GTmetrix for WordPress
by GTmetrix · Analytics
GTmetrix can help you develop a faster, more efficient, and all-around improved website experience for your users. Your users will love you for it.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
7K+
≈7.9K estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “analytics”, “monitoring” and “optimization” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
56 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 264.6K 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1163 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1163 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtmetrix your tag | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| monitoring your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “analytics”, “monitoring” and “optimization” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.6K · 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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.2y ago
latest release · v0.4.8 · 25 Aug 2023
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 49 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 4 Apr 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous7mo 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jagold5.4y ago
Love it. I hope you guys keep the plugin updated, it’s fantastic.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webjive5.4y ago
Plugin isn’t showing the toolbar link in the latest version of WP now 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Basil Hendroff5.6y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ heath186.0y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nguedes6.1y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kotyarashop7.2y ago
Апи баллы постоянно уменьшаются, хотя должны увеличиваться на 20 в день. В остальном сама система супер!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bjarne Oldrup7.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.4.8 Twitter API Removal and Security Fixes 0.4.8
- — Version 0.4.7 Minor bug fixes 0.4.7
- — Version 0.4.6 Minor bug fixes 0.4.6
- — Version 0.4.5 Minor bug fixes 0.4.5
- — Version 0.4.4 Fixed compatibility issues with other plugins using the Services_WTF_Test class 0.4.4
- — 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
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.4.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 0.4.6 Patched in 0.4.7
- 2023-03-02 CVE-2023-23677 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.4.5 Patched in 0.4.6
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 6.3.1
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
3 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 "GTmetrix can help you develop a faster, more efficient, and all-around improved website experience for your..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 334 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("analytics", "monitoring", "optimization", "Page Speed" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-12 8K+ → 7K+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 9K+ → 8K+ down after 160 days in tier
- 2025-10-24 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1116 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 20K+ → 10K+ down after 623 days in tier
- 2021-01-19 10K+ → 20K+ up
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 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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