Simple Blog Stats
by Jeff Starr · Analytics
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays a wealth of useful statistics about your site. Display total number of posts, pages, categories, tags, and much more.
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
-9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “analytics” for “stat”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stat” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 171.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 83 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 38 reviews, smoothed to 4.45★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blog stats | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| simple blog | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wealth | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| simple stats | #1 | #1 | — |
| stats your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| blog your tag | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| site stats | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| blog id | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| stat | #11 | #16 | down 2 |
| blog display | #7 | #4 | up 1 |
| plugin stats | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| numbers your tag | #23 | #19 | 0 |
| wordpress stats | #9 | #10 | 0 |
| stats analytics | #14 | #12 | 0 |
| simple analytics | #24 | #18 | down 3 |
| wp blog | #15 | #17 | up 2 |
| blog posts | #15 | #15 | up 1 |
| wordpress blog | #20 | #20 | down 5 |
| blog post | #21 | #21 | down 2 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| statistics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
99 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 80 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “analytics” for “stat”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stat” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.4K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v20260809 · 9 Aug 2026
36
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (20260809). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Simple Blog Stats <= 20250416 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47499 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 20250416 Patched in 20250423
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays a wealth of useful statistics about your site. Display total number of posts, pages, categories, t..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Google Analytics, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 5 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,897 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "numbers" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-17 5K+ → 4K+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 4K+ → 5K+ up after 77 days in tier
- 2025-08-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 499 days in tier
- 2024-03-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-03-20 5K+ → 6K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-03-16 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-14 5K+ → 6K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-03-11 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 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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Statify 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Statify – Extended Evaluation 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Clicky Analytics 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Seriously Simple Stats 5K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
User Activity Tracking and Log 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
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