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GA Google Analytics

GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPress
by Jeff Starr · 400,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 10 Aug 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for GA Google Analytics
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
Reputation75

How the score works

Quick answers

Is GA Google Analytics still maintained?
Yes. Last release 10 Aug 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months. 10 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns GA Google Analytics, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer specialk since Nov 2012. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was GA Google Analytics removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is GA Google Analytics safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest GA Google Analytics update safe to install?
No ownership change before 20260810. No one-star spike after it. 10 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
specialk13 Nov 2012 to 10 Aug 2026, 85 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6.20 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for GA Google Analytics
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for GA Google Analytics
Q4 20233.5
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.5 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star150
4 star3
3 star2
2 star1
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

400,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for GA Google Analytics
4 May 20268,526
11 May 202614,623
18 May 202626,702
25 May 202612,760
1 Jun 202610,042
8 Jun 20269,759
15 Jun 20268,987
22 Jun 20268,360
29 Jun 20268,430
6 Jul 20268,057
13 Jul 20267,824
20 Jul 20269,028
27 Jul 20268,140
3 Aug 20267,558
10 Aug 2026169,019
17 Aug 202624,891
24 Aug 202619,145
31 Aug 202615,695
7 Sep 202611,609
14 Sep 202611,157
21 Sep 202610,918
28 Sep 20269,641
5 Oct 20269,300
12 Oct 20268,003
19 Oct 202613,181
26 Oct 202610,348
2 Nov 20261,462

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 52% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version20260810
AuthorJeff Starr
Added13 Nov 2012
Last updated10 Aug 2026
Active installs400,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6.20
CategoryAnalytics & Reporting > Google Analytics Integration
Tagsgoogle, tracking, analytics, statistics, google analytics

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Questions

Is GA Google Analytics still maintained?

Yes. Last release 10 Aug 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns GA Google Analytics, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer specialk since Nov 2012.

Was GA Google Analytics removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is GA Google Analytics safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest GA Google Analytics update safe to install?

No ownership change before 20260810. No one-star spike after it.

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