Toplytics vs TopPosts for Google Analytics

Displays the most visited posts as a widget using data from Google Analytics. Designed to be used under high-traffic or low server resources. About the makers This plugin was developed by the crafty people at Presslabs—the Smart Managed WordPress Hosting Platform. Here we bring high-performance hosting and business intelligence for WordPress sites. In our spare time, we contribute to the global open-source community with our plugins. We built this plugin in 2013 to provide a less resource consuming alternative to help our clients that wanted to display a list with the most popular articles on their websites. What is Toplytics? This plugin displays the most visited posts as a widget, using data extracted from Google Analytics. Toplytics is designed to work with high-traffic sites and all types of caching. For more details check the official Toplytics documentation. Why Toplytics? You can use this plugin if you want to display the most visited posts of your site in a safe and reliable manner, with no risk of downtime or slowness. The plugin is built for high-traffic sites where counting every visitor’s click loads up the DB and presents the potential of crashing the site. Of course, you need an active Google Analytics setup on your site to use this plugin. Toplytics features: shortcodes are now supported for easier integration into posts/pages or other widgets. [toplytics period=”week” numberposts=”3″ showviews=”true”] Check FAQ for details; connect with Google Analytics Account using OAuth 2.0 method; starting with the plugin version 3.0 we have switched to GA API v3. Toplytics provides a widget displaying the most visited posts as simple links (no styling); use the widget to display the most visited posts from the past day, week or month; set the number of posts to be displayed between 1 and 250; display the number of views as counted by Google Analytics; support/translate i18n requests; generate the list of the most visited posts dynamically with JavaScript to correctly display them with any caching mechanism/plugin; use the custom template to display the widget. Receiving is nicer when giving We’ve built Toplytics to make our lives easier and we’re happy to do that for other developers and site owners, too. We’d really appreciate it if you could contribute with code, tests, documentation or just share your experience with Toplytics. Development of Toplytics happens at github.com/PressLabs/toplytics. Issues are tracked at github.com/PressLabs/toplytics/issues. This WordPress plugin can be found at wordpress.org/plugins/toplytics/.

TopPosts for Google Analytics allows you to easily retrieve and showcase the most visited posts on your website based upon your site’s analytics. Link your site with your GA property using your free account at GATopPosts.com. Start free and upgrade your plan right from your WordPress dashboard whenever you need more — nothing new to download, install, or activate. Easy Setup Press the get API Key button and follow the wizard on our platform to grant viewer access to your Google Analytics account. Link your WordPress site with GATopPosts.com with a simple API key and you’re ready to go! No complex configurations or coding required. Lightweight & Fast TopPosts for Google Analytics is built for speed, ensuring it doesn’t slow down your website’s performance. Custom Post Types Support Display top content from any post type on your WordPress site, not just standard blog posts. Content Filtering Want to see only top posts from the past month, or focus on a specific category? You’ve got complete control! Refine your top content results with custom filters, save them and use them across your site. Customizable Appearance Select the Category and Data Type relevant to your results. Choose between two presets or customize your own by modifying typography, colors and padding. Choose between single or two column layouts. Display images as full-width covers or position them left/right for flexible visual presentation. Customize badge appearance with overlay numbers on images and custom background colors. Add icons next to post titles for enhanced visual appeal. Flexible Integration Integrate seamlessly with WordPress through a dedicated Gutenberg block, a short code, and a widget allowing you to showcase top content anywhere on your site. Free Version Limitations Supports one Post type only Posts are limited to 5 Single content filter External Services This plugin relies on the GATopPosts.com service (https://www.gatopposts.com, API endpoint: https://app.gatopposts.com), operated by the plugin authors, to provide its core features. A free or paid GATopPosts.com account and API key are required — the plugin cannot retrieve your top posts without connecting to this service. The plugin contacts the service in the following situations: API key verification (POST /scf/validateKey) — when you save your API key in the plugin settings. Sends your API key and the installed plugin version. Creating or updating a filter (POST /updateFilter) — when you create or edit a Top Posts filter, including the default filter created on first setup. Sends your API key, the installed plugin version, and the filter configuration (your site URL, selected content types, date range, and language settings). Retrieving Top Posts results (GET /getFilters, GET /getFilter) — when the plugin loads or refreshes your Top Posts lists, both in the WordPress dashboard and on the front end of your site. Sends your API key, the installed plugin version, and the filter ID; the service returns the ranked post data generated from the Google Analytics property you connected on GATopPosts.com. Deleting a filter (POST /deleteFilter) — when you delete a filter from the plugin settings. Sends your API key, the installed plugin version, and the filter ID. Plugin version and site status checks (GET /version) — when plugin admin pages load and during throttled background checks. Sends your API key and the installed plugin version. The plugin does not transmit personal data of your site’s visitors. Analytics data is processed by the GATopPosts.com service from the Google Analytics account you explicitly authorize on GATopPosts.com. Privacy Policy: https://www.gatopposts.com/privacy Support For assistance, please visit our Support Page, contact us via email at [email protected], or use our live chat support available on our website.