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SlimStat Analytics v5.5.0

Real-time WordPress analytics that stay on your own server: pageviews, outbound links, WooCommerce funnels, all privacy-first and GDPR-ready.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 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 PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 5.6+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 38% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

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

  • 96 Passed
  • 20 Warnings
  • 9 Failed
Security 68/100
Needs Improvement

25 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 90/100
Excellent

55 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 75/100
Needs Improvement

9 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 67/100
Needs Improvement

2 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 17/100
Poor

1 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

5.7 MB

16.1 MB unzipped

Total files

1,587

across all file types

Lines of PHP

84,498

in 605 files Large

File types

  • SVG
  • PHP
  • PNG
  • OTHER
  • Other

Top issues

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

  • 26 Critical
  • 102 High
  • 215 Medium
  • 108 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 30 audited versions of SlimStat Analytics, The largest regression was in Accessibility (-16). The codebase grew 633% in size.

Audited 5.2.2 → 5.5.0 · 30 versions

0 50 100 5.2.2 5.2.12 5.4.2 5.5.0

How issues changed across versions

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

0 228 455 5.2.2 5.2.12 5.4.2 5.5.0

Download momentum

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

Last 7 days

1,772

downloads

Today

202

downloads

Week over week

+9%

vs previous week

Month over month

−40%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

62% of installs run an older version

≈ 43.4K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v4.8
  • v5.2
  • v5.3
  • v5.4
  • v5.5

Ratings

817 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 743
  • 4 30
  • 3 7
  • 2 8
  • 1 29

Support: 1 / 4 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

2 mo ago

Jun 24, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 12 days

average between releases

Total releases

211

since Oct 2013 · 13 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running SlimStat Analytics in Your Site?

Our latest audit of SlimStat Analytics v5.5.0 flagged 451 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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