Plausible Analytics
Healthy: Plausible Analytics is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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 | 2 Oct 2020 to 2 Oct 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| mehul0810 | 4 Oct 2020 to 27 May 2022, 28 commits |
| plausible | 5 Apr 2023 to 22 Oct 2026, 52 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 22
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 9 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 6 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2023 | Plausible Analytics <= 1.3.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via page-url | 6.1 | <= 1.3.3 | 1.3.4 | 0 |
| 27 May 2022 | Plausible Analytics <= 1.2.3 - Missing Authorization | 6.3 | <= 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 0 |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Plausible Analytics <= 1.2.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 4.8 | <= 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 32 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 29 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 788 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,331 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,781 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,161 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,123 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,162 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,196 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 7,422 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 2,929 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 2,339 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,705 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,556 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 8,155 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 3,304 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 8,968 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 2,542 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,893 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,821 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,341 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,441 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,532 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 7,970 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 10,446 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 3,158 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 8,988 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 4,569 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 468 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 27% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.6.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Plausible Insights OÜ |
| Added | 4 Oct 2020 |
| Last updated | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 |
| Category | Analytics & Reporting > Google Analytics Integration |
| Tags | stats, privacy, analytics, woocommerce analytics, google analytics alternative |
Questions
Is Plausible Analytics still maintained?
Plausible Analytics was last updated on 22 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Plausible Analytics safe?
Plausible Analytics has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Plausible Analytics?
The wordpress.org author is Plausible Insights OÜ. Recent committers: plausible, mehul0810, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Plausible Analytics?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Page Visits Counter - Lite, GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPress, Matomo Analytics - Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress.