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Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) v3.6.3

Simple, lightweight WordPress analytics with privacy-friendly visitor tracking. Cookieless and GDPR-ready. Setup in seconds, no cookie banner needed.

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 2, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 2, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 8.0+
  • Requires WordPress 6.6+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 48% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 84 Passed
  • 29 Warnings
  • 12 Failed
Security 57/100
Needs Improvement

21 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 75/100
Needs Improvement

46 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 50/100
Needs Improvement

6 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 67/100
Needs Improvement

2 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

7.1 MB

21.2 MB unzipped

Total files

1,484

across all file types

Lines of PHP

50,164

in 253 files Large

File types

  • PHP
  • SVG
  • JSON
  • JS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 151 High
  • 277 Medium
  • 114 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 15 audited versions of Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative), The largest regression was in Performance (-8). The codebase grew 63% in size.

Audited 3.2.0 → 3.6.2 · 15 versions

0 50 100 3.2.0 3.5.1 3.6.2

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 275 550 3.2.0 3.5.1 3.6.2

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

17,843

downloads

Today

2,523

downloads

Week over week

−84%

vs previous week

Month over month

−42%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

52% of installs run an older version

≈ 104.4K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.7
  • v2.2
  • v3.1
  • v3.5
  • v3.6

Ratings

183 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 172
  • 4 6
  • 3 0
  • 2 2
  • 1 3

Support: 9 / 11 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Jul 21, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 9 days

average between releases

Total releases

15

since Feb 2026

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Burst Statistics in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Burst Statistics v3.6.3 flagged 542 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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