Simple Analytics
by Jason · Analytics
Also makes 18 other plugins · 6.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin to include your Google Analytics tracking.
46 health vs 64 average across 1,029 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, 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 3069 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
133
now · peak 169
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
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
8.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.1
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-06-01 · 1,432 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ InSightGraphicDesign10.2y ago
Easy to use. Lightweight plugin. Just what I need — nothing more, nothing less.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ulfkri10.3y ago
This plugin works as expected right out of the box. Five Stars! Also, ignore the 1 star review as that guy was doing it wrong and didn’t even respond to the solution from the author.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nassim110.5y ago
Simple and does the job nicely. To check the instalation, check your analytics real time to see that you are getting numbers. Simply checking the header and footer files while logged on as admin does not show the code. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Phenotype_X11.0y ago
Ignore the 1 star review someone gave this plugin – they were clearly viewing the site while logged in as admin, in which case the tracking code doesn’t show. This is a simple plugin that does a simple job perfectly, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jan Zikmund11.2y ago
Installed, entered UA code, nothing happened, analytics code didn’t show up in page source. I use both wp_head and wp_footer hooks, have no time to debug something so simple so just deleted it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arun Basil Lal12.8y ago
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mammuth13.1y ago
Work, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-05-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 576 days in tier
- 2022-10-27 3K+ → 2K+ down
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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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Universal Google Analytics 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Super Simple Google Analytics 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Global Site Tag Tracking 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D -
Simple Google Analytics Tracking 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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