SMNTCS Google Analytics
by Niels Lange · Analytics
Also makes 22 other plugins · 19.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds Google Analytics to your site with just your measurement ID or the full tracking code, plus optional IP anonymisation.
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 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “analytics” for “measurement id”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “measurement id” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 67 average across 1,832 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.1K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,011 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtag your tag | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| measurement id | #14 | #20 | down 3 |
| google plus stream | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| google analytics code verifications | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| statistics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tracking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “analytics” for “measurement id”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “measurement id” sits at #14 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 293 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
1mo ago
latest release · v3.3 · 27 Sep 2026
17
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years 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 28 Mar 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ riaan27.6y ago
Been battling with this because of all the settings. This makes life easier thanks! This topic was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by riaan2.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AlexHighHigh10.6y ago
I’m running this now on one of my websites and it’s so much more simple than adding the code manually to the header / footer tag. Thanks for streamlining my day!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 130 languages, 9 at 90% or more
Plus 106 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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds Google Analytics to your site with just your measurement ID or the full tracking code, plus optional I..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Google Analytics.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 469 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "statistics" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-06 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-07-31 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-30 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-07-26 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-21 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-20 200+ → 100+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2024-07-09 100+ → 200+ up 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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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Universal Google Analytics (GA3 and GA4) 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Koko Analytics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics 70K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for SMNTCS Google Analytics into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/smntcs-google-analytics" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="SMNTCS Google Analytics — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> SMNTCS Google Analytics: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/smntcs-google-analytics
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