GoogleAnalyticsCounter
Displays your visits from Google Analytics in a Feedburner like style in the sidebar of your blog via widget interface or anywhere else via function call. The plugin displays always the visits from yesterday.
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GoogleAnalyticsCounter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where GoogleAnalyticsCounter stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| analytics | >100 |
| Counter | >100 |
| stat | >100 |
| stats | >100 |
| visits | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About GoogleAnalyticsCounter
From the official readme · v0.6Description
Displays your visits from Google Analytics in a Feedburner like style in the sidebar of your blog via widget interface or anywhere else via function call. The plugin displays always the visits from yesterday.
The Plugins comes with 4 layouts so far. We’re planning to release some more layouts with the next version. Feel free to contact us to get you own layout included.
Note:
It’s not a live counter because that would produce a lot of overhead. Like 2 api calls per visitor + the dynamic image generation. That would slow done you blog for sure.
Installation
- Unpack the zipfile googleanalyticscounter-X.y.zip
- Upload folder
googleanalyticscounterto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- go to plugin configure
- TYPE IN YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT DATA FIRST! (email and password) and click save
- after the menu is reloaded, select the domain from the account list and click save
- Place
<?php if(function_exists('googleanalyticscounter_display')) googleanalyticscounter_display(); ?>in your template or use the sidebar widgets.
Changelog
- v0.6 2009-07-03 updated to work with wp 4.0
- v0.5 2009-07-03 added fallback method for automated analytics code injection
- v0.4 2009-07-02 fixed caching, added automated analytics code injection, added check for curl extension
- v0.3 2009-06-27 updated admin panel for better usability
- v0.2 2009-06-26 better error handling in google api class
- v0.1 2009-06-26 initial release
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FAQ
GoogleAnalyticsCounter: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is GoogleAnalyticsCounter free?
Yes. GoogleAnalyticsCounter is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is GoogleAnalyticsCounter safe to use in 2026?
GoogleAnalyticsCounter shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use GoogleAnalyticsCounter?
GoogleAnalyticsCounter is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,624 times since it launched in June 2009. It was downloaded 43 times in the last 30 days.
Does GoogleAnalyticsCounter work with WordPress 7.1?
GoogleAnalyticsCounter is officially tested up to WordPress 2.7, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was GoogleAnalyticsCounter last updated?
The latest version, 0.6, was released on October 13, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes GoogleAnalyticsCounter?
GoogleAnalyticsCounter is developed and maintained by kornelly.
What are the best alternatives to GoogleAnalyticsCounter?
The most popular alternatives to GoogleAnalyticsCounter are Site Kit by Google (5M+ installs), MonsterInsights (2M+ installs) and WP Statistics (600K+ installs).
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