Simplest Analytics
by Stefan Klaes · Analytics
Simple webanalytics stored in the own database without setting cookies.
66 health vs 63 average across 667 Analytics plugins
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 477 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 2023-01-13 · 1,281 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
36
now · peak 321
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2023-01-12 · 1,279 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-19 100+ → 200+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2024-11-23 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-19 100+ → 200+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-09 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-08 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-04 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
SlimStat Analytics 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - N NewStatPress 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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Lead Forensics 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Universal Google Analytics 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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