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Lightweight Google Analytics

Name: Lightweight Google Analytics
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Andy Feliciotti

Easily add Google Analytics 4 to WordPress using just your Measurement ID.

Lightweight Google Analytics ranks #9,884 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Oct 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v1.7.0 Current Version v1.7.0

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 13 Oct, 2026

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.7.0
Last Updated: Oct 13, 2026
Requires WP: 5.7+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Andy Feliciotti

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to add Google Analytics tracking without technical setup. It solves the need for simple, no-bloat GA4 (or legacy Universal Analytics) integration using only a tracking ID, with options for tracking code placement, privacy, and role exclusions.

Google Analytics 4 support (gtag.js)
Universal Analytics backwards compatibility
Header or footer code placement
Disable display features option
Anonymize IP option
Exclude roles from tracking
Google Consent Mode v2 support
Debug Mode for GA4 testing

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Lightweight Google Analytics

In Google Analytics go to Admin > Data Streams, open your web stream and copy the Measurement ID. It starts with G-. Tracking is enabled but I don't see my own visits By default the tracking code is not loaded for logged-in administrators, editors and authors, so your own browsing does not pollute your reports. The status message at the top of the settings page tells you whether this applies to your account. Change the Tracking Level setting to "Track all users" if you want to be counted.

Google Consent Mode v2 tells Google that analytics and advertising storage are denied until the visitor consents. Enable it if you use a cookie consent plugin that updates the consent state through gtag("consent", "update", ...) and you need to comply with GDPR or similar rules. It only applies to Google's gtag.js code.

Any consent plugin that supports the WP Consent API, such as Complianz and CookieYes, works automatically: install and activate the WP Consent API plugin, then turn on Consent Mode. Statistics consent controls Google Analytics storage and marketing consent controls the advertising storage types, and both follow the visitor's choice when it changes. Note that the WP Consent API treats a site with no consent plugin as having consent. Other consent plugins need to call gtag("consent", "update", ...) themselves.

Global Privacy Control is an opt-out signal built into Brave and DuckDuckGo and available in Firefox. California's CCPA and similar US state laws treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. When the option is on, visitors who send the signal are not measured: gtag.js gets Google's documented opt-out flag, and Minimal Analytics doesn't run at all.

Turn on Content Groups in the plugin settings. The content group shows up under the built-in "Content group" dimension in reports such as Pages and screens. To report on authors, add an event-scoped custom dimension named author in Google Analytics under Admin > Custom definitions; it fills in from then on, usually within 48 hours.

The plugin checks whether another analytics plugin is set up to add Google Analytics too (such as Site Kit, MonsterInsights or Rank Math), and looks at your home page for other Google tags added by your theme or a code snippet plugin. Remove the extra copy so each visit is only counted once. Tags that only appear on some pages, or only after cookie consent, can't be detected.

It replaces Google's gtag.js with Minimal Analytics 4 by Dariusz Wieckiewicz (MIT), a small inline script that talks to Google Analytics directly. It sends page views, session start and engagement events, 90% scrolls, file downloads, outbound link clicks and site searches, plus UTM campaign attribution. It does not support Consent Mode or Google's enhanced measurement, and it stores its client and session IDs in localStorage, so check your privacy requirements before using it. With the WP Consent API and Consent Mode turned on, it waits until the visitor allows statistics before it runs.

Enable Debug Mode in the plugin settings, then in Google Analytics go to Admin > DebugView to watch hits arrive in real time. Turn Debug Mode off when you are done.

No. Google stopped processing Universal Analytics data in July 2023 and deleted the properties in 2024, so version 1.6.0 removed the UA code. Enter a GA4 Measurement ID instead.

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