GTmetrix for WordPress

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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 · 100% 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. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   5mo ago

   If you have GTmetrix it still works but throws up constant security checks due to the lack of updates. This is especially annoying if like me you have a paid-for premium GTmetrix account and despite constant requests to the company they can’t be bothered to update their own official plugin for over three years.

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2. ★★★★★ jagold

   5.2y ago

   Love it. I hope you guys keep the plugin updated, it’s fantastic.

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3. ★★★★★ webjive

   5.3y ago

   Plugin isn’t showing the toolbar link in the latest version of WP now 🙁

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4. ★★★★★ Basil Hendroff

   5.5y ago

   I went from an F/E rating to an A/B rating using this tool to help point me to areas on the website front page that were contributing to noticeably slow loading times.

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5. ★★★★★ heath18

   5.8y ago

   I put in the API and the email that it asked for and it never shows the results. But when I go to gtmetrix.com it shows the credits as being used. Edit*** It must’ve just needed a little more patience on my end. The plugin is working. This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by heath18.

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6. ★★★★★ nguedes

   6.0y ago

   After using GT Metrix I found out how my website really was presented to final visitors. Simple to use and configure, information provided has an immense value to find bottlenecks and improvement points. Add this to your site toolkit as you’ll need it!

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7. ★★★★★ kotyarashop

   7.0y ago

   Апи баллы постоянно уменьшаются, хотя должны увеличиваться на 20 в день. В остальном сама система супер!

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8. ★★★★★ Bjarne Oldrup

   7.5y ago

   The GTmetrix for WordPress plugin is nothing but amazing, feature rich and well built. * Performs test of sites within WordPress * Features a dashbord widget showing latest results * Scheduled tests with email reports if speed falls below preferred level * A lot of tests in the free tier, with option to upgrade if managing a large number of sites. * Tested in WordPress 5.1 on two different hosts, 10+ sites – works perfectly. Highly recommended and certainly deserves a 5 star rating. Update: The last few days, the testing has been hanging uncompleted. No indication of what the cause is. Hoping for GT-metrix to respond the the support request. The “old way” of testing site directly on gtmetrix.com still works great 🙂 This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by Bjarne Oldrup.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.4.8 Twitter API Removal and Security Fixes 0.4.8
2. — Version 0.4.7 Minor bug fixes 0.4.7
3. — Version 0.4.6 Minor bug fixes 0.4.6
4. — Version 0.4.5 Minor bug fixes 0.4.5
5. — Version 0.4.4 Fixed compatibility issues with other plugins using the Services_WTF_Test class 0.4.4
6. — Version 0.4.3 Updated icons and letter grade images Added fully loaded time for report preview Fixed dashboard widget style Fix Video widget 0.4.3

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 GTmetrix for WordPress <= 0.4.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-07-19 CVE-2023-37996 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 0.4.7 Patched in 0.4.8
2. Medium · 6.1 GTmetrix for WordPress <= 0.4.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'report_id' and 'event_id' ↗
   2023-05-09 CVE-2023-32503 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.4.6 Patched in 0.4.7
3. Medium · 6.1 GTmetrix for WordPress <= 0.4.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'url' ↗
   2023-03-02 CVE-2023-23677 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.4.5 Patched in 0.4.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.3.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-02 9K+ → 8K+ down after 160 days in tier
2. 2025-10-24 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

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• Machete 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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• MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 600K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A

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GTmetrix for WordPress: 8K+ active installs, 4.5★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gtmetrix-for-wordpress