ Morten Ellegaard Larsen

   4.7y ago

   Several errors with deprecated PHP, hasn’t been any changes for too long. Not stable

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7. ★★★★★ tutadek

   5.0y ago

   This is one of the best plugins out there for Google Analytics. I’ve searched for the one that fits my needs but to no avail. This one does what I want. Thanks, Tom.

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8. ★★★★★ worleyrh

   5.5y ago

   This plugin is a lifesaver. Best GADWP replacement plugin.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.4.5 Verified support for WP 5.4 Bug Fixes: fix js events calling non existent ga object after diabled user login Enhancements: Added Authors (user login) custom dimension 5.4.5
2. — Version 5.4.3 Verified support for WP 5.2 5.4.3
3. — Version 5.4 Enable direct Google API auth process to prevent access keys and Google Analytics data sharing with 3rd parties Enabled Google Analytics tracking without requiring GAPI authentication Consolidate settings 5.4
4. — Version 5.3.2 Bug Fixes: fixes for user opt-out feature Enhancements: use gainwp_useroptout shortcode to easily generate opt-out buttons and links adding gainwp_gtag_commands and gainwp_gtag_script_path hooks to allow further gtag (Gl 5.3.2
5. — Version 5.3.1.1 Bug Fixes: avoid tracking issues by not clearing the profiles list on automatic token resets 5.3.1.1
6. — Version 5.3.1 Bug Fixes: frontend_item_reports PHP notice when upgrading from a version lower than v4.8.0.1 5.3.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.1

Translated into 16 languages, 10 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-12 9K+ → 8K+ down after 197 days in tier
2. 2025-10-27 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-10-26 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-10-25 10K+ → 9K+ down after 743 days in tier
5. 2023-10-13 20K+ → 10K+ down after 228 days in tier
6. 2023-02-27 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).

• ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) 300K+ installs · 2.5★ · 4 shared tags B
• ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics 80K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B
• Lara's Google Analytics (GA4) 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A
• Local Google Analytics for WordPress – caches external requests 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B
• MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Analytify – Google Analytics Dashboard For WordPress (GA4 analytics tracking) 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A

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GAinWP Google Analytics Integration for WordPress: 8K+ active installs, 4.8★ (126 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ga-in