Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) vs Simple Analytics Tag
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,556, ahead of Simple Analytics Tag at #21,911. Over the last 7 days Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) climbed 3 places and Simple Analytics Tag slipped 51 places. Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) has the largest install base, roughly 250× the next: 10K+ active installs against 40+ for Simple Analytics Tag. Downloads this week: Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) 533 and Simple Analytics Tag 18.
| Metric | Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) | Simple Analytics Tag |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,556 ▲ 3 | #21,911 ▼ 51 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 533 | 18 |
| Rating | 5★ (13) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Current version | 0.10.0 | 1.4.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,534 | #21,072 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2014 | Oct 2019 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) or Simple Analytics Tag?
By active installs, Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking): 10K+ sites run it against 40+ for Simple Analytics Tag, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 25, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) or Simple Analytics Tag?
Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking), at #1,556 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Simple Analytics Tag at #21,911. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Controls for Contact Form 7 (Redirects, Analytics & Tracking) or Simple Analytics Tag alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.