Goolytics – Simple Google Analytics
by wpseek · Analytics
Also makes 6 other plugins · 78.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple Google Analytics solution that works without slowing down your WordPress installation.
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
A 89/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.8K estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gdpr”, “web tracking” and “analytics” for “google analytics”, “google analytics plugin” and “google analytics code”. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google analytics” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “web tracking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google analytics plugin” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “google analytics code” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 53.7K 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| usercentrics your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| ga code | #5 | #11 | down 1 |
| universal analytics | #9 | #11 | up 1 |
| simple analytics | #10 | #16 | down 1 |
| google analytics | #19 | #22 | down 1 |
| dsgvo your tag | #19 | #18 | down 4 |
| google analytics universal | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| google universal analytics | #7 | #11 | down 1 |
| analytics your tag | #22 | #20 | — |
| installation | #21 | #22 | up 3 |
| google analytics plugin | #21 | #24 | down 2 |
| content analytics | #22 | #21 | up 2 |
| web analytics | #23 | #19 | down 2 |
| google analytics code | #24 | #24 | down 3 |
| google analytics setup | #15 | #22 | down 2 |
| wp google analytics | #22 | #24 | — |
| wordpress google analytics | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| google analytics wordpress | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| google analytics tracking | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| gdpr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| web tracking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
40 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gdpr”, “web tracking” and “analytics” for “google analytics”, “google analytics plugin” and “google analytics code”. “gdpr” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google analytics” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “web tracking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google analytics plugin” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “google analytics code” sits at #24 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 15 Aug 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 19 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
Install history since 19 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee5.5y ago
Lemon-Squeezy, good, clean plugin. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Certa Web6.6y ago
The plugin is simple and easy to use. Just what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tom7.1y ago
Just. I enter the Google ID itself and finish. Without unnecessary options and sweet farting
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ javiguion7.4y ago
Simple. Útil. ¿Para qué más?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bbozzo8.2y ago
Does the job, does it quickly, no pfaffing around! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ foodalot8.2y ago
I love this simple google analytics plugins. Only one settings to set the google analytics id. I even donated to this plugin. This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by foodalot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixelkicks10.8y ago
Keep this plugin lean and I think it should do very well 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hex0dus12.0y ago
While all of the big seo plugins ignores the IP cloaking feature for google analytics (and this is a must have in Germany) this nice pluggy provides this functionality for you. Many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.3 WordPress 6.9 compatibility 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Fixed Admin+ Stored XSS vulnerability 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Localization preparations for translate.wordpress.org 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.0 Switched from old ga.js-Code to Global Site Tag / Universal Analytics. Added Usercentrics support (including e-recht24.de’s Usercentrics consent tool!) 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.6 WordPress 5.3 compatibility 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 WordPress 4.8 compatibility 1.0.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Goolytics – Simple Google Analytics <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-09-06 CVE-2022-3132 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.1 Patched in 1.1.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Goolytics when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Analytics
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 811 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "web tracking" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-16 4K+ → 3K+ down after 569 days in tier
- 2024-12-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 319 days in tier
- 2024-02-09 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-02-07 5K+ → 6K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-01-31 6K+ → 5K+ down after 391 days in tier
- 2023-01-05 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-04 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 438 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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SV Tracking Manager 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags C -
etracker analytics 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
USERCENTRICS CMP 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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