Simple Statistics for Feeds

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ .mau.

   1.5y ago

   My blog is small, often I forget to look at statistics since I run it just for fun. This plugin is quite handy in seeing what’s happening at any moment.

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2. ★★★★★ Chris Lovie-Tyler

   2.4y ago

   I used to use this a long time ago, and it still seems to be the only (up to date) plugin that gives RSS stats. Thanks!

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3. ★★★★★ pit120

   2.4y ago

   Thanks for plugin

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4. ★★★★★ srihari77

   2.9y ago

   Its easy to use and comes in handy

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5. ★★★★★ maxbelloni

   3.2y ago

   Simple and effective plugin!

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6. ★★★★★ brettbum

   3.5y ago

   Seems to work well. We’ve used this for a half dozen years, especially helpful for some of the obscure stat numbers. Although we have/had no way to audit the accuracy of this.The databased table with the stats after 5-6 years grew to about 260mb, so we reset the stats to zero this year. We’re not using this for advertising nor anything like that.Its just a way to capture some additional perspective about how and where the site is used.

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7. ★★★★★ rmharrington1

   4.6y ago

   I’m getting tired of all the Heavy plugins. Here’s one that runs sliced down and simple. Ease setup. Easy functions. I like it.

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8. ★★★★★ tabthorpe

   5.5y ago

   Great alternative to feedburner

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Simple Statistics for Feeds <= 20250322 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2025-08-22 CVE-2025-57892 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 20250322 Patched in 20250820

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-22 900+ → 800+ down after 172 days in tier
2. 2025-12-01 1K+ → 900+ 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).

• Statify 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• RSS for Yandex Turbo 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
• Statify – Extended Evaluation 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• RSS Includes Pages 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B

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Simple Statistics for Feeds: 800+ active installs, 4.8★ (58 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-feed-stats