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Azure App Insights plugin

Azure App Insights plugin gives you the ability to view your Application Insights data in your WordPress dashboard.

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d61▼ -11.6% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/51 reviews
Health score30/100At risk
All-time downloads3.6KSince Oct 2015
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.0PHP any
Downloads · 7d7▼ -22.2% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Azure App Insights plugin shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (10+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 10 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 4.4 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

246Jul 22Sep 4Oct 19
Yesterday2
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day10May 16, 2026
Last 12 months590

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Azure App Insights plugin stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
Appinsights #1 3 Best Appinsights plugins →
Application Insights >100 354 Best Application Insights plugins →
microsoft azure >100 155 Best microsoft azure plugins →
Windows Azure #57 66 Best Windows Azure plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.1100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About Azure App Insights plugin

From the official readme · v1.1

Description

Azure App Insights plugin gives you the ability to view your Application Insights data in your WordPress dashboard.

Installation

Step 1: Install

  1. Extract the plugin.zip to the plugins directory of the WordPress installation.
    e.g. if WordPress is installed in “C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wordpress” directory, extract the plugin.zip file into directory “C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wordpress\wp-content\plugins”.

  2. To activate the plugin, log in into the WordPress as administrator and navigate to list of plugins. Then check the associated checkbox for the plugin and click on “Activate” link.

Step 2: Register an Azure Active Directory application

For these steps, you must have an Azure subscription with access to the Azure Active Directory tenant.

  1. Sign in to the Azure portal, and navigate to the ACTIVE DIRECTORY section. Choose the directory (tenant) that you would like to use. This should be the active directory which is linked to your Azure subscription.

  2. Under the APPLICATIONS tab, click ADD to register a new application. Choose ‘Add an application my organization is developing’, and a recognizable name. Select the application type as “Native client application”.

  3. Enter a value for Redirect URI with the format http:///wp-admin/options-general.php
    e.g. http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/options-general.php

  4. On the configuration page , scroll to the bottom and under permission to other applications set the following permissions

    Windows Azure Active Directory Delegated Permissions:1
    Microsoft Azure Data Catalog Delegated Permissions:1
    Windows Azure Service Management API Delegated Permissions:1

  5. Get the Client ID from the Dashboard.

Step 3: Create an Application Insights on Azure Portal.

  1. Sign in to the Azure portal, and navigate to the APPLICATION INSIGHTS section.

  2. Create new one.

  3. Get the Instrumentation Key from the Dashboard.

Step 4: Configure the plugin

  1. The plugin can be configured in Settings > Application Insights Dashboard.

  2. Enter the Tenant ID and Client ID and click “Authorize Plugin” button. You can find these values under the CONFIGURE tab of your Azure Active Directory application in the Microsoft Azure portal.

  3. Login in using your Microsoft Azure credentials.

  4. Enter you Instrumentation Key you received from http://portal.azure.com

Configure Tips

To get tenant ID

  1. Use the Add-AzureAccount cmdlet to add your Windows Azure account to Windows PowerShell:[ You will see a login form and enter you microsft corp account login info ]
    PS C:> Add-AzureAccount
  2. Then use Get-AzureAccount to get the tenant ID:
    PS C:>(Get-AzureAccount).ActiveDirectories.ActiveDirectoryTenantID

Changelog

1.1

* Updating the latest PHP SDK.

1.0

* Initial Version
* Merge Application Insights plugin and Application Insights Dashboard Beta plugin into this plugin.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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FAQ

Azure App Insights plugin: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026

Is Azure App Insights plugin free?

Yes. Azure App Insights plugin is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Azure App Insights plugin safe to use in 2026?

Azure App Insights plugin shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Azure App Insights plugin?

Azure App Insights plugin is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,555 times since it launched in October 2015. It was downloaded 61 times in the last 30 days.

Does Azure App Insights plugin work with WordPress 7.1?

Azure App Insights plugin is officially tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Azure App Insights plugin last updated?

The latest version, 1.1, was released on February 2, 2016 (11 years ago).

Who makes Azure App Insights plugin?

Azure App Insights plugin is developed and maintained by Bluefireray.

What are the best alternatives to Azure App Insights plugin?

The most popular alternatives to Azure App Insights plugin are Application Insights Dashbo… (10+ installs).

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