WP Bots Analytics
This plugin enables tracking spiders and bots via Google analytics without harc-coding your template files. Tracking bots and spiders on your website can help you understanding if all pages are visited by search engines…
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WP Bots Analytics shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 18/100 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 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where WP Bots Analytics stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| analytics | >100 |
| >100 | |
| seo | >100 |
| spiders | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 1 from 1 reviews
About WP Bots Analytics
From the official readme · v3.0Description
This plugin enables tracking spiders and bots via Google analytics without harc-coding your template files. Tracking bots and spiders on your website can help you understanding if all pages are visited by search engines or some of them have crawling problems. It is also useful to conduct SEO tests, if have not access to your server logs.
In order to make this plugin work, you need 2 thing:
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A new profile within your Google Analytics account. Select a “Add a Profile for a new domain”. Name it as you like (I suggest bots.mydomain.com). Take note of the Web Property ID (UA-XXXXXX-YY).
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The Google identifier of your domain, that’s the value of your _utma cookie on your website. Yo find this, use Mozilla Firefox (Tools>> Options>>> Show Cookies). Find your site, expand and look for the cookie named “_utma” (look at the first screenshot).
Once you have this informations, you can install and activate the plugin.
For more information visit: WP Bots Analytics Plugin on Giuseppe Pastore’s site
Installation
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Upload
botsanalyticsdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory -
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
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Add the Web Property ID from Google Analytics (UA-XXXXXX-YY) to the settings (Admin > Settings > Bots Analytics)
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Add the first number of your __utma cookie to the settings (Admin > Settings > Bots Analytics)
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If you check ‘I like this plugin!’ chechbox (Admin > Settings > Bots Analytics), your will credit the author with a link from your footer
Changelog
Original release
1.0
- Original release
2.0
- Fixed BingBot identification issues
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FAQ
WP Bots Analytics: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026
Is WP Bots Analytics free?
Yes. WP Bots Analytics is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP Bots Analytics safe to use in 2026?
WP Bots Analytics shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 18/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP Bots Analytics?
WP Bots Analytics is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,070 times since it launched in June 2011. It was downloaded 161 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP Bots Analytics work with WordPress 7.1?
WP Bots Analytics is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WP Bots Analytics last updated?
The latest version, 3.0, was released on November 23, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes WP Bots Analytics?
WP Bots Analytics is developed and maintained by Zen2Seo.
What are the best alternatives to WP Bots Analytics?
The most popular alternatives to WP Bots Analytics are Site Kit by Google (5M+ installs), MonsterInsights (2M+ installs) and WP Statistics (500K+ installs).
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