by Craig Hewitt 3.6 (13 reviews)

Seriously Simple Stats

Name: Seriously Simple Stats
Rating: 3.6 (13 reviews)
Author: Craig Hewitt

Integrated analytics and stats tracking for Seriously Simple Podcasting.

Seriously Simple Stats ranks #3,243 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #100 of 1,977 in the Analytics category, a 3.6/5 rating from 13 reviews, and was last updated Jan 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.8.0 Current Version v1.8.0

Updated 8 months ago Last Update on 10 Jan, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#100 of 1,977 in Analytics Top 5% by installs

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#3,243

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Active Installs

5K+

-4.3%

KW Avg Position

63.4

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Downloads

127.3K

+24 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

72%

Review 3.6 out of 5

3.6 (13 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 21.4%

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Reviews & Ratings

3.6

13 reviews

Overall 72%

6 (46%)

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Support Threads Overview

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 2 days ago

Sep 23, 2024

Seriously Simple Stats [seriously-simple-stats] < 1.7.0

CVE-2024-8738 · Fixed in v1.7.0
Oct 3, 2023

Seriously Simple Stats [seriously-simple-stats] < 1.5.1

CVE-2023-45001 · Fixed in v1.5.1
Oct 3, 2023

Seriously Simple Stats [seriously-simple-stats] < 1.5.2

CVE-2023-45005 · Fixed in v1.5.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.8.0
Last Updated: Jan 10, 2026
Requires WP: 5.3+
Tested Up To: 6.9.7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Craig Hewitt

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.6
Reviews: 13
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for users of Seriously Simple Podcasting who want to track how their podcast is performing. It adds integrated analytics so podcasters can see listen counts and audience engagement without needing a separate stats solution.

Track listen counts per episode
View detailed podcast stats
Quick overview of recent stats
Filter stats by episode or series
Stats for custom date ranges
Identify most popular episodes
See how people listen
Detect crawlers/bots automatically

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Seriously Simple Stats

In order to use this plugin you need to have at least v1.13.1 of Seriously Simple Podcasting. If you do not have Seriously Simple Podcasting active or you are using a version older than v1.13.1 then this plugin will do nothing.

Your podcast stats will only be gathered while this plugin is active, so if you have just installed it wait a few days and you will start to see your stats growing.

Seriously Simple Stats tracks the following listening sources for your podcast: iTunes / iOS Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Direct downloads Audio player listens 'Play in new window' clicks Any other listening sources will simply appear grouped as 'Other' in your stats. If there is another service that you think would be valuable to have tracked, then please create a new issue on GitHub to suggest it. Note that Stitcher download stats are not currently possible to gather accurately due to the way that Stitcher offers up episode downloads to users.

Yes. This plugin uses the Crawler Detect library to make sure that crawlers/bots are not recorded as listens.