GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress vs Simple Blog Stats

✨ 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! 🙂

Simple Blog Stats (SBS) provides shortcodes and tags to display site statistics in posts, pages, and anywhere in your theme. Displays a wealth of useful statistics about your site. Display total number of posts, pages, categories, tags, and much more. Display Statistics Total number of posts Total number of pages Total number of drafts Total number of comments Total number of media files (any types) Number of comments in moderation Number of approved comments Number of registered users Number of categories Number of tags Number of words for any post Number of words for all posts Display all blog stats in a list Display number of posts for any Custom Post Type Display list of counts for all Custom Post Types Display current number of logged-in users Display number of logged-in users via Dashboard widget Display number of words in any custom field Plugin Features Uses caching for better performance Provides shortcodes to display stats in Posts and Pages Provides template tags to display stats anywhere in your theme Configure text/markup to appear before/after each shortcode Built with the WP API for optimal performance and security Provides slick settings screen with toggling panels Provides option to restore default plugin settings Displays your stats with clean, valid markup Works with or without Gutenberg Block Editor Plugin is regularly updated and “future proof” Display list of stats via Dashboard widget More Statistics Display date of most recent site update Display list of recent posts (configurable) Display list of recent comments (configurable) Display number of users per role (configurable) Display all blog stats in a nicely formatted list Configure all shortcodes via the plugin settings Privacy This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way. Simple Blog Stats 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! 🙂