MediaElement Google Analytics & Piwik Event Tracking
This plugins fires Google Analytics & Piwik events for the native Wordpress MediaElement video and audio player.
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·80 active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, MediaElement Google Analytics & Piwik Event Tracking is a WordPress video plugin with 80 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
5/51 reviews
80active installs
3.6K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
This plugins fires Google Analytics & Piwik events for the native WordPress MediaElement video and audio player.
Works for playlists, too! Adds the following events in Google Analytics & Piwik:
- play
- ended
An event look like this: wp-video, play,[filename]
- category: wp-video
- action: play
- label: filename of the corresponding media file
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.8+ requiredTested up to 5.6.17 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.8
- removed “pause” events. You might ask why. Because the mediaement player does not report this event correctly.
- added image
Contributors
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