WP Google Analytics Events vs WP Statistics
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| Feature | WP Google Analytics Events v2.8.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP Statistics v14.16.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5,000+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | April 2, 2024 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | WP Google Analytics Events · WP Google Analytics Events Pro ($) | WP Statistics · WP Statistics Mini-Chart add-on ($) |
| Pros | Free click and scroll event tracking without writing JavaScript; Event definitions managed in the admin; Google Tag Manager and gtag snippet output; Shortcodes for saved click and scroll events | Cookieless visitor and page analytics with graphs; Dashboard widget, shortcode and email reports; Anonymous usage sharing is off by default |
| Cons | Readme states it does not support GA4; Pro upgrade prompts appear in several admin screens; Admin pages load Tailwind CSS from a public CDN | Mini-charts and other extras are paid add-ons; GeoIP lookups need a MaxMind download and licence |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Click event definitions, Scroll depth event definitions, Sends events through dataLayer or gtag, Google Tag Manager snippet output, gtag configuration snippet output, Shortcodes for saved click and scroll events, Admin settings pages for events | Visitor and page analytics with graphs, Dashboard widget, Scheduled email reports, Visitor location from a MaxMind GeoIP database, Optional anonymous usage data sharing, Mini-chart in the post list (paid add-on) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip sign-up form | — | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics (legacy ga.js and gtag), Google Tag Manager | — |
| Other | — | MaxMind GeoLite2, WP Statistics notifications and usage API |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.3.4 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | www.googletagmanager.com, www.getdrip.com, cdn.tailwindcss.com, ga-dev-tools.appspot.com | connect.wp-statistics.com, download.maxmind.com |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |