Lightweight Google Analytics — WordPress Analytics Plugin
by Andy Feliciotti · WordPress.org page · Website
Lightweight Google Analytics has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 9,372 downloads all time. It was downloaded 509 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 13, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Lightweight Google Analytics at a glance
Is Lightweight Google Analytics well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Performance focused with no bloat and never any upsells
- Only needs your GA4 Measurement ID (G-XXXXXXXX), or paste Google’s whole tag snippet and the ID is picked out of it
- Load the tracking code in the header or footer
- Exclude logged-in users by role (admins, editors and authors are excluded by default)
- Post previews and the Customizer are never tracked
- Option to disable Google’s advertising features (Google signals)
- Google Consent Mode v2 support for GDPR/CCPA compliance, working automatically with consent plugins that support the WP Consent API (such as Complianz and…
- Option to honor Global Privacy Control, the opt-out signal sent by Brave, DuckDuckGo and Firefox
- Optional content groups: the post’s category (or page type) as GA4’s Content group, plus the author’s name, so you can compare sections and authors in reports
- Warns you on the settings page when another plugin, your theme or a pasted snippet also adds Google Analytics, so page views aren’t counted twice
- Debug Mode for testing in GA4 DebugView
- Optional Minimal Analytics 4 mode: a 3.5 KB inline script that reports page views, scrolls, downloads, outbound clicks and site searches without loading…
Lightweight Google Analytics reviews and ratings
2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Good plugin...
...so far. Hope it stays updated!!!
VannDigital -
Significantly reduced page load time
I've been on a quest to speed up my blog for a long time, and reducing the number of requests my previous Google Analytics plugin was making (and the amount of code it was injecting onto my site) was a major tipping point for getting my pages loading lightning fast after making some other site-wide optimizations. I'm using the minimal analytics option with the plugin and it took my GA file size down to 2kb (instead of 17kb where it previously was with Monster Analytics). This plugin is incredibly simple, easy-to-use and straight forward... it does exactly what it says!
Ryan Robinson
Download and install history
933 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Lightweight Google Analytics ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Lightweight Google Analytics appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Analytics Plugins | #40 in search, not tagged | #71 | ▼3 |
Details
Easily add Google Analytics 4 to WordPress using just your Measurement ID.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Lightweight Google Analytics competes in
Tags
- analytics
- consent mode
- ga4
- GDPR
- google analytics
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- Version
- 1.7.0
- Last updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- First published
- Sep 24, 2020
- Requires WordPress
- 5.7
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Lightweight Google Analytics FAQ
What does Lightweight Google Analytics do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Lightweight Google Analytics offers Performance focused with no bloat and never any upsells, Only needs your GA4 Measurement ID (G-XXXXXXXX), or paste Google’s whole tag snippet and the ID is picked out of it, Load the tracking code in the header or footer, Exclude logged-in users by role (admins, editors and authors are excluded by default) and Post previews and the Customizer are never tracked.
How many active installs does Lightweight Google Analytics have?
WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Lightweight Google Analytics as of October 22, 2026.
Is Lightweight Google Analytics still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 13, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Is Lightweight Google Analytics free?
Lightweight Google Analytics is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Lightweight Google Analytics rank among Analytics Plugins?
Lightweight Google Analytics is #71 in the WordPress.org Analytics Plugins ranking.