Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin)
Active installs300,000+ rounded
Current authorSyed Balkhi
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release4 days ago 03 Sep 2026
Support1 / 1 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record100
Rating2.5 /5 · 1,546
Added to directory12 Mar 2013
Requires WP5.6.0
Requires PHP7.2
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1 up to date
PluginPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by Syed Balkhi throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| chriscct7 | 5 | 29 Sep 2021 | 02 May 2023 |
| manejaam | 26 | 24 Jan 2022 | 02 May 2023 |
| micheleam | 26 | 11 Apr 2023 | 19 Sep 2024 |
| dpaternina | 41 | 22 Oct 2024 | 29 Jul 2026 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 300,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
16,088 downloads a day over the last 7 days, rising 297% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
08 Aug 2026peak 125,157/day08 Sep 2026
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug | 29 Aug | 30 Aug | 31 Aug | 01 Sep | 02 Sep | 03 Sep | 04 Sep | 05 Sep | 06 Sep | 07 Sep | 08 Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 3,843 | 7,673 | 3,240 | 2,598 | 2,769 | 3,692 | 0 | 4,090 | 5,074 | 91,428 | 7,108 | 4,914 | 0 |
| Ratings total | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,547 | 1,546 | 1,546 | 1,546 |
| Version | 10.1.3 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.3 | 10.2.0 | 10.2.0 | 10.2.0 | 10.2.0 | 10.2.0 |
Unchanged throughout: active installs (300,000+) · support threads (1) · threads resolved (1)
38 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory13 years ago 12 Mar 2013
Requires WP5.6.0
Requires PHP7.2
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 03 Sep 2026, 5 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1, which is current.
- 1 of 1 support threads answered in the last two months.
- The same account maintains 97 other plugins, 38 of which were updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 03 Sep 20265 days agoVersion 10.2.0 released
- 19 Aug 202620 days agoVersion 10.1.3 released
- 02 Aug 20261 month agoFirst observed by PluginPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 29 Jul 20261 month agoVersion 10.1.2 released
- 22 Jul 20262 months agoVersion 10.1.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 15 Jul 20262 months agoVersion 10.1.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 29 May 20263 months agoVersion 9.2.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 27 May 20263 months agoVersion 9.2.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 20 May 20264 months agoVersion 9.2.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 22 Apr 20265 months agoVersion 9.1.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 31 Mar 20265 months agoVersion 9.1.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 25 Mar 20265 months agoVersion 9.1.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 17 Mar 20266 months agoVersion 9.1.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 03 Mar 20266 months agoVersion 9.0.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 10 Feb 20267 months agoVersion 9.0.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 05 Feb 20267 months agoVersion 9.0.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by dpaternina.
- 29 Sep 20214.5 years ago85 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 29 Sep 2021 and 04 Feb 2026. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 12 Mar 201313 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by Syed Balkhi for all 38 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 4 days ago (03 Sep 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 300,000+ active installs.
- It carries 1,546 ratings, averaging 2.5 out of 5.
- 1 of 1 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
Similar plugins
Plugins that share this one’s tags and talk about the same things in their own descriptions. Distinctive tags count for far more than broad ones. Sharing hover means something, sharing woocommerce does not, and a plugin that never mentions the subject matter is left out however its author tagged it. Among close matches, more widely installed plugins are listed first. This is a grouping rather than a ranking of quality.
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)
The best free Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. See how visitors find and use your website so you can grow your business with powerful analytics.
2,000,000+ installs4.5★ (3,150)updated 03 Sep 2026
Compare side by side ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics
Use Google Analytics on your WordPress site without touching any code, and view visitor reports right in your WordPress admin dashboard!
80,000+ installs3.6★ (138)updated 20 Aug 2026
Compare side by side Lara's Google Analytics (GA4)
Full width Google Analytics dashboard widget for Wordpress admin interface, which also inserts latest Google Analytics (GA4) tracking code to your pag …
9,000+ installs4.7★ (122)updated 14 Aug 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side HT Easy GA4 – Google Analytics WordPress Plugin
HT Easy GA4 - Google Analytics WordPress Plugin enables tracking user behavior and viewing Google Analytics dashboard reports from your website.
6,000+ installs4.5★ (8)updated 30 Aug 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side Analytify – Google Analytics Dashboard For WordPress (GA4 analytics tracking)
Analytify is the must-have Plugin for Google Analytics 4 Integration, Tracking, & Reporting in WordPress. Enhanced eCommerce, Events, & Call Analytics
20,000+ installs4.7★ (488)updated 17 Aug 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side Local Google Analytics for WordPress – caches external requests
Plugs in Google Analytics code to your website pages and caches it, so the website loads faster.
3,000+ installs4.5★ (10)updated 06 Nov 2025
far fewer installs
Compare side by side Grouped from the tags each author chose for their own plugin, so the grouping is only as good as those tags.
Reach out about this record
Corrections, missing context, or anything else about ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin): a person reads every submission, and corrections get a reply within 5 business days.