Open Web Analytics Plugin
by chrische · Analytics
This plugin adds the Open Web Analytics javascript code into the footer of your website. It has several useful options.
41 health vs 66 average across 457 Analytics plugins
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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5615 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
14
now · peak 68
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,363 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 20+ down after 18 days in band
- 2026-06-22 20+ → 30+ up after 16 days in band
- 2026-06-06 30+ → 20+ down after 97 days in band
- 2026-03-01 40+ → 30+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-02-19 30+ → 40+ up after 7 days in band
- 2026-02-12 40+ → 30+ down after 378 days in band
- 2025-01-30 50+ → 40+ down after 66 days in band
Competes with
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Clicky Analytics 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Seriously Simple Stats 5K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Blog Stats 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/open-web-analytics-plugin" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Open Web Analytics Plugin — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Open Web Analytics Plugin: 30+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/open-web-analytics-plugin