Tracking Code for Google Analytics
by Clayton Collie · Analytics
Simple, lightweight solution for inserting your Google Analytics Universal tracking code.
50 health vs 68 average across 363 Analytics plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 742 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
33
now · peak 174
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
No band crossings observed yet.
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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Universal Google Analytics 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Better Google Analytics 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Super Simple Google Analytics 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Global Site Tag Tracking 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C -
Simple Google Analytics Tracking 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D
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