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Hotjar v1.0.16

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 16 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 6, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 6, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

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

  • Requires WordPress 4.6+
  • Tested up to WP 6.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 100% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

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

  • 112 Passed
  • 8 Warnings
  • 5 Failed
Security 92/100
Excellent

34 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 87/100
Good

53 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 100/100
Excellent

12 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 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

17.7 KB

25.0 KB unzipped

Total files

8

across all file types

Lines of PHP

260

in 3 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • PNG
  • CSS
  • TXT
  • Other

Top issues

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

  • 0 Critical
  • 13 High
  • 7 Medium
  • 8 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 16 audited versions of Hotjar, Category scores held steady across this span. Codebase size held steady.

Audited 1.0.0 → 1.0.16 · 16 versions

0 50 100 1.0.0 1.0.10 1.0.16

How issues changed across versions

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

0 25 50 1.0.0 1.0.10 1.0.16

Download momentum

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

Last 7 days

606

downloads

Today

36

downloads

Week over week

−4%

vs previous week

Month over month

+12%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Abandoned.

Version intelligence

100% of installs run the current version

  • v1.0

Ratings

18 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 7
  • 4 2
  • 3 0
  • 2 1
  • 1 8

Support: 0 / 1 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

34 mo ago

Oct 25, 2023

Looks abandoned

Release cadence

~ every 106 days

average between releases

Total releases

16

since Jan 2019 · 7 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Hotjar in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Hotjar v1.0.16 flagged 28 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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