Simple Plugin for Google Analytics
by overengineer · Analytics
An unofficial WordPress plugin for Google Analytics.
41 health vs 63 average across 637 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, 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 2510 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
26
now · peak 61
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-01-06 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-01-03 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-12-31 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-12-27 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-12-24 40+ → 30+ down after 147 days in band
- 2024-07-30 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-07-27 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-26 30+ → 40+ up after 7 days in band
Competes with
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