CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally

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87 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 63 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 2.3 years ago; the previous band took 2.8 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ katmacau

   11mo ago

   Great plugin that I use for every site that has Google Analytics. Solves the speed issues on google page speed scores when you install GA the traditional way.

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2. ★★★★★ Fabio Perri

   2.7y ago

   There is really little to add to the title of this review other than to congratulate the Developer Mr. Daan van den Bergh. As mentioned in the title of this review, the CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally for WordPress plugin is really well designed and coded, it also turns out to be very streamlined, lightweight and packed with lots of features and most importantly it works perfectly (mind you, do not confuse the errors that can be caused by an incompatibility with obsolete versions of PHP, because using the updated versions of PHP and supported by this plugin, although I have been using this plugin for a long time, I have not yet encountered any errors in this plugin).Basically with CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally, this simple but very powerful WordPress plugin allows you to host gtag.js locally and keep it up-to-date very easily using the built-in WordPress cron schedule and everything is fully automatic.Is compatible with all Google Analytics plugins such as: MonsterInsights (Pro), ExactMetrics, Google Site Kit, Google Analytics for WooCommerce, WooCommerce Google Analytics Pro, Analytify and many more.Is also compatible with all Cookie Notice type plugins such as: Complianz, CookieYes, WP Cookie Notice, Cookie Notice & Compliance, Cookie Notice & Consent Banner and many more.Also you can preconnect to google-analytics.com to reduce latency and speed up requests, add tracking code in the footer header or do it manually and much, much more! Oh I forgot… it is virtually completely free but there is also a paid Professional version available (optionally) that adds, for those who need it, support for:– Use Google Analytics in compliance with GDPR with: Randomize Client ID (which grants a fresh, untraceable UUID/ClientID to each visitor); Stealth Mode (a unique, customized API, designed for WordPress, which anonymizes your visitor’s data before sending it to Google’s servers). – Other features: Cloaked Affiliate Link Tracking; Cloudflare Compatibility Mode. To finish I still give my compliments to the Developer Mr. Daan van den Bergh and I can only recommend you to try it because it is really an Excellent plugin for WordPress and I am very proud to have completely translated it into Italian! Greetings and have a nice day. This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata). This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Fabio Perri.

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3. ★★★★★ shredengineer

   3.0y ago

   Great product & great customer service!

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4. ★★★★★ Theophilus Opoku Bannor

   3.4y ago

   This plug-in solved my nightmare in pagespeed insight. I had little issues with it at first but the support was beyond superb.

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5. ★★★★★ CarlosPiresAdv

   3.5y ago

   good job

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6. ★★★★★ russ19

   4.1y ago

   Thank you so much. I have been unable to have any analytics tracking without scoring bad in page speed until now. It was one or the other. Anything made by google i avoid now as it seems that the LCP score is unachievable if you use monster, or site kit etc. Thanks again.

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7. ★★★★★ fedor77

   4.3y ago

   Используюсь плагином более трех лет, проблем не возникало.

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8. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   4.4y ago

   I have been looking for a solution that would (a) offload my Google Analytics and enable me to run both UA3 and GA4 in parallel. CAOS solved that problem for me. I had one question, and Daan answered it promptly. I will be upgrading to Pro to support his awesome development efforts!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.0.3 Tested with WP 7.0. 5.0.3
2. — Version 5.0.2 Fixed: Preconnect attribute shouldn’t be added when Allow Tracking is set. Added: custom wrapper for Gtag that makes sure custom gtag() events keep working. 5.0.2
3. — Version 5.0.1 Tested with WP 6.9. Fixed: syntax error in the Update Available message would break JS execution on the Plugins overview page. Fixed: on some instances an Uncaught TypeError would appear on every page in the admin screen 5.0.1
4. — Version 5.0.0 Improved: new settings screen fully aligned with Daan.dev’s new look! Improved: possible XSS vulnerability. Improved: CAOS’ settings can now be found under Settings > CAOS (instead of Optimize Google Analytics) Minor cod 5.0.0
5. — Version 4.8.7 Improved PHP 8.3 compatibility. Tested with WP 6.8. 4.8.7
6. — Version 4.8.6 Fixed: Minimal Analytics would stop working in 4.8.5. 4.8.6

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.0.3). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.5 CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally <= 4.7.14 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Update ↗
   2023-12-12 CVE-2023-6637 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.7.14 Patched in 4.7.15
2. Patched Medium · 4.9 CAOS <= 4.1.8 - Admin+ Arbitrary Folder Deletion via Path Traversal ↗
   2021-12-01 CVE-2021-25020 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.1.8 Patched in 4.1.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-06-29 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1032 days in tier
2. 2021-09-01 30K+ → 20K+ down after 212 days in tier
3. 2021-02-01 20K+ → 30K+ up after 414 days in tier
4. 2019-12-15 10K+ → 20K+ up after 695 days in tier
5. 2018-01-19 1K+ → 10K+ up

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CAOS | Host Google Analytics Locally: 10K+ active installs, 4.9★ (128 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/host-analyticsjs-local