GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress vs Search Meter

✨ Connects Google Analytics to WordPress ✨ Easily add Google Analytics 4 to your web pages This plugin enables Google Analytics for your entire WordPress site. Lightweight and fast with plenty of great features. 🔥 Enable Google Analytics 4 Steps to enable Google Analytics 4: Follow this guide to create a GA4 account During account creation, you’ll get a tracking (measurement) ID Add your new tracking ID to the plugin setting, “GA Tracking ID” Select “GA4” for the plugin setting, “Tracking Method” Save changes and done. Wait 24-48 hours before viewing collected data in your GA account. 🔥 GA Tracking Options Here are the tracking methods available with this plugin: GA4 / Google Analytics 4 (default) Universal Analytics (deprecated) Legacy Tracking (deprecated) Note: GA4 is recommended. Google has deprecated/disabled all other tracking options. 🔥 GA Feature Support Supports Google Analytics 4 Supports Display Advertising Supports Enhanced Link Attribution Supports IP Anonymization Supports Force SSL Supports Google Optimize Supports Consent Signals Supports Tracker Objects (Universal Analytics) Supports User Opt-Out (Universal Analytics) Also supports tracking links and conversions via the Custom Code setting. Learn more about Google Analytics. 🔥 General Features Blazing fast performance Does one thing and does it well Drop-dead simple and easy to use Regularly updated and “future proof” Stays current with the latest tracking code Includes tracking code in header or footer Includes tracking code on all WordPress web pages Includes option to add your own custom markup Sleek plugin Settings page with toggling panels Option to disable tracking of admin-level users Option to enable page tracking in the Admin Area Works with or without Gutenberg Block Editor Easy to customize the tracking code More features available in the Pro version » This is a lightweight plugin that inserts the required GA tracking code. To view your site statistics, visit your Google Analytics account. 🔥 Pro Version GA Google Analytics Pro includes the same features as the free version, PLUS the following: Visitor Opt-Out Box (frontend UI) Configure multiple tracking codes Live Preview of all tracking codes Choose location of multiple tracking codes Supports Custom Code in header or footer Disable tracking of all logged-in users Disable Tracking for any Post IDs, User Roles, Post Types Disable Tracking for Search Results and Post Archives Display Opt-Out Box automatically or via shortcode Complete Inline Help/Documentation Priority plugin help and support 🚀 Learn more and get GA Pro » Privacy User Data: This plugin does not collect any user data. Even so, the tracking code added by this plugin is used by Google to collect all sorts of user data. You can learn more about Google Privacy here. Cookies: This plugin uses simple cookies for the visitor Opt-Out Box to remember user preference for opt-in or out of Google Analytics. Services: This plugin does not connect to any third-party locations or services, but it does enable Google to collect all sorts of data. GA Google Analytics is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. Support development I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

If you have a Search box on your site, Search Meter automatically records what people are searching for — and whether they are finding what they are looking for. Search Meter’s admin interface shows you what people have been searching for in the last couple of days, and in the last week or month. It also shows you which searches have been unsuccessful. If people search your site and get no results, they’ll probably go elsewhere. With Search Meter, you’ll be able to find out what people are searching for, and give them what they want by creating new posts on those topics. You can also show your readers what the most popular searches are. Customize your theme and add the Popular Searches block, which displays a configurable list of recent popular successful search terms on your site, with each term hyperlinked to the actual search results. You can also add a Recent Searches block, which simply displays the most recent searches. Both blocks are also available as widgets for older WordPress installations. And if you want to edit your theme, both of these functions are also available as template tags. Search Meter installs easily and requires no configuration. Just install it, activate it, and it starts tracking your visitors’ searches. View Statistics To see your search statistics, Log in to WordPress Admin. On your dashboard you will see a Search Meter widget listing search statistics from the last seven days. For more details, go to the Dashboard menu on the left and click Search Meter. You’ll see the most popular searches in the last day, week and month. Click “Last 100 Searches” or “Last 500 Searches” to see lists of all recent searches. You can download the statistics as a file that you can open in Excel or a similar program. Manage Statistics There are a few options available if you go to the Settings section and click Search Meter. Use the radio buttons to determine who will be allowed to see the full search statistics. You can also type in a list of filter words; any search terms containing these words will not show up in the Recent Searches and Popular Searches blocks. Advanced users: You can check the “Ignore” box to tell Search Meter to ignore searches made by logged-in administrators, so you can test things without cluttering your search statistics. You can also check the “Keep detailed information” checkbox to make Search Meter save technical information about every search (the information is taken from the HTTP headers). Use the Reset Statistics button to clear all past search statistics; Search Meter will immediately start gathering fresh statistics.