Local Google Analytics for WordPress – caches external requests
by webcraftic · Analytics
Also makes 1 other plugin · 5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugs in Google Analytics code to your website pages and caches it, so the website loads faster.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 71/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.6K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “analytics”, “google analytics” and “google analytics dashboard” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
71 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 266.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 360 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
52
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
54%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| external requests | #6 | #11 | up 1 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “analytics”, “google analytics” and “google analytics dashboard” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
12mo ago
latest release · v3.2.9 · 6 Nov 2025
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jenisen2.7y ago
love it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oc_226.7y ago
Thanks, lovely plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jux0717.0y ago
Very nice and useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ osamabinmladen7.1y ago
Useful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexangel458.4y ago
New update very pleased me, I’ve been using this plugin for a long time, but I had some problems with the new version of PHP. Plugin has changed quite a great, but everyone is afraid of something new, I hope that the plugin will develop further.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vaymen8.4y ago
It was a terrific idea to add analytics code and optimize it to improve the score in PageSpeed. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anyasohina8.4y ago
The plugin has not been updated for a long time, but suddenly I saw an update to this plugin and I was wondering, the new version has a nice interface and a useful option for caching analytics scripts. Continue the development, I hope the plugin will be updated more often!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mohsin Alam12.6y ago
Worked for me. Thanks developer.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.2.9 Added: Compatibility with WordPress 6.7 Fixed: Security issue 3.2.9
- — Version 3.2.8 Added: Compatibility with WordPress 6.5 Added: Compatibility with php 8.3= 3.2.7 (21.11.2023) = Added: Compatibility with WordPress 6.4 Added: Compatibility with php 8.2 3.2.8
- — Version 3.2.6 Fixed: Freemius framework conflict Added: Compatibility with WordPress 6.2 3.2.6
- — Version 3.2.5 Added: Compatibility with WordPress 6.0 3.2.5
- — Version 3.2.4 Added: Compatibility with Disable admin notices plugin 3.2.4
- — Version 3.2.3 Added: Compatibility with WordPress 5.9 Fixed: Minor bugs 3.2.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 81 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 57 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 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 "Plugs in Google Analytics code to your website pages and caches it, so the website loads faster."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Google Analytics.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,498 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "google analytics dashboard", "google analytics widget" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 383 days in tier
- 2025-05-08 5K+ → 4K+ down after 291 days in tier
- 2024-07-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2023-11-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 184 days in tier
- 2023-05-22 8K+ → 7K+ down after 164 days in tier
- 2022-12-09 9K+ → 8K+ down after 66 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1125 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 20K+ → 10K+ down after 637 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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ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics 80K+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags B -
Lara's Google Analytics (GA4) 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 5 shared tags A -
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) 200K+ installs · 2.5★ · 4 shared tags B -
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Analytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Analytics Insights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
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Drop a live Pulse card for Local Google Analytics for WordPress – caches external requests into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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