Global Site Tag Tracking
by Noor Alam · Analytics
Also makes 25 other plugins · 152.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enable Google Analytics 4.0 tracking by adding Global Site Tag Tracking code to your WordPress site.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “analytics”, “google” and “google analytics” for “measurement id”, “global” and “campaign tracking”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “measurement id” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “global” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “campaign tracking” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 23K 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 45 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| global site tag | #3 | #23 | 0 |
| global | #12 | #23 | down 3 |
| tracking tag | #6 | #24 | 0 |
| measurement id | #11 | #24 | down 4 |
| tracking your tag | #22 | #24 | up 2 |
| tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| campaign tracking | #16 | #24 | down 2 |
| tracking code | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| conversion tracking | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| tracking codes | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| global plugins | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| website tracking | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| tracking page | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| site stats | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stats your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “analytics”, “google” and “google analytics” for “measurement id”, “global” and “campaign tracking”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “measurement id” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “global” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “campaign tracking” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Feb 2018
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enable Google Analytics 4.0 tracking by adding Global Site Tag Tracking code to your WordPress site."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,537 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "stats" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-08-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 617 days in tier
- 2023-11-23 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 413 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 350 days in tier
- 2021-10-19 3K+ → 4K+ up after 822 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).
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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Simple Universal Google Analytics 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D -
Simple Google Analytics Tracking 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags D -
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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