heatmap for WordPress – Realtime analytics
by heatmap · Analytics
Real-time analytics and event tracking for your WordPress sites.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “analytics”, “heat map” and “heatmap” 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.
45 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 101.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2810 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 6.8
4.1★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2810 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| heat map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| heatmap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| real time your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| realtime your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “analytics”, “heat map” and “heatmap” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 270 · 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
7.7y ago
latest release · v0.5.2 · 21 Feb 2019
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 12 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lunaticz0r4.9y ago
I tried logging in with my facebook, saw that this account wasnt connected to Heatmap. No worries, ill just log out and relog with the correct accoun-….. “Hello G[name], This site is using heatmap with a license limited to a single user account. We are pleased that you like heatmap and want more user accounts 🙂 please upgrade!” Ok??!!! HOW do I log OUT? I can’t. So now I can never use heatmap for some reason because it think im another person, while I just want to log OUT. But I cannot anywhere find a button to log out from it….useless until this is fixed
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JanPaul9997.7y ago
This was my favorite heatmap tool because it shows the CTR along with the heatmap spots, which is very useful data for me to have… However, recently the reported CTR on my pages has gone way down, with no logical explanation other than a change/bug in this heatmap plugin… I emailed support about this and they did not care to reply, which makes me think twice of ever becoming a paying customer. Speaking of which, their only paid plan is $100… For a freaking heatmap tool. I mean cmon, really? It feels like pricing is completely out of touch with reality. And I would happily pay for it if pricing was reasonable, and the reported CTR was actually accurate, and support cared to actually support their product. I really liked the tool. Would have given it 4 stars previously (5 stars if pricing was reasonable, so I could actually afford a paid plan). But since it’s not giving me accurate data anymore now, and no reply from support, that’s 2 stars now. Not 1 star because it had good past use for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carlosantino7.7y ago
The plugins only insist you buy it, not free.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kybalion7.9y ago
Installed plugin for wordpress, says ACTIVE, clicked Heatmap web pages and popup says No Heatmap Tag Found’ added code manually into page headers, still no show. Such a shame, I couldn’t get it to work, I had high hopes, why such a basic fault, same issue as Ecabral commented on 5 months ago! Maybe they have abandoned it? tho it says updated 2 weeks ago, confused! Off to try Mouseflow or Smartlook This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kybalion. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kybalion. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kybalion. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kybalion.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tom1105848.2y ago
Works as advertised. Can change which pages to monitor on the fly with a free account.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ evita8.3y ago
UPDATE: changing the rating from 1 to 3 stars for now as the plugin is now working after Heatmaps Support helped debug this (thanks!). The issue was that I had 3rd party cookies disabled. The plugin is now collecting data as intended. However, I still don’t have enough data, so haven’t been able to appreciate how Heatmaps can help… Hopefully, I’ll change the rating to ***** really soon! *** This plugin is simply not working for me… I followed all the installation/set up steps, the plugin status is active, but a) the bookmarklet doesn’t work, b) the Heatmap.me sidebar won’t connect to my Google or FB accounts, and c) pressing Alt+Shift+H doesn’t do anything either. It’s been 8 months since this plugin was updated, so I wonder if this is no longer supported? This topic was modified 8 years ago by evita.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lígia 'Lilly' Freitas9.0y ago
The installation was super easy and it quickly started to collect data. For a free version it is awesome! It also let’s you export the data to a CSV file.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bradleychambersbb9.3y ago
It was easy to setup, and does what it says it will do.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 967 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 411 days in tier
- 2024-09-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 311 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 235 days in tier
- 2023-03-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 267 days in tier
- 2022-06-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2022-01-25 7K+ → 6K+ down after 372 days in tier
- 2021-01-18 9K+ → 7K+ down after 748 days in tier
- 2019-01-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 275 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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Heatmap & Analytics – Howuku Web Optimization 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Aurora Heatmap 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
UserHeat Plugin 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
QA Assistants – Driven by data 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Woopra Analytics Plugin 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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