Lightweight Google Analytics
Easily integrate Google Analytics with WordPress using just your tracking ID.
5(2 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Lightweight Google Analytics is a WordPress ga4 plugin with 400 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: GTM Kit – Google Tag Manager & GA4….
5/52 reviews
400active installs
8.0K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
This simple plugin adds Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to your WordPress site using your Measurement ID. Additional features include the ability to change the tracking code position, disabling display features, anonymize IP, and excluding roles from tracking.
Note: Universal Analytics (UA-) was discontinued by Google on July 1, 2023. This plugin still supports UA tracking IDs for backwards compatibility, but we recommend migrating to Google Analytics 4 (G-XXXXXXXX) for active tracking.
Features
- Performance focused with no bloat
- Extremely simple to setup
- Works with Google Analytics 4 (gtag.js) — Universal Analytics (analytics.js) still supported
- Regular updates for when GA changes in the future
- Only requires your GA tracking ID to work
- Option to put the tracking code in the header or footer
- Opt…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Changelog
1.5.0
- Added Google Consent Mode v2 support for GDPR/CCPA compliant tracking.
- Added Debug Mode toggle for GA4 testing via DebugView.
- Updated messaging to prioritize Google Analytics 4 (GA4) over deprecated Universal Analytics.
- Added admin notice warning for sites still using Universal Analytics (UA-) tracking IDs.
- Added note clarifying that IP anonymization is automatic in GA4.
…and 3 more changes
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