Hi @puffinanda,
Sorry you’re running into this. Unfortunately this is not a plugin bug, it is a GoDaddy hosting-policy issue. GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress platform
actively removes WP Statistics (and several other analytics plugins) from installations, and their scanner reinstates that removal shortly after you
reinstall, which is why the plugin keeps disappearing. The blocklist page you linked is the source of truth from their side.
Their stated reason is that on-site analytics “send many requests to your database and can prevent site caching.” That assessment is outdated with
respect to recent WP Statistics releases:
- In v14.16 we removed the heartbeat requests from the online-visitor tracker.
- We introduced a Summary Totals table so daily aggregates are kept out of the read path.
- The plugin has a built-in “I use a caching plugin” option that moves hit recording to a REST endpoint, keeping page rendering fully cacheable and
avoiding a database write on cached hits.
Since we cannot change GoDaddy’s policy, here is what you can do:
- Open a support ticket with GoDaddy and ask them to re-evaluate WP Statistics given the performance work in v14.16 and the cache-plugin compatibility
mode. Some users have succeeded with this.
- If GoDaddy declines, the practical option is moving to a host that does not blocklist WP Statistics. SiteGround, Cloudways, Kinsta, WP Engine,
Hostinger, and DreamHost are all commonly used by our users without this problem.
One thing to avoid: please do not rename the plugin folder or use any other trick to bypass the detection. GoDaddy treats that as a ToS violation and
can suspend the account.
Sorry we cannot offer a magic fix here. If you decide to stay on GoDaddy and want our help writing a technical summary to include in your ticket to
them, happy to draft that.
Thank you Mostafa for your prompt reply.
I have submitted a ticket to GoDaddy as you advised. Will let you know what they say.
