Traffic Monitor
by Dmitri Martin · Analytics
Lightweight traffic logger for WordPress analytics. View, filter, and export page request data; monitor caching; detect bots; and spot click fraud.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
+68%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “analytics”, “bot” and “logging” for “click fraud”, “monitor” and “logger”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “click fraud” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “bot” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “monitor” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “logging” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “logger” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 67 average across 1,845 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 8.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,012 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 47 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| traffic monitor | #2 | #13 | 0 |
| traffic your tag | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| click fraud | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| ad monitor | #4 | #16 | 0 |
| monitor | #12 | #21 | down 3 |
| ad logger | #4 | #8 | — |
| bot traffic | #5 | #15 | down 1 |
| web traffic | #6 | #20 | 0 |
| logger | #16 | #19 | down 1 |
| fraud your tag | #24 | #21 | down 5 |
| website traffic | #10 | #21 | up 2 |
| site monitor | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| ip logger | #10 | #14 | — |
| website monitor | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| ad fraud | #10 | #13 | 0 |
| plugin monitor | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| monitor plugin | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| wordpress monitor | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| traffic analytics | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| fraud click | #16 | #17 | 0 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| bot your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| logging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
64 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 43 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “analytics”, “bot” and “logging” for “click fraud”, “monitor” and “logger”. “analytics” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “click fraud” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “bot” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “monitor” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “logging” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “logger” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “fraud”. Down 5 places since 2026-10-08, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 8 Nov 2024 · 726 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · 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
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
2mo ago
latest release · v3.2.8 · 17 Sep 2026
40
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 30% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 7 Nov 2024
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.2.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 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 "Lightweight traffic logger for WordPress analytics. View, filter, and export page request data; monitor cac..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who want", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,394 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 1K+ → 900+ down after 255 days in tier
- 2026-02-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 89 days in tier
- 2025-11-22 800+ → 900+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2025-08-23 700+ → 800+ up after 153 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 600+ → 700+ up
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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Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Activity Tracking and Log 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Known Agents – Track AI Bots and Crawlers, Block Scrapers, Analyze LLM Referral Traffic 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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