Lightweight Google Analytics
Limited data: Lightweight Google Analytics has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Lightweight Google Analytics still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Lightweight Google Analytics, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer someguy9 since Sep 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Lightweight Google Analytics removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Lightweight Google Analytics safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Lightweight Google Analytics update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.7.0. No one-star spike after it. 13 Oct 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 23 Sep 2020 to 23 Sep 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| someguy9 | 24 Sep 2020 to 13 Oct 2026, 21 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 23 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.7.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Andy Feliciotti |
| Added | 24 Sep 2020 |
| Last updated | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 400+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | ga4, GDPR, analytics, consent mode, google analytics |
Other plugins by this author: Lightweight Accordion, WP Anti-Clickjack, RightBlogger - AI SEO Agent & Autoblogging, Unlisted Posts, AutoListicle: Automatically Update Numbered List Articles, Headlight Table of Contents
Questions
Is Lightweight Google Analytics still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Lightweight Google Analytics, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer someguy9 since Sep 2020.
Was Lightweight Google Analytics removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Lightweight Google Analytics safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Lightweight Google Analytics update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7.0. No one-star spike after it.