Matomo Analytics - Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. 5.8.0

Does "Matomo Analytics - Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights." work with WordPress 6.9.4 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
4PHP warnings
1PHP notices
26Unrecognized messages in the PHP error log
No JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 293.13 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.045 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment
WordPress version6.9.4
PHP version8.1.12
MySQL version10.6.10
PHP memory limit512M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 100,000+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/matomo/
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Pages 19

Get Started ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Get Started ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-get-started
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=matomo%2Fmatomo.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=63ab5baea2
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 3.810 s
Memory usage 85.91 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-get-started
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.244 s
Memory usage 3.88 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Summary

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Summary
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-summary
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 1.085 s
Memory usage 11.96 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Reporting

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Reporting
URL /wp-content/plugins/matomo/app/index.php?module=CoreHome&action=index&idSite=1&period=day&date=today
Requested URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-reporting
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.002 s
Memory usage N/A
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Tag Manager

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Tag Manager
URL /wp-content/plugins/matomo/app/index.php?idSite=1&period=day&date=yesterday&module=TagManager&action=manageContainers
Requested URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-tagmanager
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 3.679 s
Memory usage N/A
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Settings

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Settings
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-settings
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.951 s
Memory usage 6.14 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Settings → Access

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Settings → Access
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-settings&tab=access
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.414 s
Memory usage 3.89 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Settings → Privacy & GDPR

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Settings → Privacy & GDPR
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-settings&tab=privacy
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.274 s
Memory usage 3.89 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Settings → Exclusions

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Settings → Exclusions
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-settings&tab=exlusions
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.271 s
Memory usage 5.92 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Settings → Geolocation

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Settings → Geolocation
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-settings&tab=geolocation
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.266 s
Memory usage 3.89 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Settings → Advanced

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Settings → Advanced
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-settings&tab=advanced
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.297 s
Memory usage 5.91 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Settings → Matomo Admin

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Settings → Matomo Admin
URL /wp-content/plugins/matomo/app/index.php?idSite=1&period=day&date=yesterday&module=CoreAdminHome&action=home
Requested URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-reporting&goto=matomo-admin
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.504 s
Memory usage N/A
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Marketplace

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Marketplace
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-marketplace
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.276 s
Memory usage 3.92 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Marketplace → Install Plugins

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Marketplace → Install Plugins
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-marketplace&tab=install
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.281 s
Memory usage 3.89 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Marketplace → Subscriptions

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Marketplace → Subscriptions
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-marketplace&tab=subscriptions
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.268 s
Memory usage 3.89 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Diagnostics

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Diagnostics
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-systemreport
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.947 s
Memory usage 8.95 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Diagnostics → Troubleshooting

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Diagnostics → Troubleshooting
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-systemreport&tab=troubleshooting
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.301 s
Memory usage 6.41 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Matomo Analytics → Help

Page screenshot: Matomo Analytics → Help
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=matomo-about
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.270 s
Memory usage 3.89 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.259 s
Memory usage 4.2 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.414 s0.552 s+0.138 s3.78 MiB3.98 MiB+ 210.07 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.317 s0.314 s-0.003 s3.78 MiB4.05 MiB+ 275.76 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.729 s1.098 s+0.369 s6.31 MiB6.97 MiB+ 683.19 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.413 s0.429 s+0.016 s3.74 MiB3.94 MiB+ 209.41 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.391 s0.334 s-0.057 s3.71 MiB3.92 MiB+ 209.73 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.459 s0.481 s+0.022 s3.7 MiB3.91 MiB+ 209.73 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.292 s0.285 s-0.007 s3.72 MiB3.95 MiB+ 240.37 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.619 s0.659 s+0.040 s6.3 MiB6.95 MiB+ 672.3 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.296 s0.335 s+0.039 s3.71 MiB3.92 MiB+ 209.73 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.295 s0.300 s+0.005 s3.73 MiB3.94 MiB+ 209.73 KiB
/0.242 s0.170 s-0.072 s4.11 MiB4.2 MiB+ 94.47 KiB
Average 0.406 s0.451 s+0.045 s4.24 MiB4.52 MiB+ 293.13 KiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

JSON
PHP
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
JSON50.0%225,349090
PHP41.7%188,06888,5282,480
LESS3.0%13,579184160
Twig1.9%8,61648315
JavaScript1.8%8,19993287
SVG0.9%3,97132369
CSS0.4%1,9253319
Markdown0.2%687014
TypeScript0.0%80283
Total 450,474 89,785 3,537

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code 177,467
Total complexity 37,836
Median class complexity 6.0
Median method complexity 1.0
Most complex class WpMatomo\Admin\SystemReport
Most complex function Piwik\Http::sendHttpRequestBy()
Classes 2,340
Methods 14,325
Functions 86

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 50

Options wp_options 11

Roles 4

ID Name
matomo_view_roleMatomo View
matomo_write_roleMatomo Write
matomo_admin_roleMatomo Admin
matomo_superuser_roleMatomo Super User

Capabilities 5

PHP Error Log 31 lines

[24-Mar-2026 11:50:44 UTC] Matomo: Matomo is not yet installed... installing now
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:44 UTC] Matomo: Matomo will now create the database
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:44 UTC] Matomo: Matomo is now creating the config
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo will now trigger an update
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Changed global option version_history: ["5.8.0"]
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Changed global option core_version: 5.8.0
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Save settings
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo is now syncing blogId 1
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo site is not known for blog... will create site
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo created site with ID 1 for blog
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo will now sync 1 users
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo is now creating a user for user id 1 with matomo login user
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo is now installing the tracker
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo will now init the environment
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo will now init the front controller and install plugins etc
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo will now sync 1 users
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo will now trigger an update
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: No settings changed yet
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Recording version and url
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Emptying some caches
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Matomo install finished
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Changed option instance-components-installed: {"core":1,"CoreVue":1,"CorePluginsAdmin":1,"CoreAdminHome":1,"CoreHome":1,"WebsiteMeasurable":1,"IntranetMeasurable":1,"Diagnostics":1,"CoreVisualizations":1,"Proxy":1,"API":1,"Transitions":1,"LanguagesManager":1,"Actions":1,"Dashboard":1,"Referrers":1,"UserLanguage":1,"DevicesDetection":1,"Goals":1,"Ecommerce":1,"SEO":1,"Events":1,"UserCountry":1,"GeoIp2":1,"VisitsSummary":1,"VisitFrequency":1,"VisitTime":1,"VisitorInterest":1,"RssWidget":1,"Monolog":1,"Login":1,"UsersManager":1,"SitesManager":1,"Installation":1,"CoreUpdater":1,"CoreConsole":1,"ScheduledReports":1,"UserCountryMap":1,"Live":1,"PrivacyManager":1,"ImageGraph":1,"Annotations":1,"MobileMessaging":1,"Overlay":1,"SegmentEditor":1,"Insights":1,"Morpheus":1,"Contents":1,"BulkTracking":1,"Resolution":1,"DevicePlugins":1,"Heartbeat":1,"Intl":1,"UserId":1,"CustomJsTracker":1,"Tour":1,"PagePerformance":1,"CustomDimensions":1,"JsTrackerInstallCheck":1,"FeatureFlags":1,"AIAgents":1,"BotTracking":1,"TagManager":1,"WordPress":1}
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:45 UTC] Matomo: Save settings
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:46 UTC] Matomo: scheduling matomo_scheduled_archive for immediate execution, then repeating on the hourly schedule
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:46 UTC] PHP Notice:  Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. Translation loading for the <code>matomo</code> domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the <code>init</code> action or later. Please see <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/debug/debug-wordpress/">Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:46 UTC] Matomo: No settings changed yet
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:47 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /wp-config.php on line 174
[24-Mar-2026 11:50:47 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /wp-config.php on line 175
[24-Mar-2026 11:51:11 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /wp-config.php on line 174
[24-Mar-2026 11:51:11 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /wp-config.php on line 175
[24-Mar-2026 11:51:25 UTC] Matomo: Scheduled tasks uninstall all events
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide Matomo Analytics - Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. Admin Menus