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GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
400,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
18
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.9
out of 5, from 158 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
no threads
Support threads, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is GA Google Analytics and who is behind it?
GA Google Analytics is a WordPress plugin in the “Analytics and privacy” field, made by Jeff Starr. It has been listed in the directory since 13 Nov 2012, so for 13 years. Jeff Starr has 10 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 400,000 to 499,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 18 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“Adds Google Analytics tracking code to your WordPress site. Supports many tracking features.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was GA Google Analytics last released?
The last release of GA Google Analytics came 18 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does GA Google Analytics have?
GA Google Analytics had 400,000 to 499,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 66 plugins had a higher band and 21 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 400,000 means at least 400,000 and at most 499,999.
Which WordPress version is GA Google Analytics tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.1, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does GA Google Analytics compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 59.4% of them had a more recent last release than GA Google Analytics; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | GA Google Analytics | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 18 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.9 (158) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | not stated | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | ga-google-analytics |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Starr |
| Active installs | 400,000 to 499,999 |
| Last release | 18 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Rating | 4.9 out of 5 from 158 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | none in the window |
| Listed since | 13 Nov 2012 |
| Total downloads | 10,324,609, updates included |
| Tags | analytics, google, google-analytics, statistics, tracking |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| analytics | 41 | 4 | 17 |
| 24 | 4 | 90 | |
| google-analytics | 24 | 4 | 10 |
| statistics | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| tracking | 5 | 1 | 23 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2012
GA Google Analytics has been listed since 13 Nov 2012. Of the 139 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2012, 78.4% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burst Statistics | 200,000 to 299,999 | 9 days before the reference date | 4.9 (183) |
| ExactMetrics | 300,000 to 399,999 | 9 days before the reference date | 2.5 (1,547) |
| Google Analytics for WooCommerce | 100,000 to 199,999 | 3 days before the reference date | 2.8 (119) |
| Google for WooCommerce | 800,000 to 899,999 | 3 days before the reference date | 2.7 (266) |
| GTM4WP | 700,000 to 799,999 | 24 days before the reference date | 4.5 (154) |
| Head, Footer and Post Injections | 200,000 to 299,999 | 153 days before the reference date | 4.9 (735) |
| HubSpot All-In-One Marketing | 200,000 to 299,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 4.3 (207) |
| Independent Analytics | 100,000 to 199,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.8 (166) |
Do you maintain GA Google Analytics?
If you maintain GA Google Analytics, you can link to this profile, for example from your readme or your website. Both snippets show this badge:
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hafenstudios (2026): GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/ga-google-analytics/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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