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Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) · Version history

Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) changelog and version history

Latest version
2.7.1
Oct 30, 2026 (10 days ago)
Releases
19
since 2016
In the last year
5
about one every 2 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20161 release
  • 20183 releases
  • 20191 release
  • 20201 release
  • 20214 releases
  • 20222 releases
  • 20231 release
  • 20241 release
  • 20265 releases

20265 releases

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.7.1Latest

    • Fixed: Loading of the language files.

  2. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.7

    • Added: Website check: the status check loads the website and checks the opt-out script, the measurement ID and the opt-out link on the privacy policy page.
    • Added: Access data (HTTP basic authentication) for the website check, e.g. for staging websites.
    • Added: Webhook for Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Google Chat, n8n, Make and Zapier.
    • Added: REST API for uptime monitoring, e.g. UptimeRobot.
    • Added: Option “Google Consent Mode”: the opt-out also denies “analytics_storage”.
    • Added: “Check now” in the dashboard widget and on the settings page.
    • Added: Status check in the Site Health of WordPress.
    • Added: WP-CLI commands for the status check, the settings and the network.
    • Added: Multisite: status of all sites, one status URL and one webhook for the network, transfer of the settings and settings for new sites.
    • Added: Multisite: the settings page and the dashboard widget can be hidden for site admins.
    • Added: Import and export of the settings.
    • Added: Popup text as a notice below the link, as an alternative to the browser popup.
    • Added: Popup type and page reload individually per block, Elementor widget, Divi module and shortcode.
    • Added: Preview of the link and help tab with all instructions on the settings page.
    • Added: Actions and filters for developers.
    • Updated: Custom CSS is checked while typing and formatted when saving.
    • Updated: Gutenberg block: colors for the link and the notice, also on hover. Existing block colors are moved to the link automatically.
    • Updated: Elementor widget: background, padding and border radius of the link.
    • Updated: Popup texts can have several lines.
    • Updated: Better accessibility of the link (space key, screen reader announcements).
    • Updated: Several UX tweaks on the settings page and in the dashboard widget.
    • Updated: Minimum requirements: WordPress 6.3 and PHP 7.4.
    • Removed: CSSTidy library. The plugin minifies the custom CSS itself.
    • Fixed: Several smaller bugs, security hardening and code quality.

  3. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.6

    • Security: Only users with the “edit_css” capability can change the custom CSS, like the “Additional CSS” of WordPress (relevant for multisite).
    • Added: Switch to enable or disable the custom CSS without deleting it, e.g. to test the website without it. It is disabled by default, and enabled automatically on update if custom CSS was already entered.
    • Updated: The tracking code and the custom CSS are read-only, with a notice, if the user is not allowed to change them.
    • Added: Elementor widget “Opt-Out for Google Analytics” with individual link and popup texts, and settings for alignment, typography and colors.
    • Added: The status check also finds the Elementor widget and the shortcode on pages built with Elementor. Same for Divi module (Divi 4 and Divi 5).
    • Added: Divi module “Opt-Out for Google Analytics” for Divi 4 and Divi 5, with individual link and popup texts, live preview in the Visual Builder and the Divi design settings.

  4. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.5

    • Security: Only users with the “unfiltered_html” capability can change the tracking code (relevant for multisite).
    • Security: Hardened the output of the custom CSS, the link texts and the promotion data.
    • Added: The Gutenberg block shows a preview of the link and a warning if the link is not displayed on the website.
    • Added: Settings for color, typography, spacing and text alignment in the Gutenberg block.
    • Added: Individual link and popup texts per block or per shortcode: [ga_optout link_deactivate=”…” link_activate=”…” popup_deactivate=”…” popup_activate=”…”]
    • Added: Compatibility with Secure Custom Fields. The status check also finds the shortcode in its fields.
    • Updated: New, modern design of the settings page.
    • Updated: New, modern design of the dashboard widget.
    • Updated: The Gutenberg block is now rendered dynamically and is translatable. Existing blocks keep working and are migrated automatically when edited.
    • Updated: The link has the new CSS class “gaoo-link”. Please use it instead of the ID “#gaoo-link”, which still works for compatibility.
    • Updated: The minimum required WordPress version is now 5.8.
    • Updated: Support for WordPress 7.1.
    • Fixed: The opt-out link did not work with block themes (e.g. Twenty Twenty-Five), because the JavaScript data was missing.
    • Fixed: With page caching, the opt-out link could show the wrong status. The link now always shows the current status, also if it is used several times on one page.
    • Fixed: The admin notice was shown when everything was fine, and hidden when there were problems. Thanks to @greenlightsolutions for reporting!
    • Fixed: The plugin could not be deactivated with the bulk action or with WP-CLI.
    • Fixed: Fatal error if another plugin also loads the CSSTidy library.
    • Fixed: Site Kit by Google: the GA4 measurement ID is now read correctly.
    • Fixed: The opt-out link no longer depends on a global JavaScript variable from the header script.
    • Fixed: The CSS class of the opt-out link is now updated correctly in both directions.
    • Fixed: PHP warning in the status check with Advanced Custom Fields if the page has no fields.
    • Fixed: Invalid email addresses for the status emails were silently changed or removed. They are now validated, and an error message is shown.
    • Fixed: Multisite: the links to install a compatible Google Analytics plugin lost the search query. The links are now only shown if the user is allowed to install or activate plugins.
    • Fixed: Multisite: new sites did not get the status check cron job when the plugin is network activated.
    • Fixed: The status check cron job was not created when the plugin was activated with WP-CLI.
    • Fixed: The status check is now updated when the privacy policy page is saved.
    • Fixed: Cached data is now reliably cleared after a plugin update, regardless of the update method.
    • Fixed: The admin styles of the plugin affected code elements on all admin pages.
    • Removed: Support for Universal Analytics (UA-XXXXXX-Y). Google has shut down Universal Analytics, so only Google Analytics 4 (G-XXXXXXXXXX) is supported.
    • Removed: The status check “IP anonymization is enabled”. Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses.

  5. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.4

    • Updated: Support for WordPress 6.8.1.

20241 release

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.3

    • Updated: CSSTidy library to version 2.1.0.
    • Updated: Support for WordPress 6.5.
    • Updated: readme.txt.
    • Fixed: Analytify: detection of whether IP anonymization is enabled.

20231 release

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.2

    • Updated: Support for WordPress 6.2.
    • Updated: Support for PHP 8.1.
    • Improved: Optimized code and user experience.
    • Fixed: When a tracking code is pasted in manual mode, the GA4 ID is now read from the JavaScript code and inserted into the input field automatically, if the field is empty.

20222 releases

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.1

    • Updated: Support for WordPress 6.0.2.
    • Updated: CSSTidy library to version 2.0.0.
    • Updated: Integration of all supported Google Analytics plugins.
    • Updated: readme.txt.

  2. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 2.0

    • Added: Support for Google Analytics 4 (GA4).
    • Added: GA4 support for MonsterInsights.
    • Added: GA4 support for ExactMetrics.
    • Added: GA4 support for Analytify.
    • Added: GA4 support for GA Google Analytics.
    • Updated: Support for WordPress 5.9.
    • Improved: Several code improvements and cleanup.

20214 releases

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.9

    • Updated: Support for WordPress 5.8.
    • Updated: Compatibility with all supported Google Analytics plugins.
    • Changed: Raised the required versions in the dependency check on plugin activation.
    • Fixed: The system directory separator was not used in the constants.

  2. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.8

    • Added: Dashboard widget with the current status of the website. It can be disabled in the plugin settings.
    • Added: The language files of this plugin are removed on uninstall, if the option “Keep data after uninstall” is not enabled.
    • Changed: The translation code. The language files were removed from the plugin, the translations are now provided by translate.wordpress.org.
    • Updated: Names of the supported Google Analytics plugins.

  3. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.7

    • Added: Option in the settings to keep the data after uninstall.
    • Added: Close button for the promotion popup, for better usability.
    • Fixed: The data was not deleted after the plugin was deleted.

  4. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.6

    • Updated: Support for PHP 8.
    • Updated: Support for WordPress 5.7.
    • Updated: Compatibility with all supported Google Analytics plugins.
    • Updated: CSSTidy from version 1.7.0 to 1.7.3.
    • Improved: Gutenberg support for the opt-out block.
    • Improved: Some links, the design and the mobile usability of the settings page.
    • Improved: PHP code and security.
    • Changed: If the promotion box is hidden permanently, this now applies to the whole installation instead of per user.
    • Fixed: In some cases, the plugin texts were not displayed in the language of the user.
    • Fixed: Unexpected changes to the .htaccess file in some cases (thanks to @danielrufde).

20201 release

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.5

    • Added: Support for Site Kit by Google.
    • Added: The current UA code is shown in the status check.
    • Added: Send the status email to the WordPress admin email address (automatic sync).
    • Updated: Compatibility with the new version of “Google Analytics Dashboard for WP by ExactMetrics” (formerly GADWP), with backward compatibility for older versions.
    • Updated: Compatibility with the new version of “Google Analytics Dashboard Plugin for WordPress by Analytify”, with backward compatibility for older versions.
    • Fixed: German translations.

20191 release

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.4

    • Added: Support for Gutenberg.
    • Added: Support for the ACF plugin, to check whether the shortcode is used in its fields.
    • Added: An email is sent if the status check detects an error.
    • Added: The interval of the status check can now be changed.
    • Added: Google Analytics can be added to the whole website if the UA code is entered manually.
    • Added: Custom JavaScript event on the window object, so other plugins can react when a visitor clicks the link.
    • Added: Custom CSS in the settings, which is only loaded if the shortcode is used.
    • Updated: The link to the Google Analytics page about the data processing agreement.
    • Improved: The edit link next to the “Privacy Policy Page” selection now opens the currently selected page.
    • Improved: Usability and security.
    • Improved: The JSON data is now generated by a static function, so developers can enqueue the scripts on any page.
    • Fixed: The wrong version variable was used to check whether WordPress has the new GDPR features.
    • Fixed: The redirect after activation now only happens if the plugin is activated on its own, not in bulk.
    • Fixed: The filter for the link text did not apply on the initial page load.

20183 releases

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.3

    • Added: Support for the GDPR features of WordPress 4.9.6: icon for the shortcode on the privacy page and sync of the page ID for the shortcode.
    • Added: Check whether the page with the shortcode is accessible.
    • Added: Support for MonsterInsights Pro.
    • Added: Compatibility with WPML and Polylang.
    • Added: Local storage fallback: if the cookies were deleted but the local storage was not, the cookie is restored.
    • Added: Option to disable the dashboard notice if the settings are not correct.
    • Added: Option to force a page reload after clicking the link.
    • Added: “Google Tag Manager” as an option.
    • Improved: Support for Google Tag Manager: a generic cookie named “ga-opt-out” is set when a visitor opts out. You can copy the code into GTM without changing the UA code.
    • Improved: Several code and usability optimizations.
    • Fixed: PHP error on older PHP versions (< 5.3).

  2. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.2

    • Added: Backward compatibility with older versions of “Google Analytics Dashboard for WP (GADWP)”.
    • Added: Some status checks now link to the related settings page. Enabling IP anonymization is now just one click away.
    • Changed: The message about settings that are not compliant with data protection law is now only visible to admins and super admins.
    • Fixed: Activating the plugin directly after installation caused a warning message.

  3. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.1

    • Added: Integration of “GA Google Analytics”.
    • Added: Integration of “Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights”.
    • Added: Validation of the UA code.
    • Added: Monitoring: a weekly check whether the settings are compliant with data protection law. If not, a message appears in the WordPress admin.
    • Improved: Several code, security and usability optimizations.
    • Fixed: Integration of “Google Analytics Dashboard for WP (GADWP)”.
    • Removed: Integration of “Google Analytics by Yoast”.

20161 release

  1. Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) 1.0

    • Initial release on February 15, 2016.

Questions about Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR)’s releases

What is the latest version of Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR)?

2.7.1, released on Oct 30, 2026 (1 week ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is Opt-Out for Google Analytics (DSGVO / GDPR) updated?

5 releases in the last year, about one every 2 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from April 2016.

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