MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Security & Risk Analysis

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The best free Google Analytics plugin for WordPress. See how visitors find and use your website so you can grow your business with powerful analytics.

2.0M active installs v10.0.3 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.6.0+ Updated Mar 3, 2026

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A · Safe

CVEs total10

Unpatched0

Last CVEJan 5, 2024

Plugin page Download

Safety Verdict

Is MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 96/100

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) has a strong security track record. Known vulnerabilities have been patched promptly.

10 known CVEsLast CVE: Jan 5, 2024Updated 1mo ago

Risk Assessment

The "google-analytics-for-wordpress" plugin v10.0.3 exhibits a mixed security posture. While it demonstrates good practices such as a high percentage of prepared SQL statements and properly escaped output, there are significant areas of concern. The presence of 9 unprotected AJAX handlers, despite a high number of total entry points, represents a direct risk of unauthorized actions if these handlers are exploitable. The taint analysis revealing 5 flows with unsanitized paths, including 2 of high severity, is a critical indicator of potential cross-site scripting or arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities that could be triggered by malicious input.

Key Concerns

Unprotected AJAX handlers
Taint flows with unsanitized paths
High severity taint flows
Vulnerability history (high severity)
Vulnerability history (medium severity)

Vulnerabilities

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Security Vulnerabilities

CVEs by Year

1 CVE in 2014

2014

4 CVEs in 2015

2015

1 CVE in 2018

2018

1 CVE in 2022

2022

2 CVEs in 2023

2023

1 CVE in 2024

2024

Patched Has unpatched

Severity Breakdown

High

Medium

Low

10 total CVEs

CVE-2023-52220medium · 4.3Missing Authorization

Google Analytics by Monster Insights <= 8.21.0 - Missing Authorization

Jan 5, 2024 Patched in 8.22.0 (18d)

CVE-2023-23999medium · 6.4Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Google Analytics by Monster Insights <= 8.14.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

May 10, 2023 Patched in 8.14.1 (258d)

CVE-2023-0081medium · 6.4Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

MonsterInsights <= 8.12.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Jan 13, 2023 Patched in 8.12.1 (375d)

CVE-2022-3904medium · 5.4Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

MonsterInsights <= 8.9.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Google Analytics

Dec 23, 2022 Patched in 8.9.1 (396d)

WF-247f6b86-767b-479f-90d4-79345699dd59-google-analytics-for-wordpressmedium · 6.4Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress <= 7.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Sep 18, 2018 Patched in 7.2.0 (1953d)

WF-6b6fa5c6-e9a9-45c6-a02b-3630d8ef130e-google-analytics-for-wordpresslow · 3.8Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

MonsterInsights - Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress <= 5.4.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Aug 10, 2015 Patched in 5.4.5 (3088d)

WF-9c40773d-3a2f-46b6-861e-608d662250da-google-analytics-for-wordpresshigh · 7.2Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) <= 5.3.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

Apr 20, 2015 Patched in 5.4 (3200d)

WF-a53a1178-7267-4d7f-ad9e-2906c05b8fe0-google-analytics-for-wordpresshigh · 7.2Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress <= 5.3.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Mar 19, 2015 Patched in 5.3.3 (3232d)

WF-7e9dcedd-aa81-47c4-9fc5-cecc7bc394b5-google-analytics-for-wordpressmedium · 5.5Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress <= 5.3.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Mar 6, 2015 Patched in 5.3.3 (3245d)

CVE-2014-9174low · 3.5Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) <= 5.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

Nov 26, 2014 Patched in 5.1.3 (3345d)

Code Analysis

Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions

Raw SQL Queries

32 prepared

Unescaped Output

101

708 escaped

Nonce Checks

Capability Checks

103

File Operations

External Requests

Bundled Libraries

SQL Query Safety

71% prepared45 total queries

Output Escaping

88% escaped809 total outputs

Data Flows

5 unsanitized

Data Flow Analysis

9 flows5 with unsanitized paths

authenticate_listener (includes\admin\api-auth.php:201)

Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized

Attack Surface

9 unprotected

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Attack Surface

Entry Points99

Unprotected9

AJAX Handlers 94

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_dismiss_ads_addon_noticeincludes\admin\admin.php:958

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_install_addonincludes\admin\ajax.php:41

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_activate_addonincludes\admin\ajax.php:116

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_deactivate_addonincludes\admin\ajax.php:167

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_ajax_dismiss_noticeincludes\admin\ajax.php:230

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_dismiss_seoboost_ctaincludes\admin\ajax.php:261

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_dismiss_aiseo_ctaincludes\admin\ajax.php:293

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_get_seo_boost_cta_statusincludes\admin\ajax.php:308

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_get_aiseo_cta_statusincludes\admin\ajax.php:326

noprivwp_ajax_monsterinsights_get_plugin_infoincludes\admin\ajax.php:355

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_user_journey_reportincludes\admin\ajax.php:391

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_user_journey_report_filter_paramsincludes\admin\ajax.php:392

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_funnelkit_stripe_woo_gateway_configuredincludes\admin\ajax.php:426

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_dismiss_wpconsent_noticeincludes\admin\ajax.php:445

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_maybe_authenticateincludes\admin\api-auth.php:31

noprivwp_ajax_onboarding_monsterinsights_maybe_authenticateincludes\admin\api-auth.php:32

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_maybe_reauthenticateincludes\admin\api-auth.php:33

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_maybe_verifyincludes\admin\api-auth.php:34

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_maybe_deleteincludes\admin\api-auth.php:35

noprivwp_ajax_monsterinsights_is_installedincludes\admin\api-auth.php:40

noprivwp_ajax_monsterinsights_rauthenticateincludes\admin\api-auth.php:41

noprivwp_ajax_monsterinsights_push_mp_tokenincludes\admin\api-auth.php:45

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_dismiss_charitablewp_noticeincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-charitable-notice.php:36

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_check_eea_complianceincludes\admin\eea-compliance.php:17

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_eea_complianceincludes\admin\eea-compliance.php:22

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_notificationsincludes\admin\notification-event-runner.php:54

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_notification_dismissincludes\admin\notifications.php:58

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_notificationsincludes\admin\notifications.php:60

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_manual_product_feed_checkincludes\admin\product-feed-cronjob.php:35

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_review_dismissincludes\admin\review.php:24

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_licenseincludes\admin\routes.php:18

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_profileincludes\admin\routes.php:19

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_settingsincludes\admin\routes.php:20

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_update_settingsincludes\admin\routes.php:21

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_update_settings_bulkincludes\admin\routes.php:22

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_addonsincludes\admin\routes.php:23

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_update_manual_v4includes\admin\routes.php:24

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_update_measurement_protocol_secretincludes\admin\routes.php:25

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_report_dataincludes\admin\routes.php:30

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_install_pluginincludes\admin\routes.php:31

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_notice_statusincludes\admin\routes.php:32

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_notice_dismissincludes\admin\routes.php:33

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_grab_popular_posts_reportincludes\admin\routes.php:34

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_popular_posts_update_theme_settingincludes\admin\routes.php:38

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_get_postsincludes\admin\routes.php:43

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_get_termsincludes\admin\routes.php:46

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_get_post_typesincludes\admin\routes.php:48

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_handle_settings_importincludes\admin\routes.php:50

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_dismiss_first_time_noticeincludes\admin\routes.php:54

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_update_included_metricsincludes\admin\routes.php:58

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_user_included_metricsincludes\admin\routes.php:59

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_overview_bundleincludes\admin\routes.php:60

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_capture_last_used_reportincludes\admin\routes.php:61

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_setup_checklistincludes\admin\setup-checklist.php:17

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_setup_checklist_click_trackincludes\admin\setup-checklist.php:18

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_generate_setup_wizard_urlincludes\admin\setup-checklist.php:22

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_sharedcount_start_indexingincludes\admin\sharedcount.php:58

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_sharedcount_get_index_progressincludes\admin\sharedcount.php:59

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_notesincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:34

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_noteincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:35

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_get_categoriesincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:36

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_save_noteincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:37

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_save_categoryincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:38

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_trash_notesincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:39

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_restore_notesincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:40

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_delete_notesincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:41

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_delete_categoriesincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:42

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_export_notesincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:43

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_vue_import_notesincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:44

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_connect_urlincludes\connect.php:26

noprivwp_ajax_monsterinsights_connect_processincludes\connect.php:27

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_dismiss_tracking_noticeincludes\frontend\frontend.php:479

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_gutenberg_headline_analyzer_get_resultsincludes\gutenberg\headline-tool\headline-tool.php:37

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_report_errorincludes\helpers.php:2548

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_ads_get_tokenincludes\ppc\google\class-monsterinsights-google-ads.php:45

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_ads_update_settingincludes\ppc\google\class-monsterinsights-google-ads.php:46

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_ads_get_settingsincludes\ppc\google\class-monsterinsights-google-ads.php:47

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_ads_reset_experienceincludes\ppc\google\class-monsterinsights-google-ads.php:48

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_ads_check_conversionsincludes\ppc\google\class-monsterinsights-google-ads.php:49

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_save_widget_statelite\includes\admin\dashboard-widget.php:83

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_mark_notice_closedlite\includes\admin\dashboard-widget.php:88

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_hide_floatbarlite\includes\admin\helpers.php:11

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_get_floatbarlite\includes\admin\helpers.php:32

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_hide_admin_menu_tooltiplite\includes\admin\helpers.php:276

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_onboarding_wpforms_installlite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:31

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_onboarding_get_errorslite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:36

noprivwp_ajax_onboarding_monsterinsights_onboarding_get_errorslite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:41

authwp_ajax_health-check-monsterinsights-test_connectionlite\includes\admin\wp-site-health.php:37

authwp_ajax_health-check-monsterinsights-test_tracking_codelite\includes\admin\wp-site-health.php:39

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_send_test_emaillite\includes\emails\summaries.php:135

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_popular_posts_empty_cachelite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-ajax.php:20

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_popular_posts_get_widget_outputlite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-ajax.php:22

noprivwp_ajax_monsterinsights_popular_posts_get_widget_outputlite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-ajax.php:23

authwp_ajax_monsterinsights_get_popular_posts_themeslite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-ajax.php:28

REST API Routes 4

GET/wp-json/monsterinsights/v1/feedbackincludes\admin\feature-feedback\class-monsterInsights-feature-feedback.php:63

GET/wp-json/monsterinsights/v1/popular-posts/themes/(?P<type>[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)lite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-ajax.php:36

GET/wp-json/monsterinsights/v1/terms/(?P<slug>[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)lite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-ajax.php:47

GET/wp-json/monsterinsights/v1/taxonomy/(?P<slug>[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)lite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-ajax.php:58

Shortcodes 1

[gadwp_useroptout] includes\frontend\frontend.php:487

WordPress Hooks 228

actionadmin_noticesgoogleanalytics.php:225

actionadmin_menugoogleanalytics.php:547

actionwp_loadedgoogleanalytics.php:811

actionplugins_loadedgoogleanalytics.php:842

filterwp_script_attributesincludes\admin\admin-assets.php:51

filterscript_loader_tagincludes\admin\admin-assets.php:54

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\admin-assets.php:57

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\admin-assets.php:59

actionadmin_print_footer_scriptsincludes\admin\admin-assets.php:459

actionadmin_menuincludes\admin\admin.php:187

actionadmin_menuincludes\admin\admin.php:268

actionnetwork_admin_menuincludes\admin\admin.php:328

filteradmin_body_classincludes\admin\admin.php:347

filteradmin_body_classincludes\admin\admin.php:367

filteradmin_body_classincludes\admin\admin.php:386

filteradmin_footer_textincludes\admin\admin.php:498

actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\admin.php:826

actionnetwork_admin_noticesincludes\admin\admin.php:827

filteram_notifications_displayincludes\admin\admin.php:840

actionadmin_headincludes\admin\admin.php:869

actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\admin.php:906

actionnetwork_admin_noticesincludes\admin\admin.php:907

actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\admin.php:948

actionin_admin_footerincludes\admin\admin.php:1009

actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\admin.php:1074

actionadmin_initincludes\admin\api-auth.php:37

actionadmin_initincludes\admin\api-auth.php:38

filtermonsterinsights_maybe_authenticate_siteurlincludes\admin\api-auth.php:43

actionadmin_print_scriptsincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-am-deactivation-survey.php:73

actionadmin_print_scriptsincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-am-deactivation-survey.php:74

actionadmin_footerincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-am-deactivation-survey.php:75

actionadmin_initincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-charitable-notice.php:30

filtercron_schedulesincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-charitable-notice.php:32

actionrest_api_initincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-onboarding.php:17

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actionmonsterinsights_settings_save_general_endincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-usage-tracking.php:27

actionadmin_headincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-usage-tracking.php:28

actionadmin_headincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-usage-tracking.php:29

filtercron_schedulesincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-usage-tracking.php:30

actionmonsterinsights_usage_tracking_cronincludes\admin\class-monsterinsights-usage-tracking.php:31

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\common.php:405

actionadmin_print_scriptsincludes\admin\common.php:474

actionadmin_headincludes\admin\common.php:475

actionadmin_headincludes\admin\common.php:578

filterscript_loader_srcincludes\admin\common.php:604

filterstyle_loader_srcincludes\admin\common.php:605

actionadmin_initincludes\admin\common.php:694

actionadmin_initincludes\admin\common.php:726

filtermonsterinsights_vue_reports_dataincludes\admin\common.php:745

filtersite_status_testsincludes\admin\eea-compliance.php:27

actioninitincludes\admin\exclude-page-metabox.php:15

actionload-post.phpincludes\admin\exclude-page-metabox.php:21

actionload-post-new.phpincludes\admin\exclude-page-metabox.php:22

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\exclude-page-metabox.php:70

actionadd_meta_boxesincludes\admin\exclude-page-metabox.php:75

actionrest_api_initincludes\admin\feature-feedback\class-monsterInsights-feature-feedback.php:31

actionmonsterinsights_feature_feedback_clear_expiredincludes\admin\feature-feedback\class-monsterInsights-feature-feedback.php:34

actionmonsterinsights_feature_feedback_checkinincludes\admin\feature-feedback\class-monsterInsights-feature-feedback.php:41

filterplugin_auto_update_setting_htmlincludes\admin\licensing\autoupdate.php:72

filterauto_update_pluginincludes\admin\licensing\autoupdate.php:175

actionmonsterinsights_admin_notifications_updateincludes\admin\notifications.php:62

filteradmin_body_classincludes\admin\pages\reports.php:27

actionadmin_initincludes\admin\pages\tools.php:43

filtercron_schedulesincludes\admin\product-feed-cronjob.php:26

actioninitincludes\admin\product-feed-cronjob.php:29

filtermonsterinsights_reports_abstract_get_data_pre_cacheincludes\admin\reports\abstract-report.php:43

filtermonsterinsights_report_use_cacheincludes\admin\reports\site-insights.php:34

filtermonsterinsights_report_transient_expirationincludes\admin\reports\site-insights.php:35

filtermonsterinsights_report_site_summary_dataincludes\admin\reports\site-summary.php:37

actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\review.php:23

actionadmin_noticesincludes\admin\routes.php:52

actionmonsterinsights_sharedcount_get_more_postsincludes\admin\sharedcount.php:64

actionmonsterinsights_sharedcount_bulk_grabincludes\admin\sharedcount.php:66

actioninitincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:33

actioninitincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:46

actionwp_after_insert_postincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:48

filtermonsterinsights_report_overview_dataincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:54

filtermonsterinsights_report_traffic_sessions_chart_dataincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:55

actionsave_postincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:56

filtermonsterinsights_gutenberg_tool_varsincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:57

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:58

actionadmin_initincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:59

actionadmin_initincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:60

filterwp_untrash_post_statusincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:61

actionmonsterinsights_after_exclude_metaboxincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:62

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\admin\site-notes\Controller.php:63

actioninitincludes\admin\tracking.php:26

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actionadmin_headincludes\admin\tracking.php:28

actionadmin_headincludes\admin\tracking.php:29

filtercron_schedulesincludes\admin\tracking.php:30

actionmonsterinsights_usage_tracking_cronincludes\admin\tracking.php:31

actionset_site_transient_update_pluginsincludes\admin\translations.php:49

filtersite_transient_update_pluginsincludes\admin\translations.php:52

actionmonsterinsights_plugin_activatedincludes\admin\translations.php:55

actionmonsterinsights_plugin_deactivatedincludes\admin\translations.php:59

filtersite_status_testsincludes\admin\wp-site-health.php:5

actionplugins_loadedincludes\cache\cron-handler.php:45

filtermap_meta_capincludes\capabilities.php:93

filtermonsterinsights_compatible_php_versionincludes\compatibility-check.php:70

filtermonsterinsights_compatible_wp_versionincludes\compatibility-check.php:74

actionadmin_noticesincludes\compatibility-check.php:234

actionadmin_noticesincludes\compatibility-check.php:238

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actionadmin_noticesincludes\deprecated.php:276

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filtermonsterinsights_tracking_scriptincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility-early.php:130

filtermonsterinsights_frontend_tracking_optionsincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility-early.php:131

filtermonsterinsights_gtag_trackingincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility-early.php:132

filtermonsterinsights_dual_trackingincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility-early.php:133

filtermonsterinsights_output_trackingincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility-early.php:136

filtermonsterinsights_output_gtagincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility-early.php:137

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility.php:33

actionwp_headincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility.php:36

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actionwp_print_scriptsincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility.php:43

actionwp_print_footer_scriptsincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility.php:44

actionwp_headincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility.php:60

filtermonsterinsights_tracking_scriptincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility.php:63

filtermonsterinsights_frontend_tracking_optionsincludes\frontend\class-amp-compatibility.php:64

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\frontend\events\class-gtag-events.php:46

actionwp_headincludes\frontend\frontend.php:90

actiontemplate_redirectincludes\frontend\frontend.php:119

filterthe_permalink_rssincludes\frontend\frontend.php:153

actionadmin_bar_menuincludes\frontend\frontend.php:188

actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\frontend\frontend.php:288

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\frontend\frontend.php:289

actionwp_footerincludes\frontend\frontend.php:464

actioninitincludes\frontend\frontend.php:492

actionmonsterinsights_tracking_gtag_frontend_output_after_mi_track_userincludes\frontend\frontend.php:526

actionseedprod_monsterinsights_output_trackingincludes\frontend\seedprod.php:46

filtercmplz_known_script_tagsincludes\frontend\tracking\class-tracking-gtag.php:191

actionwp_footerincludes\frontend\verified-badge\Controller.php:117

actionwp_loadedincludes\frontend\verified-badge\Controller.php:118

actionenqueue_block_editor_assetsincludes\gutenberg\register-scripts.php:129

actionprli_before_redirectincludes\helpers.php:1798

filtermonsterinsights_email_messageincludes\helpers.php:1893

actionadmin_footerincludes\helpers.php:2008

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actionwp_loadedincludes\helpers.php:2052

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actionmepr-above-checkout-formincludes\ppc\ecommerce-providers\class-monsterinsights-ads-tracking-ecommerce-memberpress.php:39

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actionwoocommerce_add_to_cartincludes\ppc\ecommerce-providers\class-monsterinsights-ads-tracking-ecommerce-woo.php:153

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actionmonsterinsights_frontend_tracking_gtag_after_pageviewincludes\ppc\google\class-monsterinsights-google-ads-pax.php:108

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actionadmin_enqueue_scriptslite\includes\admin\dashboard-widget.php:81

actionadminmenulite\includes\admin\helpers.php:265

actionmonsterinsights_after_exclude_metaboxlite\includes\admin\metaboxes.php:29

actionadmin_initlite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:26

actionadmin_menulite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:28

actionnetwork_admin_menulite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:29

actionmonsterinsights_after_ajax_activate_addonlite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:46

actionmonsterinsights_after_ajax_activate_addonlite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:47

actionmonsterinsights_after_ajax_activate_addonlite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:48

filtermonsterinsights_maybe_authenticate_siteurllite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:51

filtermonsterinsights_auth_success_redirect_urllite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:52

filtermonsterinsights_reauth_success_redirect_urllite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:53

actionadmin_headlite\includes\admin\onboarding-wizard.php:172

actionmonsterinsights_tools_url_builder_tablite\includes\admin\tools.php:21

actionadmin_headlite\includes\admin\user-journey\init.php:82

actionedd_view_order_details_main_afterlite\includes\admin\user-journey\providers\edd.php:24

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actionadmin_enqueue_scriptslite\includes\admin\welcome.php:41

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptslite\includes\admin\woocommerce-marketing.php:24

actionadmin_footerlite\includes\admin\woocommerce-marketing.php:50

filtersite_status_testslite\includes\admin\wp-site-health.php:35

actionadmin_enqueue_scriptslite\includes\emails\summaries.php:127

actioninitlite\includes\emails\summaries.php:130

filtermonsterinsights_email_template_pathslite\includes\emails\summaries.php:131

filtermonsterinsights_emails_templates_set_initial_argslite\includes\emails\summaries.php:132

filtercron_scheduleslite\includes\emails\summaries.php:133

actionmonsterinsights_email_summaries_cronlite\includes\emails\summaries.php:134

actionmonsterinsights_after_update_settingslite\includes\emails\summaries.php:136

actioninitlite\includes\load.php:3

actionrest_api_initlite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-ajax.php:18

actionwplite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-inline.php:38

filterthe_contentlite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-inline.php:201

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actionwplite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-widget.php:38

actionwidgets_initlite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-widget.php:40

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filterthe_contentlite\includes\popular-posts\class-popular-posts-widget.php:218

Scheduled Events 10

monsterinsights_usage_tracking_cron

monsterinsights_feature_feedback_clear_expired

monsterinsights_feature_feedback_checkin

monsterinsights_admin_notifications_update

monsterinsights_sharedcount_bulk_grab

monsterinsights_sharedcount_get_more_posts

monsterinsights_usage_tracking_cron

monsterinsights_cleanup_old_cache_batch

monsterinsights_email_summaries_cron

Maintenance & Trust

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.0

Last updatedMar 3, 2026

PHP min version7.2

Downloads256.1M

Community Trust

Rating92/100

Number of ratings3,121

Active installs2.0M

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Developer Profile

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Developer Profile

chriscct7

1 plugin · 2.0M total installs

trust score

Avg Security Score

96/100

Avg Patch Time

1911 days

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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths

/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/css/monsterinsights-admin-styles.css/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/css/monsterinsights-lite-notice-styles.css/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/monsterinsights-admin-scripts.js/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/monsterinsights-admin-tracking-notice.js/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/monsterinsights-frontend-scripts.js

Script Paths

/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/monsterinsights-frontend-scripts.js

Version Parameters

google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/css/monsterinsights-admin-styles.css?ver=google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/css/monsterinsights-lite-notice-styles.css?ver=google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/monsterinsights-admin-scripts.js?ver=google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/monsterinsights-admin-tracking-notice.js?ver=google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/monsterinsights-frontend-scripts.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes

monsterinsights-lite-noticemonsterinsights-promo-bannermonsterinsights-settings

HTML Comments

Data Attributes

data-monsterinsights-widget

JS Globals

monsterInsightsmonster_insights_tracking_data

REST Endpoints

/wp-json/monsterinsights/v1/get_tracking_status/wp-json/monsterinsights/v1/get_tracking_status

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